On the evening of April 30, Beijing time, the 34th round of La Liga ended a match, and Villarreal played away to Alaves. In the end, Villarreal broke out of the big cold, losing 0-1 to the bottom of La Liga, following the 0-2 defeat to Liverpool in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, the team collapsed in the double line.
Villarreal has been playing low and high this season, la liga and the Champions League, and now entering the end of the season, compared to reaching the final four of the Champions League, the team is more and more hanging in the fourth place in La Liga, currently 9 points behind the fourth-ranked Atletico Madrid, with only 5 rounds left to enter the Champions League next season through the top four of the league.
For Villarreal, the impact of the Champions League title can lead directly to next season's Champions League, and it is equally difficult to achieve. In order to fight for the Champions League, manager Emery for the starting lineup rotation of eight only Paul Torres, Parejo, Chuk Uze continue to start.
In the opening 4th minute, LaGuardia scored to help Alaves make a fantastic start 1-0. In the 31st minute, Escalante scored and Alaves extended the score 2-0.
Faced with a desperate situation, Villarreal was reluctant to lose. In the 47th minute of the second half, Chuk Uze's goal helped Villarreal pull back a goal 1-2, but was unable to equalize.
Alaves had 25 points in the previous 33 rounds, ranking first from the bottom, and now Villarreal is under the rotation to give Alaves a big gift, and Alaves wins and then overtakes Levante temporarily out of the bottom position.
After the loss, Villarreal has no chance to qualify for next season's Champions League through La Liga, and next season's Europa League seats are hanging, manager Emery bet on the Champions League, I am afraid that due to lack of strength, it is too difficult to turn over Liverpool.