It is not the best season for him Villarreal. After a horrible start in the league, the ‘groguet’ club dismissed Quique Setien and pacheta in the first 4 months of the season. However, the results in European League They are much more favorable and it seems that Marcelino’s arrival on the Villareal bench has been a breath of fresh air for the team.
After Villareal’s victory last night against Panathinaikos (3-2), Villareal has already qualified for the knockout phase of the Europa League. Although the ‘groguet’ team distanced itself on the scoreboard with a three-goal advantage, the leader of the Greek league scored two goals that once again sowed panic in the Ceramic Stadium. Villareal has three victories in three games after the arrival of Marcelinobut still not convinced.
Even so, the encouraging data for the ‘Yellow Submarine’ lies in the results they have achieved playing at home in the Europa League. And Villareal has turned the Estadio de la Cerámica into a fortress. The ‘groguet’ team has won each of its last eight Europa League games at homescoring 21 goals in total.
Villareal’s league results at home are totally different. They have only been able to win two games of the eight they have played at the Estadio de la Cerámicawhile they have drawn one and lost five.
However, one of the league matches won at home came last day, already under the command of Marcelino. That is why, despite the fact that Marcelino’s new Villareal is not convincing too much, the fans of the ‘groguet’ team are once again excited.