PETE JENSON: Almost half the Villarreal squad have played in England, it s part of their off-the-wall charm, and here they are 180 minutes from the Paris final, under the guiding hand of Unai Emery.
Sports Desk, Mar 16 (EFE).- Chelsea snuffed out an attempted comeback by Lille to win Wednesday’s Champions League round of 16 second leg 2-1 and prevail 4-1 on aggregate, while Villarreal bested Juventus 3-0 to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2008-2009. Up 2-0 after the first leg in London, the Champions …
Villarreal scored three late goals to move into the Champions League quarter-finals as Juventus went out in the last 16 for a third successive year. The Spanish side did not have a shot on target in Turin before substitute Gerard Moreno converted a 78th-minute penalty after Daniele Rugani fouled Francis Coquelin. Defender Pau Torres added a second when he finished from six yards as Juventus failed to deal with a …
Sports Desk, Feb 22 (EFE).- Chelsea posted a comfortable 2-0 victory over Lille on Tuesday in the first leg of their Champions League knockout stage clash, while Villarreal and Juventus drew 1-1 in a defensive duel. As if to validate coach Thomas Tuchel’s decision to start him instead of Romelu Lukaku, Kai Havertz delivered his …
Sports Desk, Feb 12 (EFE).- Reigning LaLiga champions Atletico Madrid blew a 2-0 lead Saturday before eking out a 4-3 win over Getafe to take provisional possession of fourth place hours after current leaders Real Madrid dropped points against Villarreal. In the contest with 15th-place Getafe at the Wanda Metropolitano, the uncharacteristic defensive lapses that …