Villarreal coach Marcelino García Toral nominated this Monday, after the victory against Spanishthat his team beat a direct rival “clearly and resoundingly” and highlighted that after the poor results of recent weeks they needed a victory.
“The team needed to win, although they competed at a good level. Today we had force in the areas. We are proud to have 45 points at this moment”, said the Asturian, who He was pleased to have achieved “11 points” plus Espanyol’s particular coefficient and who said he was “proud” of his players.
Marcelino hoped that the victory would give the team “confidence”, but He recalled that Villarreal must continue in this vein “because the second rounds become long and complicated”.
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“We played a complete game. We are happy because we allowed little to our rival”, said the Asturian, who He regretted Espanyol’s final goal. “Without this objective, we would now be in third place in the table”, he remembered.
The coach explained the replacement of Gerard Morenowho would be the starter, due to some discomfort from the Catalan striker, who was advised not to take any risks if he had doubts about his physical condition.
