Valencia 5-0 Villarreal: spare man at the back, and direct football going...
Third-placed Valencia demolished fourth-placed Villarreal at the Mestalla. Unai Emery brought Ever Banega back into the side in the centre of midfield, and also recalled Portuguese defenders Miguel and...
View ArticlePorto 5-1 Villarreal: Falcao nets four as Porto take giant leap towards Dublin
Villarreal were 1-0 up at half time, but a superb second half performance from Porto puts them fully in charge of the tie. Andre Villas Boas used his usual 4-3-3 system. Cristian Sapanaru was at...
View ArticleGarrido uses Bruno Soriano at the back to help guide Villarreal through
Villarreal qualified for the Champions League last night with a 3-0 victory over Odense, sending them through 3-1 on aggregate. Pre-match teamsheets suggested that Villarreal would be lining up in a...
View ArticleBarcelona 5-0 Villarreal: Guardiola switches to a 3-4-3 (diamond) and Barca...
Barcelona demolished a lacklustre Villarreal side in their first La Liga game of the season. Pep Guardiola was without Dani Alves, Carles Puyol and Gerard Pique, so played just one nominal defender,...
View ArticleVillarreal 0-2 Bayern: Garrido goes 4-3-1-2 and Villarreal never get going
A simple win for Bayern in Spain, with a goal in each half and a good defensive display. Juan Carlos Garrido was without Borja Valero, and he surprisingly chose to leave both Cani and Javier Camuñas on...
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