The Europa League transforms Pau Torres into an icon

Unai Emery's motivational talk the day before the final was a premonition: “You have to represent the town of Pau with great pride”. That phrase will forever accompany the Gdansk final. The one that the team won Pau village, which was celebrated in its streets by all the residents of the town of Pau. Pau Francisco Torres (Vila-real 1997) has transformed in six days from a youth squad to a yellow legend, from a civilian to a prodigal son of Vila-real.

Pau Torres it is Europa League final icon for turf facts and personal details. UEFA included him along with six teammates in the Europa League squad (Rulli, Pedraza, Albiol, Parejo, Capoue, Gerard and Pau). It was the culmination of a week that began with Luis Enrique's call for the Eurocup.

Pau Torres (82% of the minutes of competition) has shown his humanity, feeling of belonging and kindness since Rulli saved De Gea's penalty. “Presi, look, this is what you have created, presi”, Pau said to the Villarreal camera during the celebration. Pau, like his companions, remembered Fernando Roig, absent by covid protocol. But Pau also had words for two other sick managers.

The relationship between Roig and Pau is very close. Hence, Roig does not want to sell him and in turn will do so the day the player asks him to. Pau has been at the Villarreal Academy since he was 6 years old and Roig has seen him grow. Pau knows the importance of the president in his training. Hence his gesture at the celebration party at La Cerámica, when he symbolically presented Roig with his champion medal.

“The signing of Palermo or the debut of Pau? Without hesitation, I stay with see Pau debut “, said José Manuel Llaneza to AS. Villarreal is a club that boasts a quarry and Pau is undoubtedly its benchmark. For his worth and for being born in Vila-real. The Rua de los Campeones, in fact, had a special meaning for Pau Torres. In the end the tour, with the Europa League in his arms, He passed through the streets where he grew up and from above he saw the happiness of neighbors whom he has known for years. In this sense, Pau experienced something that few champion footballers have ever experienced: the bus stopped as it passed his uncles' home, where his grandfather looked out onto the balcony to see his grandson with the European Champions Cup.