Villarreal won in Vienna and close to the last 16

When the Viennese opted for the offensive strategy, they learned from the mistakes of the first game. many open holes Villarreal got the win.

Technician Alert Manfred Schmid better positioning their men in self-defense, they became close ranks and static game In midfield, Villarreal barely managed to replace it with a few plays from Danjuma, including a header that grazed the base of the post in the 39th minute.

played Villareal very slowly and predictablyToo many combinations in the defensive center and too few on the flanks.

Austria applied five defenses The back and midfielders also went down to help with their defensive duties.

The locals tried to oppose it. fast balls Winning behind a Villarreal defense that sometimes plays too far, even on the opposite court.

However, Vienna Austria put more desire than power and technique. Gruber and Fitz, the men most accepting of him, but he has already recovered from his hip injury, without bothering Pepe Reina, who is rejoining this Thursday.

Behind first time torpor, After the break, the match won another dynamic.

After that a few changes With the intervention of Morales, who scored three goals in the first half, the match accelerated at the beginning of the second half and there was some tension.

The biggest and almost the only danger for Austria came in the 76th minute. one shot Keles this forced Reina into tension.

Villarreal’s goal lasted 86 minutes. A mistake by Polster on the flank benefited Yeremi Pino, who passed Morales. Jackson’s heel pass Without offering options to the Austrian goalkeeper.

With this victory, Villarreal consolidates itself as follows: Group C leader, two games left, and Lech Poznan has a game in his hand, eight points above. The qualifying rounds classification has already been completed for the men, who will go straight to the last 16 without going through the first round if they confirm Unai Emery’s first place in the group.