Four days before his European trip to Marseille, Villarreal fell victim to a virus. Several players had stomach problems.
This is bad news for Villarreal. Even though it crushed Granada this Sunday (5-1), as part of the twenty-seventh day of La Liga, the team coached by Marcelino suffered the full brunt of the consequences of what appears to be a virus. As they travel to Marseille next Wednesday to play a round of 16 first leg in the Europa League, the Groguets will have to recover as quickly as possible.
The information was disclosed a few hours after today’s match by Marca. The Spanish media confirmed that it was a virus that caused major digestive problems in several members of the squad. Bailly, Mandi, Comesaña, Jorgense, Terrats and even Yeremy Pino were victims of this mysterious virus. Some of them even had to take a trip to the hospital to be examined.
Players recovered in time?
It remains to wait and see if the evil does not continue to be transmitted within the Villarreal team. The “yellow submarine” still has a little time to hope to recover everyone in time, before the trip to the south of France. The misfortune of some sometimes makes the happiness of others, Olympique de Marseille will follow as closely as possible the evolution of the situation with its future opponent.
The Phocaeans, for their part, largely won on Saturday evening against Clermont, with exactly the same score as Villarreal today (1-5). If both teams are in full possession of their means next Thursday, this promises a great European spectacle.
