Sixteen years later, Villarreal returns to play a semifinal of the Champions League, after being eliminated in the 05-06 season by Arsenal. That Villarreal played with an eleven formed by Mariano Barbosa as a goalkeeper; a defense with Javi Venta, Quique Álvarez, Juanma Peña and Arruabarrena; a center of the field with Marcos Senna, Tacchinardi, Sorin and Roman Riquelme; and with a forward formed by Jose Mari Romero and Diego Forlan.
Sixteen years later, it is a good time to see what became of them and what they do. Barbosathe goalkeeper of the two semi-final matches, currently works as Goalkeeping coach from the Villarreal academy. Javier Sale He was the side of the two meetings, until recently he played second coach at Valencia Mestalla. A similar case is that of Quique Alvarezwho was the team’s central defender and currently forms part of Javier Calleja’s coaching staff, with whom he was on the bench for Villarreal and Deportivo Alavés. The other center backs in those games were Cesar Arzo in the first leg and the Bolivian Juanma Pena in the return, in the case of Arzo it is part of the CD Roda and from the Villarreal academy, while Peña has a soccer academy.
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The left side was Arruabarrenais currently the United Arab Emirates coach. The center midfielders in that semi-final with Arsenal were Marcos Senna and Alessio Tachinardithe Brazilian Hispanic medium is the Villarreal ambassador; while Tacchinardi comes alternating benches in his country, with Alma Juventus Fano being his last team. The bands of that team were Juan Pablo Sorin and Roman Riquelme, being two of the most prominent. In Sorín’s case, her life revolves around press and television communication, being a commentator and producer. While the front was formed by Jose Mari Romero and Diego Forlanin the case of the Andalusian tip his life revolves running a restaurant of his own, while in the case of Forlán, right now the director of the Durazno Soccer Cluba team from the Second Amateur Division of Uruguay.
Other players on that team were Jose Moreno Verdu “Josico”who until recently was the coach of the let’s sleep; Antonio Guayre he was the striker, who currently works in the quarry of Unión Viera de Gran Canaria; Héctor Font is currently a member of Villarreal’s technical and academy secretariat; The front Guille Franco he is away from football and has a buying and selling business; by last Roger García Junyentwho was part of his brother Óscar’s coaching staff at Celta de Vigo.
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