Villarreal, which is riding a good dynamic in La Liga, wants to take advantage of it to beat OM in the round of 16 second leg of the Europa League. And why not make a comeback?
Three days after its crushing defeat (4-0) at the Stade Vélodrome, Villarreal won (2-3) on the pitch of Real Betis Balompié. Marcelino’s men were however trailing 2-1 at the break. What if this rise on the scoreboard gave ideas to the yellow submarine team, three days before the return match against Olympique de Marseille?
“We are going to enjoy this match, this third consecutive victory in La Ligawarned Marcelino in a post-match press conference. We have to gather our courage for Thursday’s match. We want to give at least one victory to our supporters and we don’t want to say goodbye to this competition with a bad feeling. »
Hope gives life
“We have to win so that our fans feel that desire and say goodbye with a victory, if necessary. The players show this pride and desire. We have four days to recover and we hope a lot of supporters will come. This could be the last game in Europe, but we have to try.”continues the man who was the OM coach at the start of the season.
On June 23, Marcelino signed a contract with OM until 2025. Only three months later, he chose to resign from his position as coach under pressure from supporter groups. In November, the former midfielder returned to the Villarreal bench.
