I see there are a lot of people bricking themselves over the final. They are currently 5th playing in a very poor La Liga this season- one point clear of a side we demolished in an earlier round! On their day, of course they could produce an upset- but 9 times out of 10 I’d put money on us winning!
Villarreal - Manchester United | EL Final Build-up Thread
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Never thought it would it be easy, Will be a very competitive final on Wednesday night and United will have to perform to their best in order to win.
Nothing like a moral lifting win against Real Madrid before a Cup final eh 
Important we don't do our usual go down 1-0 in this game. Look like they're shutting up shop here.
this is like watching a match at half speed, Rashford will give them nightmares
Back 3 for Villareal against Madrid look pretty slow
First bit of football sees Benzema Score. Upto now Real lumping the ball to one up front which Albiol was lapping up
First bit of football sees Benzema Score. Upto now Real lumping the ball to one up front which Albiol was lapping up
We'll hammer this lot
Current scores has Villareal qualifying for the Conference League. Winning against Madrid won’t help as long as Sociedad and Betis win their matches.
Did they go full strength today?
Modric scored a winner for Madrid. Good for us i’d say, that they were unable to hold on to the lead. Should weaken their belief if they were to get ahead against us.
We lost Maguire, they lost Chikweze. Fair.
Really should beat them, they're nothing special.
Really should beat them, they're nothing special.
Madrid just bet them. Honestly we are/should be better than Madrid so no excuses for us.
Didn't see anything from Villareal to have me worried. Other than us just bottling it.
Honestly don't think Villareal is the best team of those we played in the Europa League.
Didn't see anything from Villareal to have me worried. Other than us just bottling it.
Honestly don't think Villareal is the best team of those we played in the Europa League.
Does that mean they are out of Europe unless the horirble happens on Wednesday?
They're currently in the Conference League.
I believe so. I’m not an expert though. Think the first goalscorer was not a starting 11 player normally though... Yeremi Pino was his name.
Villareal were shit. Hadn't a clue how to play a through ball and if they broke into a jog it was by accident.
our pace on the break should absolutely wreck them, but they do seem a tidy side.
Every fecking time I see the pre-match thread being full of 'we'll batter them', we lose.
I didn't watch their match today, watched the Atletico game, but are people really thinking they'll play the same against us like today ?
They'll have a lot more to fight for, no question.
It's not an easy game no matter what.
They'll have a lot more to fight for, no question.
It's not an easy game no matter what.
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To be fair losing Chukweze is like us losing Greenwood. Maguire is like their Pau Torres or Parejo.
Wouldn't put too much stock into that match. It was a glorified training session for Wednesday for them.
No Europa league for them next season if they lose on Wednesday so from a United point of view it may have been better if they held on for the win today. Finished the La Liga season in 7th, in 2016 Sevilla under Emery finished the La Liga season in 7th and ended up beating Klopps Liverpool in the Europa league final 3-1.
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He is their only creative and dynamic outlet. Maguire is the glue that holds our defence, Chukweze, their attack.
Maguire is basically our top 3 or 4 most important player in the team as no one in our team offer better than him in overall as defender and ball playing centre back.
Chukweze only had 13 games as starter in La Liga this season and 15x from the bench. There are at least 6 players offer more than him in xA (expected assist) which a fair assessment to view his creativity outlet and and 4 players in that list with better xA per 90 minutes. Villareal losing him is not equivalent to us losing Maguire. Maguire is regular week in week out player.
Yes, Klopp's 8th placed Liverpool.
The last time Emery got to a Europa League final, his team had more on the line than their opponents.
The result- his team got slapped 4-1.
They won't be starting Bacca on Wednesday that's for sure. 
I agree, like every other team outide of Real, Atletico and Barcelona, Villarreal basically make up the numbers, they finished 7th in La Liga this season. They are no better than a bottom 6 club from the PL and we should beat them; if we dont it will be a huge jolt to our hopes and progress.
They seemed like they went for against RM tonight.
If that was a warm up it was either great or a bit reckless
If that was a warm up it was either great or a bit reckless
I don't even rate Manchester United that much but think they should win 3-0 or 3-1 against Villarreal.
Raul Albiol is 35 , he will surely be targeted
This sums it up from a Spanish supporter.. Easy win.
Whilst were bottling it against relegated sides.Nothing like a moral lifting win against Real Madrid before a Cup final eh
Not going to be easy. Need to fight and suffer to win this.
I mean... Villarreal lost.Whilst were bottling it against relegated sides.
Or you could say we did the double over the Premier league champions and probable champions league winners. If you’re talking about our recent form then it’s not applicable as we’ve had no motivation to play well!Whilst were bottling it against relegated sides.
Ey? We didn't do the double over City this season, we drew nil nil with them at Old Trafford.
I’m concerned that it seems like United have switched off. I wouldn’t be surprised if come the day we can’t find the switch to turn it back on. If it was me I would have wanted to carry on in the mindset that every game is a must win.
The last time when the spanish lost either Champions league or europa finals was when Michael Owen won Ballon d'Or. Let that sink in. Liverpool won 5-4 against alaves with a golden goal being spanish but own goal. Togheter with the super cups they have a total of 24 - 2 victory ratio since then. Only Milan of 2007 and Bayern last year managed to defeat the spanish.
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We just have to hope, that like Leicester who looked like they switched off in lead up to fa cup final but managed to turn up on the day
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