David vs. Goliath, Villarreal host the mighty Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals Looking forward to surprising the German giant.
“Yellow Submarine” has already given the first bell by eliminating Juventus in the round of 16 of the continental championship (1-1, 3-0), It is an act he would like to repeat against the Bavarian team.
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What do they think of the difference?
“We respect Bayern a lot, but we’ll see where we can find our strength to beat them,” coach Unai Emery said.
The Spanish team has been somewhat shaken by its performance in recent matches after three defeats in the last five league matches, Including last Saturday against Levante (2-0).
Seventh in the Spanish championship standings, 12 points behind the Champions League places, Villarreal looks to Europe as a way to respond.
“They are two completely different tournaments, and (the defeat in the league) cannot affect us in tomorrow’s match”, said goalkeeper Jeronimo Rulli.
The Yellow Submarine is confident of its strength in Europe, having not lost a tie since Unai Emery took the reins.
The match will take place at 2 PM and can be watched on Esnpn 2.
Possible lineups
Villarreal: Rulli – Voith, Albiol, Pau Torres, Pedraza – Trigueros, Capoy, Parejo – Lo Celso, Gerard Moreno, Danjuma. Coach: Unai Emery.
Bayern Munich: Neuer – Pavard, Sule, Upamecano, Hernandez – Kimmich, Goretzka – Gnabry, Muller, Koeman – Lewandowski. Coach: Julian Nagelsmann.
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