Vila-real (Castellón), May 8 (EFE) .- Villarreal coach Unai Emery pointed out at the press conference prior to the match they play against Celta de Vigo on Sunday that the league competition continues to be important to ensure the participation in continental competition next season, despite qualifying for the Europa League final.
“The idea is to keep the path and the trajectory, an idea of the game and continue on the previous line. We have players who are used to this level, to playing every little bit and sticking with that idea. The Celta who is looking to enter this fight arrives, he won the Real and we must defend the position with Betis, so we know the importance ”, he explained.
After playing the semifinals of the Europa League last Thursday against Arsenal in London, the coach indicated that “yesterday we did a training session despite arriving at six in the morning. People trained very well and today we are going to see what happens. We are going to look for an eleven that can face the game and be able to be the most competitive possible in this match ”.
“We are going to see how the recovery, the hangover and the excitement take place and we must have it parked. We must focus on what is coming, we know that the final is here and we must think about it, but the league marks the regularity and we are thinking of being able to reach the European goal in that way, “he continued.
Regarding his rival, he pointed out that Celta is “a brave team, with people with a very good footing in the middle, I hope a great Celta, a motivated team that comes with casualties, but with players who are doing well. We beat them there in a good moment and now they are again in another great moment ”.
Emery admitted that his team must show greater strength at home where they have been very uneven all season.
“In the first round we were strong at home, although with many draws. In the second round it was more difficult for us, we lost points and we must take a step forward at home. We must find ourselves strong at home, regain sensations and it is time to get the best of ourselves in our fiefdom, “he stressed.
Asked about the possible absence of Iago Aspas at Celta, he commented that “he is a great player, I already wanted him at Valencia, I signed him at Sevilla but he didn’t come out. He is a wonderful person, he knows, understands and knows about the game. Help without playing, he is a player who without playing was very important. He is a great player, he played less than he deserved with me, I already apologized to him for that. I’m glad of all the good that happens to him and more at Celta, I prefer to see him on the pitch ”.
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