The new one Conference League Villarreal is challenged to change roles in Europe. The lower demand of the third continental competition, together with the impressive recent background of the ‘groguet’ team in the Old Continent – champion of the Europa League in 2021 and semifinalist of the Champions League in 2022 -, forces him to accept a certain pressure of the favorite instead from the usual victim role until now.
The challenge starts this afternoon at City of Valencia he is new Lech Poznan, current champions of Poland and fell against Qarabag in the Champions League qualifier. Villarreal also shared this group C Hapoel Beer ShevaIsraeli runner-up and the vienna austria, third place last year in Austria. Antonio Milic, ex-Rayo, is one of his most recognizable names from Lech Poznan, with Salamon, Satka, Sobiech, Ba Loua and Czerwinski and Marchwinski missing.
Villarreal – Lech Poznań
Likely lineups
Villarreal: Rulli; Kiko Femenia, Mandi, Jorge Cuenca, Johan Mojica; Manu Morlanes, Coquelin, Chukwueze, Álex Baena; Morales, Gerard Moreno or Jackson.
Lech Poznań: Bednarek; Pereira, Milic, Dagerstal, Douglas or Rebocho; Karlstrom, Kvekveskiri, Velde, Amaral; Skóra, Ishak.
Referee: Ali Palabiykik (Turkey)
stadium: Ciutat de València, 6:45 pm, Movistar L. Champions)
“The road will be beautiful, but also complicated,” he said. Unai Emery in the previous one of the favoritism of Villarreal, the first Spanish to dispute the Conference, whose current champion is Roma, which this year plays in the Europa League. “We need to strengthen the style, be demanding and excite”, The Hondarribia coach also said.
The wealth of variants with which he endowed his Villarreal, with the ability to take or give it to the rival to go on the counterattack, is another reason that stimulates the candidacy of the ‘yellow submarine’ as the strongest, more than that of the representatives of other major European leagues: West Ham, Fiorentina, Cologne and Nice.
Moreover, Villarreal remains the only team in the major continental leagues to retain his goal at 0. The team from Castellón is third in LaLiga after Real Madrid and Barça with 10 points and 9 goals for and without a match.
In its part, Jose Luis Moraleswho made his debut in European competition at the age of 35, stressed that the goal was “to be first in the group” to avoid playing in the round before the round of 16. Foyth, Alberto Moreno, Danjumais low due to damage, Queen for some inconvenience and Albiolfor pain.
Nice-Cologne, the game of the day
The draw was varied and both groups included teams from Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga playing in the competition, former Barça player Nice. Todibo and Nicolas Pepe and Cologne. Today they will play the most fascinating match of the day.
of West Ham Paul Fornalsfavorite behind Villarreal -the London team was semi-finalist in the Europa League last year-, debuts against Romanian FCSB at home and Fiorentina from Luka Jović It also opens publicly against Rigas from Latvia. The slavia prague, last year’s quarter-finalists, visited Turkish side Sivasspor.
Conference League
The other matches of the day
Group A: Fiorentina – Rigas (18:45)
Group B: West Ham – FCSB (21:00)
Group D: Nice – Cologne (18:45)
Source: La Verdad
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