Villarreal face difficult Champions League tie against Manchester City – La Liga News
Villarreal will face the glittering expensively assembled talents of Manchester City in their next UEFA Champions League tie. The Yellow Submarine have had a rocky start to the season and the match at Etihad Stadium will be a test of their resolve.
Coach, Juan http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749, and has urged his players to prove their detractors wrong.
Winning against Manchester City will not be an easy task, and the manager knows that getting anything out of the match will be a big bonus for his squad in the elite club competition.
Villarreal have had a patchy start to the season, with emphatic losses against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003.
On the other hand, Manchester City have not had a bright start to life in Europe as well. They are training in third position of Group A, behind Bayern Munich and Napoli. They have a single point thus far and will be looking to make amends of their unimpressive
performances thus far.
However, the Citizens are enjoying a tremendous league campaign thus far, being at the summit of Premier League standings with a two point advantage.
In the build-up to this fixture, Villarreal will go into the match as underdogs. Garrido though has warned their hosts not to underestimate his team. The experienced manager is confident in the abilities of his players and knows they have the ability to
upset the odds.
"Nobody gives us a chance, but we want to show what we can do and that Villarreal really do have top players,” the Spaniard is quoted as saying by Uefa.com.
“We're not in the best situation but we're all good professionals; we all enjoy our http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684, we're confident in the work we're doing and we'll all relish coming to a place like this and playing against the kind of players City have.
“We need to show bravery, guts and the players need to want the ball all the time against every team.”
It will be a test of resolve of both teams in this important group match, with the result going a long way in determining the standings in the group. Bayern play Napoli in the other group game on Tuesday.
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