Villarreal reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Conference League. anderlecht (1-1) in the match where he took the lead with a goal Manu Trigueros In the first part synchronized Anders Dreyer In the second half for the Belgian team.

of these Quique SetienHe couldn’t find a second goal to equalize the win against the Belgian team led by Danish Brian Riemer, a team that seemed to have tamed the game with explosions, had little experience in Europe and gave their fans a good night. Football.

Anderlecht started by trying to have the ball in Villarreal’s castle, which they passed offside in the 4th minute against the ‘yellow submarine’, which had a hard time posing a danger in the first minutes. drizzle and 13 degrees On the Brussels thermometer.

The Spanish team was recovering the ground and got the first gel opportunity in the 24th minute with the mediation of the referees. chukwuezehits the goalkeeper Verbruggenand then Anderlecht was answered by Raman’s shot from the penalty spot, which was easily saved by Pepe Reina.

The score was 0-1 with a pass in the 28th minute. samuel chukwueze It’s to the right of the far post, which Trigueros controls and finishes off with a volley without leaving a choice to goalkeeper Verbruggen.

Quique Setién’s men controlled the rest of the game until the timeout and signed the first division with Quique Setién. 60% possession and three shots between three bars by one of the locals.

And in the second they started to dominate, until Trigueros lost a ball by touching it with his heel and Anderlecht made a counterattack that fell behind the net with Anders Dreyer’s long shot. pepe reina 57th minute

Setién then withdrew Jorge Pascual Gerard Moreno, who made his debut in the official match with Villarreal at the age of 19 and brought him to the attacking point, replaced Chukwueze on the right wing with Yeremy Pino.

Despite the changes, Villarreal was under pressure for a few minutes lottery park Dedicated to Anderlecht’s team and ‘mauves’ looking for an overnight victory with a taste of the past with more shine than anyone knew in the 20th century.

Anderlecht, a team of European origin in the seventies and UEFA Cup He successfully negotiated the first stage of a decisive week in 1993 but having not even won a national championship since 2017. The playoffs against Círculo de Brujas, which is tenth in its local championship and eighth at the end of the league, are expected to be played on Sunday.

Sixth place in the league, Villarreal will host Betis in fifth place this Sunday and then host Anderlecht. Ceramic Stadium In the second game on Thursday, March 16.

– Data sheet:

1 – Anderlecht: Verbruggen; Ndiaye (Sardella, m.85), Vertonghen, Debast, Murillo, Verschaeren, Diawara, Auzun (Stroeykens, m.65), Rafaelov (Ashimeru, m.73), Dreyer (Angulo, m.87), and Raman (Slimani, m.65).

1 – Villarreal: Queen; Mojica, Cuenca Barreno, Mandi, Foyth, Álex Baena (Lo Celso, m.74), Parejo, Trigueros (Terrats, m.74), Morales (Jackson, m.74), Chukwueze (Yeremi Pino, m.58) and Pascual (Gerard Monreno, art. 58).

targets: 0-1, art.28: Trigueros. 1-1, art.57: Dreyer.

Judge: Bartosz Frankowski (POL). The visitor warned Trigueros (art. 37).

events: The first leg of the Conference League Round of 16 was played in front of approximately 21,000 spectators at the Lotto Park stadium in Brussels.