Preview Bits: Villarreal CF (Away)
Emery and Villarreal will face Real Madrid with an eye on the Europa League final.
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Starting with this piece, I’ll try a shorter style of tactical previews with just 4-5 points about the opposition team and their matchup with Real Madrid. Any feedback is welcome!
Who will Villarreal rest in their starting XI?
Predicting Villarreal’s starting XI for this game will be a tough task since they are likely more focused on the Europa League final against Manchester United, the first European tournament final in their history. Even our friends at Villarreal USA have little clue what will be the lineup will be and who will Emery choose to rotate, although the coach did state they will play against Real Madrid “with an eye on the Manchester United game“. So even if Emery chooses to start all his big names, there’s a chance they will be substituted earlier into the second ha
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Real Madrid produced a stirring comeback to beat Villarreal 2-1 on Saturday afternoon, but had to watch rivals Atletico Madrid claim their La Liga crown, following los Rojiblancos victory over Real Valladolid.
Los Blancos plans to shift Atleti from the summit took a hit on 20 minutes, when Villarreal pulled the Madrid backline apart, and Yeremi Pino was on hand to tap home past a scrambling Thibaut Courtois.
Villarreal now take the lead against Real Madrid! ?
Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid are both losing after 20 minutes on the last day on the LaLiga season!
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Late Suárez goal moves Atlético 1 win from league title
17 May 2021 - 13:31
Atletico Madrid s Luis Suarez celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates as Osasuna players look dejected REUTERS/Juan Medina
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He didn’t expect it to be this hard, though.
Suárez came to the rescue for Atlético when its Spanish league title chances suddenly appeared to be slipping away on Sunday, scoring an 88th-minute winner in a 2-1 victory against Osasuna that moved the team a win away from claiming its first league title since 2014. We have to get used to the fact that to win this league you have to suffer,” Suárez said. Everybody says that s part of Atlético s motto (to suffer), but I didn t think it would be that much.”