After making his debut as coach of Villarreal with great success against Almeria (2-1) and doesn’t have time to work with his players as much as he wants, José Rojo ‘Pacheta’ He made his debut as a coach in Europe, with the ‘yellow submarine’ in the visit this Thursday (6:45 pm) to the hell of the Athens Olympic, where the team awaits. Panathinaikos on the green and its enthusiastic fans in the stands.
Due to the potential of its squad, the Villarreal He was tipped as one of the contenders for the title in this edition of the Europa League, but his hesitant start to the season with Quique Setien in command raised doubts. Package He needs to implement his game idea in the team and there is no doubt that achieving good results in LaLiga is a priority.
As for the ‘eleven’, and doubting the next match in the domestic competition, which will take place on Sunday against Rayo in Vallecas, Package He announced that he would act under the sticks Pepe Reina but he did not want to give hints about the players on the field. A mix is expected between the theoretical starters and the less common ones, with the possibility that those who in principle have a replacement role can get playing time by completing a good performance in this rivalry against in Panathinaikos. Yes, the midfielder is confirmed to be absent Francis Coquelin and the center Jorge Cuencawho suffered a sprained ankle in the last training session, while Ramón Terrats, who was out on Sunday against Almería, is a doubt.
Regarding the rival, to Panathinaikos will not be in green Juankarone of the Spaniards in the green squad, because of the sanction, but the Spaniards can also act Rubén Pérez and Aitor Cantalapiedra. One of the players to be followed, who can be seen, is the former Spanish player. Tony Vilhena.
Possible lineups
Panathinaikos: Brignoli, Kotsiras, Schenkeveld, Magnússon, Mladenović, Pérez, Vilhena, Bernard, Palacios, Mancini, Ioannidis.
Villarreal: Reina, Foyth, Mandi, Gabbia, Pedraza; Parejo, Comesaña; Yeremy Pino, Denis Suárez, Ben Brereton; Sorloth.
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
stadium: Athens Olympic
Time: 18.45 (Four)
Source: La Verdad
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