Villarreal, who faces Juventus in Turin on Wednesday in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16, needs, after drawing 1-1 in the first lega triumph on Italian soil to access the next phase, a result that he was able to reap in two of his last three visits.
The Villarreal team beat Atalanta in December (2-3) in the last match of the first phase of this edition of the competition, after having achieved un win against Roma (0-1) in the round of 32 of the Europa League in the 2016-2017 season.
The difference is that while against the Bergamo team the result helped them to access the round of 16, by qualifying second in the group behind Manchester United, Roma’s was a testimonial victory, since their rival had thrashed in the first leg by 0- Four.
In the 2015-2016 season he also had a positive result during his time in Italy, since tied against Napoli (1-1) in the round of 16, which allowed them to eliminate the Neapolitan team that they had won at La Cerámica in the first leg (1-0)
However, these three results are the exception to a previous streak in which they have accumulated five losses and three draws in eight games.
Villarreal fell to rivals such as Torino, Roma, Napoli, Inter Milan and Lazio and drew against Brescia, Lazio and Napoli.