With pre-season almost coming to a close in a few days’ time, it looks like football fans across the globe have had a fine time thanks to the various European clubs on tour during this time. The likes of Liverpool, Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Barcelona have all been on pre-season tours in various countries …
Despite being an annual competition, it’s incredible how the magic of the UEFA Champions League never fades away. Year after year teams leave it all on the pitch to get their hands on ‘Big Ears’, ensuring that fans are treated to high-quality football. The number of iconic moments the UCL has provided is baffling, and they …
Following Tuesday’s win against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, Villarreal have etched their name into the growing list of underdog teams who have caused huge upsets for Europe’s elites. In the past, teams such as the 2016/17 Monaco side, 2018/19 Ajax and 2020/21 Atalanta have all exceeded expectations by beating top clubs in the …
It was their solid defence that aided Villarreal in knocking out German giants Bayern Munich out of the Champions League to script a shock elimination for the ages. When Bayern were expected to walk out of the first leg in Spain as comfortable victors, Unai Emery’s men managed to keep a clean sheet at the …
Unai Emery is usually one for politeness and hearty greetings, as known from his time managing Arsenal in England where he was most known for his “good ebening” wishes while addressing the media before games. But Emery went against his characteristic morals when he left Marcelo Bielsa hanging before a pre-season outing. Emery’s Villarreal were …
Former PSG manager Unai Emery’s return to Marseille got seriously ugly as the Spaniard was shown a red card and almost came to blows with opposition manager Jorge Sampaoli. The Villarreal boss received a hostile reception at the Velodrome as expected and seemingly lost the plot after Juan Foyth was handed his second yellow card …
Villarreal captain Vicente Iborra got the juices flowing with an epic speech before the Europa League final fixture against Manchester United. The Yellow submarines won the second most prestigious trophy in European football after a remarkable penalty shootout that lasted an eternity before Geronimo Rulli saved David de Gea’s shot to send the La Liga …
It was an extraordinary end to the game between Manchester United and Villarreal at Gdansk as the Europa League final went to 10-10 on penalties with every outfield player finding the back of the net. In a penalty shootout that appeared everlasting as it went along, the final was decided when the two goalkeepers came …
Newly promoted La Liga side Huesca carved open Villarreal with some quick off the ball movement and slick passing, as they earned a 1-1 draw in this weekend’s opening league fixture at the Estadio de la Cerámica. Pablo Maffeo added the finishing touch to an extraordinary end-to-end routine consisting of seven deadly passes, as Villarreal …