According to Marca, Valencia CF fan groups will stage protests during the home match against Barcelona, with Curva Nord and Libertad VCF planning different approaches.

The team's poor start to the season and the closure of the summer transfer window have prompted fan protests. Some fans plan to remain outside the stadium until the 19th minute, while others intend to generate noise inside the ground.

This Sunday, Valencia CF will face Barcelona at Mestalla. The match will once again be a focal point for protests against majority shareholder Peter Lim and the club's current board. The two main fan groups of Valencia CF—Curva Nord and Libertad VCF—have announced actions to express their dissatisfaction with the club's current situation, but through different methods.

Behind these demands lies not only the team's poor La Liga start, with just one point from three matches, but also the abrupt closure of the transfer window and a subsequent statement by football operations CEO Sean Bai. Sean Bai defended the club's sporting management in a press conference.

Curva Nord announced that members will remain outside the stadium until the 19th minute. The group said this decision came after a member vote last week, serving as a show of disapproval toward the club's management and current board. Members will protest on the streets outside the stadium entrance until the 19th minute.

Curva Nord also called on other fans to join the protest. In a statement, the group said: "We invite other Valencia fans at Mestalla to join our protest." At the 19th minute, Curva Nord plans to enter the stadium together and continue supporting the team through the match. The statement added: "We will enter the stadium together to express our dissatisfaction with the club's current situation, and then cheer for Valencia CF and support the team as usual."

In contrast, Libertad VCF chose a different approach. The organization did not plan to leave the stadium during the opening minutes, but instead planned to turn Mestalla into a hub of protest throughout one of the season's most-watched matches, with Barcelona visiting.

Libertad VCF issued a statement on Friday criticizing recent comments by Sean Bai, Valencia CF's football operations CEO, calling them a "new affront" to Valencia CF supporters. The organization believes the club's current leadership prioritizes property profits related to the new Mestalla stadium and called for state intervention with the "most drastic" measures.

The organization told supporters directly that now "we can actually do something" to change the current situation, emphasizing the need to continue pressuring from the stadium. The statement said: "Perhaps it is in our hands to give Mestalla one final major boost for our club."

Libertad VCF hopes the protest will be clearly visible during the match and called for an atmosphere like a major European night. The statement said: "We must roar as if it were a Champions League final, as if our roar determines whether we score and reach the final." However, the organization stressed that this roar should be directed at the "boardroom," stating: "Valencia CF does not belong to them. Valencia CF belongs to us."

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