Unai Emery led Villarreal wants to repeat their tricky as they welcome mighty Bayern Munich in their backyard. The Yellow Submarines knocked out a bemused Juventus in Turin while the Bundesliga winners steamrolled Salzburg 10-2 on aggregate.
VILL vs BAY Champions League 2021-22 leg 1 Match Details :
Date: Wednesday 6 April/ Thursday 7 April
Time: 20:00 (BST)/ 00:30 (IST)
Venue: Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal
VILL vs BAY Champions League 2021-22 leg 1 Match Preview :
After stalling Juventus to a 1-1 draw at home, Villarreal traveled to Italy and scored three goals in the last 20 minutes after Rulli made numerous saves to keep his side in the tie. It was a historical evening in the club's history and it went on to show the determination of the Europa League winners. That being said, Unai Emery will be upset with his side losing back to back games in the La Liga to lower-ranked teams. It almost puts the European places out of their reach. They can only rely on Real Sociedad or Real Betis to have a fall off. Alongside Benfica, the Yellow Submarines are the underdog in the competition facing top teams in great form. One thing Emery hope will work to their advantage is their form playing at Ceramica. Since losing to Manchester United at home in the group stages, Villarreal have gone nine games unbeaten. They wish to enter the semifinals of the Champions League for the first time since 2006.
It is no brainer to say if Bayern turns on the scoring mood they can destroy any opponent on the day. It became evident after thrashing Austrian league champions FC Salzburg 7-1 at Allianz Arena. Despite some wobbles after the big win, Bayern beat Freiburg 4-1 to be within touching distance of landing their 10th straight Bundesliga title. They are unbeaten in eight games in all competitions. If that is not enough, Bayern have not lost a Champions League game away from home since 2017. That defeat came against PSG managed by none other than Unai Emery. This spells problems for the hosts even if they are solid at home. But the German giants are not immune to weakness in their rhetorical style of play. The Bavarians have struggled with teams with quick counters after retrieving the ball. As a case, Manuel Neuer had to showcase his class in between the sticks to keep Bayern ticking on the other side. Villarreal's relentless counters frustrated Juventus so Emery will stick to it.
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VILL vs BAY Champions League 2021-22 leg 1 Team News :
Villarreal will be without Alberto Moreno after the Spaniard suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury last month. The extent of his absence is unknown at the moment. The rest of the squad is available for Unai Emery to choose from.
For Bayern Munich, Corentin Tolisso is still some days away to regain fitness from his hip injury. Eric Maxim Chupo-Moting won't be available until late May struggling with a knee injury. Alphonso Davies is making good progress after his cardiac issue and is expected to be back this month.
VILL vs BAY Champions League 2021-22 leg 1 Expected Lineups :
Villarreal: Geronimo Rulli; Serge Aurier, Raul Albiol, Pau Torres, Pervis Estupinan, Dani Parejo, Etienne Capoue, Manu Trigueros, Yeremi Pino, Gerard Moreno, Arnaut Danjuma
Bayern Munich: Manuel Neuer; Benjamin Pavard, Nicolas Sule, Dayot Upamecano, Lucas Hernandez, Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, Leroy Sane, Thomas Muller, Kingsley Coman, Robert Lewandowski
VILL vs BAY Head to Head :
Bayern faced the Spanish outfit the only other time in the competition back in 2011. Then Bayern, Toni Kroos and Rafinha scored on either side of the half to hand a convincing 2-0 win in the first meeting at Spain. Franck Ribery was on target either side of a Mario Gomez goal for a 3-1 win at home in the reverse fixture.
VILL vs BAY Champions League 2021-22 leg 1 Dream11 Team Prediction :
GK: Rulli (9)
DEF: Pavard (9), Sule (9), Torres (9)
MID: Sane (9), Kimmich (8.5), Parejo (9), Muller (9), Coman (9)
FW: Danjuma (9.5), Lewandowski (10)
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