Emery’s men are looking for their third consecutive victory in the Conference and recover sensations for LaLiga
BARCELONA, 5 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Villarreal faces this Thursday (9:00 p.m.) their third game of the Conference League group stage, in which they will try to keep their full points against Austria Vienna, bottom of the group, and recover sensations for LaLiga.
Unai Emery’s men have suffered in the third continental competition, although in the two games played they have ended up beating their rivals. A positive dynamic totally opposite to their last duels in the League, where they have not won since the Conference premiere.
For this reason, the ‘Submarine’ will try to seal its superiority in Europe, with the necessary breathing space as it is the undisputed leader of its group. However, the yellow team will not be able to relax if they do not want to suffer again for the third consecutive day.
Aware that it will not be a walk, despite being a team that has just played the semifinals of the Champions League last season, Emery’s men want to turn doubts into goals, the pending task in recent weeks in the domestic competition, with a defeat and two draws in which they have scored just one goal.
A gunpowder in attack in which Gerard Moreno will continue without contributing, the Villarreal badge again in the infirmary after relapsing from his left hamstring injury. A major setback that forces the coach to pull from the quarry, which has given such good results in the short term, as is the case of the Senegalese Nicolás Jackson, who leads the way for Fer Niño and Diego Collado, two of the fittest attackers of LaLiga SmartBank.
The good news is the return of Alberto Moreno, who has been discharged after overcoming problems with his right knee. The Andalusian lateran was injured on March 5 against CA Osasuna. In the case of Manu Trigueros and Pepe Reina, both are already training with the group, while Foyth will continue to be out.
Given the absences, Emery will pull the subsidiary and enter the De la Fuente list. “It gives us that balance of play that we need, especially with Foyth’s injury. In the quarry there is also a responsibility to help us. My idea is to give continuity to the players, and find performance based on confidence and demand,” he explained.
The rival will be Austria Vienna, an Austrian team, which is currently in seventh place in its league, where it has won four games, tied three and lost another three. In the Conference, they have only been able to draw 0-0 against Hapoel Beer Sheva in their debut, so they will seek to surprise to continue with options in the competition.