Goals from Gerard Moreno, Pau Torres and Danjuma beat Vlahovic and Morata’s team, who also ran into Rulli (0-3). Chelsea, defending champions, sealed the pass in Lille.
One wonderful Villarreal certified this Wednesday its presence in the Champions quarterfinalsa competition at the height of an admirable team that knocked down Juventus (0-3) with an exercise in survival, determination and talent that had a turning point with the return of the great Gerald Moreno, reserved until the decisive appointment for an injury. the block of Unai Emery will be on Friday (12.00 noon) in the draw for Nyónwhere the path to the final in Paris will already be known.
Three Spanish clubs (Real Madrid, Atletico and Villarreal)three english (Chelsea, Liverpool and City), a German (Bayern) and a Portuguese (Benfica) will form part of a hype without French or Italian clubs. The last azzurro representative, the mighty Juventus of Vlahovic and Morata, stood again in the way of a tournament that resists him since 1996.
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Morata’s header
This Wednesday’s duel did not have such a volcanic start as in the first leg in Vila-real (1-1), where Juve went ahead with a goal from Vlahovic at 32 seconds. The Serbian striker, the most expensive signing in the winter market with a cost of 75 million, He showed his class again.
Emery’s plan worked wonderfully and had its turning point with the entry of a decisive Gerard
The first opportunity, however, was Alvaro Morata with a header repelled by Rollers, who had extra work (m. 10). The meta argentino got bigger again on a couple of shots from Vlahovic and the crossbar crossed the path of the former player of the Fiorentina in a beautiful left foot (m. 21).
The Italian team dominated, but Villarreal remained attentive and withdrawn, waiting for his moment. He was able to get there with a shot from Lo Celso, that he left for a little (m. 22). The yellow submarine contributed little more in attack in the first half, but Emery’s plan remained intact.
Gerald’s Magic
The Basque coach kept valuable cards on the bench, with pieces like Chukwueze y Gerard Moreno. The Nigerian entered first and then the catalan star, who reappeared after a month and a half away due to injury.
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The former Espanyol player could not have had a better comeback. A pass from Gerard to Coquelin led to the downing of Rugani (m. 76). The referee remained impassive at first, but the VAR validated the maximum penalty which Gerard converted four minutes after entering the field.
Far from suffering Pau Torres y Danjumaalso from a penalty, certified the success of the club in a town of just 50,000 inhabitantswho once again dreams of other semi-finals like those of 2006. The Chelseacurrent champion, won in Lille (1-2) and will not be missing this Friday in the draw.
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