Munich, Villarreal’s great challenge

In what could be a night for history, Villarreal visits the Allianz Arena with the greatest possible enthusiasm. “It will be the biggest game of my career,” says Emery. A spectacular stage to which he goes full of confidence and with a favorable result after the victory, by the minimum, achieved in La Cerámica just a week ago. The advantage granted with the early goal from the Dutch Danjuma seems too short -especially if the first leg and the multiple and clear options of the yellows- are analyzed in the dangerous trip to Munich. There awaits a motivated Bayern, injured, used to scoring goals in home games and much needed. The Bavarians must, at least, achieve an income of two goals difference to qualify for the semifinals of the highest European tournament.

The poster is such that the feat is complicated for a submarine that continues to dream of reaching the penultimate phase of the competition. «Being here is fine, but I want to pass. That’s what I’m looking for”. Like the Basque coach, the 1,500 yellow fans who will support the club are ambitious. An exercise that they already did in the round of 16, in which they beat Juventus, another of the great clubs on the continent. Against Bayern, Emery has no doubt, “it will be more complicated.” “We must hold them in defense and be dangerous in attack. I expect a different game from the one at home, ”continues the coach who, despite the victory at La Cerámica, continues to give favoritism to the powerful German team.

It will be a dog-fight duel in which Villarreal will once again seek to deactivate the powerful attacking game of an impotent and short-circuited Bayern in the first leg, in which they could not find Lewandowski at any time. His great offensive reference was shipwrecked by the good work of Emery’s men, with Pau Torres and Albiol annulling the Polish star. In the Allianz is the ideal argument to enjoy the growth of the Bavarians, who do not give up and assume the difficulties of a momentous event. This is recognized by Nagelsmann, who assures that it will be essential to prevent Emery’s men from building their game, although they will have to “improve intensity and be faster.” “They can’t get out of the pressure we put on them,” added the young German coach.

With the desire to surprise Europe again and demonstrate their level, Villarreal will have one of their main weapons in Gerard Moreno. “We don’t want to stay here,” says the Catalan striker, who highlights Bayern’s level of demand for a “very good offensive team.” Moreno, who had two very clear chances in the first leg to have put up a greater lead, will be essential for the ‘groguet’ team to take another big step. Although the submarine will have to work very hard to achieve a good result in one of the toughest stadiums on the continent.