Villarreal hosts Red Bull Salzburg in the second leg of the Europa League 1/16 finals. The match will be played on Thursday, February 25th at Estadio de la Ceramica (Villareal)
Villarreal hoped to run the table in this season. In the summer and autumn, the lineup was replenished with interesting and strong performers. And the bosses said goodbye to Calleja, calling Emery to replace him. They expect Unai to finally bring Villarreal to the coveted 4th place, as they remember how their brainchild once played successfully in the Champions League. Well, the Yellow Submarine really loses very little (only three defeats in the current LaLiga). But its "passion" for draws lets it down - 1-1 with Athletic was already the 13th peaceful outcome since the beginning of the championship. And Villarreal gained only five points in the last six rounds. Well, now the Yellows can focus on the Europa League. Fortunately, Emery is very successful here.
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Salzburg remains the strongest club in Austria. And the Bulls are ahead of Rapid Vienna by six points after 16 rounds. All 6 matches after the New Year invariably ended with victories of the grandee. But the fans have long been judging the results of the season based on what the team has shown in European Cups. In this regard, the first part of the season was not bad. Jesse Marsch's charges advanced to the Champions League group, where they outranked Lokomotiv in the battle for 3rd place, although their first head-to-head match ended in a 2-2 home draw. Atlético and Bayern were also in the quartet, so it was foolish to aim for more. Yes, the Bulls were unlucky with the rival in the Europa League. Still, it seemed that Red Bull would fight for a positive result at least in its native Salzburg. But the first leg ended in a 2-0 victory of Villarreal, which reduced the chances of the final success to virtually zero. Moreover, Paco Alcacer did not score a penalty.
It was already the 5th head-to-head match of these clubs. Salzburg won both games in 2009, but Villarreal won 2-1 at home and 3-1 away in 2015. By and large, the upcoming match no longer has a tournament value. But Villarreal won so confidently a week ago that we believe that it will gain victory again.
Prediction for the match: Villarreal to win
