In the Champions League semi-finals, Super Dark Horse Villarreal lost 2-0 away to strong Liverpool in the first leg and looked like he was about to leave. Villarreal is accustomed to winning in front of the big clubs, and their tenacity is far from being as brittle as imagined, even if they are two goals behind in the first leg, they still choose to give it a go. Villarreal had given up the fight for La Liga during the preparation of the second leg, and in the 34th round of La Liga on 30 April, Villarreal rotated widely, and finally lost 1-2 to Alaves in the relegation zone.
The standings show that Villarreal seems to have been focusing on the Champions League, which has led to a significant decline in La Liga records, currently only 52 points, temporarily 7th in the table, according to this ranking can only participate in the European Union. Villarreal's only chance to compete in the Champions League in the new season can only be achieved by winning this season's Champions League. So they still look forward to returning home to create miracles.
Last season, Villarreal had already done a miracle, becoming a European champion, knocking arsenal and Manchester United in a row to win the Europa League trophy. According to statistics, Villarreal's home game in Europe is very strong, starting from last season's Europa League 1/16 final home defeat to Red Bull Salzburg 2-1, until this season's Champions League knockout 1/4 final home defeat Bayern, Villarreal achieved a European knockout home surge, 6 consecutive unbeaten, 5 wins and 1 draw, only Juventus got a 1-1 draw in the middle.
The home pursuit of Liverpool, Villarreal's goal remains unchanged, impacting the miracle of winning 5 giants and 2 consecutive European champions in the European knockout rounds, after they have beaten Arsenal, Manchester United, Juventus and Bayern in the 4 giants in the European knockout rounds. According to the rules, in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Villarreal needs to score at least 2 goals to have a chance to complete a stunning counterattack.
Since the Restructuring of the Champions League, Villarreal has played 7 Champions League knockout matches at home, 2 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses, scoring a total of 10 goals, the overall performance is still tenacious; on the stage of the European semi-finals, Villarreal's home stadium is still unbeaten, playing in the European semi-finals at home for 5 times, 3 wins and 2 draws. It can be seen that Villarreal himself still maintains enough self-confidence, coupled with the posture of letting go, their power at home cannot be underestimated.
Before the match, the king of the cups, who has won the European championship trophy four times, is also Villarreal boss Emery to keep a low profile, he hopes that the team can take advantage of the home advantage, and urge the whole team to defend, then attack, and finally must win the home game.