The Villarreal, which faces the Maccabi in Tel Aviv on matchday four of the Europa League group stage, you have at your fingertips qualify for the next phase as long as it prevails in said match.
The ensemble led by Unai Emery is Leader from group I with 9 points, followed by Maccabi with 6; third is Sivasspor with 3 and fourth is Qarabag with 0 points.
In this way, if the Spanish team prevails in Israel it will add 12 points and it will be unreachable for Maccabi and for at least one of the other two rivals – Sivasspor and Qarabag – who meet in the other match of the day.
If instead he signs boards, Villareal will add 10 points and Maccabi 7 and with two games to play, six points at stake, it could reach him.
Now in the latter case, if he scored a point, he could reach the next round as long as Sivasspor and Qarabag also sign a draw in the other game.