The Villarreal number 14 has been voted the ‘Five Star Player’ for the match vs FC Steaua Bucuresti
Manu Trigueros has been chosen as the ‘Five Star Player’ for yesterday’s match against FC Steaua Bucuresti. And for good reason. The footballer from Talavera scored a sublime, last minute chip that was the decider in the 2-1 win and qualified the Submarine for the Round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League. The touch of a genius. Yellow magic. “I’m happy to have helped the team qualify with this goal”, he said after the match.
For Trigueros, the tie against the Romanian side was a really tough one: “We knew it was a match for us to get back on the right track after some of our recent results. I think we had a good match. We had chances that we didn’t convert and because of that we were a bit more nervous. We know how to compete and on a counterattack we got the 2-1 to qualify. The victory was the most important thing and we got it. We’re happy”.
The Yellows’ next challenge will be to beat Atlético de Madrid on Monday at the El Madrigal stadium (8:45pm CET) to make a push for the Champions League zone of the table. “Now we want to get back on track in the league. We’re in a good position and this Monday is a great chance for us to move even higher up and pass Atlético”, he concluded.
