Gary Neville experienced yet more frustration as a late goal from teenager Wilfrid Kaptoum denied Valencia a much-needed win over Barcelona's reserves in the Copa del Rey.
The win ran Barcelona's unbeaten run to 29 matches, a new club record surpassing the one set by the 2010-11 team, coached by Pep Guardiola.
Alvaro Negredo put Neville's team on course for their first win over Barca in eight years with his sixth goal of 2016.
The former Manchester City striker raced on to a long ball from Wilfried Zahibo and beat Marc-Andre ter Stegen at the second attempt after the Barca goalkeeper had blocked his original shot.
Although Valencia were already as good as out after their 7-0 reverse in the first leg of the semifinal, Negredo's goal was a welcome sight for Neville, who fielded a mostly second-string side even though some supporters were calling for his head following a run of nine league games without a win.
There was to be no victory for the former Manchester United captain on Wednesday, though, as substitute Kaptoum stroked the ball home six minutes from time to rewrite the history books as Barca boss Luis Enrique surpassed Guardiola's record of 28 consecutive games without defeat.
Neville can only dream of embarking on such a sequence. He knows failure to record his first league win at the 10th attempt against Espanyol this weekend will lead to more calls for his sacking.
The England coach went into the match having received yet more criticism -- this time from former Chelsea striker Hernan Crespo, who said he was "almost happy'' Neville was struggling as he felt he was "too harsh as a TV pundit.''
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