Villarreal play in the current Champions League championship as the reigning winner of the second strongest club competition in Europe. During the four rounds of the current season of the group stage, the “yellow submarine” chalked up two wins and a draw, which corresponded to seven points and the second position in the standings. Following an uncertain start, the Spanish team easily dealt with the Young Boys twice (4:1 and 2:0). The Valencians’ attack line played well, which was distinguished nine times, which is the best indicator in the group. In the Primera tournament, Unai Emery’s wards are not yet happy with the results. For 13 rounds the team has only three victories and seven peaceful outcomes, which brought 16 points and only 12th place in the standings. In the last three matches Villarreal lost to Valencia (0:2), beat Getafe (1:0) and shared tournament points with Celta (1:1). Today Moreno, who has a muscle injury, will not be able to enter the field.
Bayern were considered the main contender for the victory in the group. Barcelona approached the start of the group stage far from being in the best condition and Benfica and Dynamo were seriously inferior to Julian Nagelsmann’s team in class. Already in the first round the Bavarians confirmed this status. In the away match with Barcelona they hit the opponent’s goal three times, having managed to keep their goal locked. The match with Dynamo in the second round was an easy walk for the German champion. The Germans sent five goals to the Ukrainian champion, leaving their goal intact again. In two fights with Benfica, Bayern won six points, beating the Eagles with a score 4:0 away and 5:2 at home, thus in four rounds the Bavarians guaranteed themselves a way out of the group.
