{"id":202454,"date":"2016-02-26T11:22:03","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T10:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/it-will-be-tough-but-we-re-good-enough-to-get-through\/"},"modified":"2016-02-26T11:22:03","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T10:22:03","slug":"it-will-be-tough-but-we-re-good-enough-to-get-through","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/en\/it-will-be-tough-but-we-re-good-enough-to-get-through\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt will be tough, but we\u2019re good enough to get through\u201d"},"content":{"protected":false,"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg","alt":"ACF FOTOGRAF\u00cdA","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Marcos Senna analyses the Round of 16 tie against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the UEFA Europa League"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"At midday Marcos Senna analysed the Round of 16 draw for the UEFA Europa League which took place in Nyon (Switzerland). The Brazilian born Spaniard, who attended the tournament, in his new role for the club, with the Villarreal CF Department of Institutional Relations, assured that the Submarine are capable of knocking out Bayer 04 Leverkusen who are fourth in the Bundesliga."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe could have drawn an easier team, but it\u2019s also true that it\u2019s not the most difficult tie either. At this point in the competition there are no easy rivals. A positive is that five years ago we played against Bayer 04 Leverkusen and were good enough to get through to the next round. We have to go for it. I have no doubt the squad is already ready for what\u2019s to come. It will be tough, but we\u2019re good enough\u201d, he commented."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"For Senna, the fact that the team has already knocked out Napoli has made them even stronger: \u201cBayer 04 Leverkusen are fourth like us and I would say it\u2019s a very even tie. In the last round we managed to eliminate Napoli. It\u2019s clear that to go forward in a competition like the UEFA Europa League you have to suffer, but it makes winning all the more worthwhile\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Brazilian born Spaniard preferred Villarreal not to draw a Spanish team. \u201cIn the Round of 16 there are going to be some Champions League level ties. We have to be happy because we wouldn\u2019t have liked to have faced a Spanish team. Athletic and Valencia have had the worst luck. We must focus on our tie and do our best to get through to the next round, like we\u2019ve just done\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Senna discusses the road to the next round: \u201cWe have to keep going the way we are. The most important thing is that the team is doing well and knows what they\u2019re doing. Against Napoli we played very well. The key was winning at home and scoring a goals away from home\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Lastly, he praised the Submarine\u2019s defensive work, which he believes will also be very important against Bayer 04 Leverkusen: \u201cChicharito is a player that usually scores a lot of goals, but our defence is playing really well, which was shown as they kept Higua\u00edn under covers last night\u201d."},{"type":"link","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YrXV8hiuxzc","text":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YrXV8hiuxzc","target":"_blank"}],"structured":{"summary":{"text":"Marcos Senna analyses the Round of 16 tie against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the UEFA Europa League At midday Marcos Senna analysed the Round of 16 draw for the UEFA Europa League which took place in Nyon (Switzerland). The Brazilian born Spaniard, who attended the tournament, in his new role for the club, with the Villarreal CF Department of Institutional Relations, assured that the Submarine are capable of knocking out Bayer 04 Leverkusen who are fourth in the Bundesliga. \u201cWe could have drawn an easier team, but it\u2019s also true that it\u2019s not the most difficult tie either. At this point in the competition there are no easy rivals. A positive is that five years ago we played against Bayer 04 Leverkusen and were good enough to get through to the next round. We have to go for it. I have no doubt the squad is already ready for what\u2019s to come. It will be tough, but we\u2019re good enough\u201d, he commented. For Senna, the fact that the team has already knocked out Napoli has made them even stronger: \u201cBayer 04 Leverkusen are fourth like us and I would say it\u2019s a very even tie. In the last round we managed to eliminate Napoli. It\u2019s clear that to go forward in a competition like the UEFA Europa League you have to suffer, but it makes winning all the more worthwhile\u201d. The Brazilian born Spaniard preferred Villarreal not to draw a Spanish team. \u201cIn the Round of 16 there are going to be some Champions League level ties. We have to be happy because we wouldn\u2019t have liked to have faced a Spanish team. Athletic and Valencia have had the worst luck. We must focus on our tie and do our best to get through to the next round, like we\u2019ve just done\u201d. Senna discusses the road to the next round: \u201cWe have to keep going the way we are. The most important thing is that the team is doing well and knows what they\u2019re doing. Against Napoli we played very well. The key was winning at home and scoring a goals away from home\u201d. Lastly, he praised the Submarine\u2019s defensive work, which he believes will also be very important against Bayer 04 Leverkusen: \u201cChicharito is a player that usually scores a lot of goals, but our defence is playing really well, which was shown as they kept Higua\u00edn under covers last night\u201d. