Villarreal faces Manchester United in the Europa League final. The match will be played on Wednesday, May 26th at the Stadion Miejski (Gdansk)
In the first half of the season, Villarreal did not drop out of the top five. Until the 12th round, the team was consistently in the top 3. The Yellow Submarine performed excellently. In the starting 19 rounds, it suffered only 2 defeats from Barcelona (0-4) and Sevilla (0-2). In the second half of the season, Villarreal's results began to decline. In the period from the 19th round to the 26th, the team had a winless streak of 8 matches (5 draws and 3 defeats). In the last 19 games in the championship, Villarreal suffered 8 defeats. Basically, Unai Emery's team lost to strong teams. In 12 matches against clubs from the top 6, Villarreal won only 1 victory over Sevilla at home (4: 0). In the rest of the games, the Submarine tied 5 times and suffered 6 defeats. However, Villarreal performed more successfully in the Europa League. Emery's team surpassed all the other clubs in terms of the percentage of victories — the Submarine won 12 of 14 EL games (85.7% of all matches). Beyond that, Villarreal is the only Europa League team that passed the tournament without defeats.
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Manchester United finished second in the Premier League. The team scored 74 points, more than in the previous two seasons. The Red Devils suffered only 6 defeats, and this was the club's best result since the 2016/17 season. However, Manchester United lost a lot at the end of the season. The club lost to Leicester (1-2) and Liverpool (2-4) and shared points with Fulham (1-1). Only in the last round of the Premier League did the Devils beat the unmotivated and unstable Wolverhampton (2-1). Manchester United have faced tougher opponents on their way to the Europa League final. In all matches, the team met with clubs from strong championships (Spain and Italy). The Red Devils beat Real Sociedad and Granada from LaLiga, as well as Milan and Roma from Serie A. In all 8 games, the British suffered only 1 defeat — in the last match against Roma (2: 3).
Both teams are well organized. They conceded little in their championships - an average of 1.2 goals per match. In the Europa League, this figure was even lower: 0.6 goals for Villarreal and 0.7 for Manchester United. Now the teams will act cautiously, trying not to give the opponent room for a promising attack. Given the good organization of both clubs in defense, it will be difficult to win back in case of a conceded goal. Manchester United is considered a favorite, but Villarreal is capable of causing problems. A draw by the 90th minute is quite probable.
Prediction for the match: Villarreal to win with +0.5 handicap and Under 2.5 goals scored
