Unai Emery admits Villarreal have lost ‘surprise factor’ ahead of Anfield battle
Villarreal manager Unai Emery admits they have lost the element of surprise going into their Champions League semi-final first leg against Liverpool at Anfield.
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Villarreal captain Dani Parejo said on Tuesday his team are convinced they can spring another surprise and beat Liverpool in the Champions League semi-finals. After knocking out Juventus in the last 16 and Bayern Munich in the quarters, Villarreal are looking to pull off another shock by defeating Liverpool, the six-time European champions and favourites for this year's tournament. Villarreal sit seventh in La Liga but have a knack for upsetting Europe's biggest teams, after also prevailing against Arsenal and Manchester United to win the Europa League last year. "We have complete confidence," said Parejo in a press conference ahead of the first leg at Anfield on Wednesday.
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"I said 'Where is Villarreal?'" explains Etienne Capoue, who describes it like he was scanning a map of the world and pointing his finger down.