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YrXV8hiuxzc","headings":[],"buttons":[],"images":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg","alt":"ACF FOTOGRAF\u00cdA","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"}],"counts":{"blocks":9,"headings":0,"texts":7,"buttons":0,"images":1}},"sections":[{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"Marcos Senna analyses the Round of 16 tie against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the UEFA Europa League At midday Marcos Senna analysed the Round of 16 draw for the UEFA Europa League which took place in Nyon (Switzerland). The Brazilian born Spaniard, who attended the tournament, in his new role for the club, with the Villarreal CF Department of Institutional Relations, assured that the Submarine are capable of knocking out Bayer 04 Leverkusen who are fourth in the Bundesliga. \u201cWe could have drawn an easier team, but it\u2019s also true that it\u2019s not the most difficult tie either. At this point in the competition there are no easy rivals. A positive is that five years ago we played against Bayer 04 Leverkusen and were good enough to get through to the next round. We have to go for it. I have no doubt the squad is already ready for what\u2019s to come. It will be tough, but we\u2019re good enough\u201d, he commented. For Senna, the fact that the team has already knocked out Napoli has made them even stronger: \u201cBayer 04 Leverkusen are fourth like us and I would say it\u2019s a very even tie. In the last round we managed to eliminate Napoli. It\u2019s clear that to go forward in a competition like the UEFA Europa League you have to suffer, but it makes winning all the more worthwhile\u201d. The Brazilian born Spaniard preferred Villarreal not to draw a Spanish team. \u201cIn the Round of 16 there are going to be some Champions League level ties. We have to be happy because we wouldn\u2019t have liked to have faced a Spanish team. Athletic and Valencia have had the worst luck. We must focus on our tie and do our best to get through to the next round, like we\u2019ve just done\u201d. Senna discusses the road to the next round: \u201cWe have to keep going the way we are. The most important thing is that the team is doing well and knows what they\u2019re doing. Against Napoli we played very well. The key was winning at home and scoring a goals away from home\u201d. Lastly, he praised the Submarine\u2019s defensive work, which he believes will also be very important against Bayer 04 Leverkusen: \u201cChicharito is a player that usually scores a lot of goals, but our defence is playing really well, which was shown as they kept Higua\u00edn under covers last night\u201d.","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Marcos Senna analyses the Round of 16 tie against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the UEFA Europa League"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"At midday Marcos Senna analysed the Round of 16 draw for the UEFA Europa League which took place in Nyon (Switzerland). The Brazilian born Spaniard, who attended the tournament, in his new role for the club, with the Villarreal CF Department of Institutional Relations, assured that the Submarine are capable of knocking out Bayer 04 Leverkusen who are fourth in the Bundesliga."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe could have drawn an easier team, but it\u2019s also true that it\u2019s not the most difficult tie either. At this point in the competition there are no easy rivals. A positive is that five years ago we played against Bayer 04 Leverkusen and were good enough to get through to the next round. We have to go for it. I have no doubt the squad is already ready for what\u2019s to come. It will be tough, but we\u2019re good enough\u201d, he commented."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"For Senna, the fact that the team has already knocked out Napoli has made them even stronger: \u201cBayer 04 Leverkusen are fourth like us and I would say it\u2019s a very even tie. In the last round we managed to eliminate Napoli. It\u2019s clear that to go forward in a competition like the UEFA Europa League you have to suffer, but it makes winning all the more worthwhile\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Brazilian born Spaniard preferred Villarreal not to draw a Spanish team. \u201cIn the Round of 16 there are going to be some Champions League level ties. We have to be happy because we wouldn\u2019t have liked to have faced a Spanish team. Athletic and Valencia have had the worst luck. We must focus on our tie and do our best to get through to the next round, like we\u2019ve just done\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Senna discusses the road to the next round: \u201cWe have to keep going the way we are. The most important thing is that the team is doing well and knows what they\u2019re doing. Against Napoli we played very well. The key was winning at home and scoring a goals away from home\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Lastly, he praised the Submarine\u2019s defensive work, which he believes will also be very important against Bayer 04 Leverkusen: \u201cChicharito is a player that usually scores a lot of goals, but our defence is playing really well, which was shown as they kept Higua\u00edn under covers last night\u201d."}],"buttons":[],"images":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg","alt":"ACF FOTOGRAF\u00cdA","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"}],"widgets":[],"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg","alt":"ACF FOTOGRAF\u00cdA","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Marcos Senna analyses the Round of 16 tie against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the UEFA Europa League"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"At midday Marcos Senna analysed the Round of 16 draw for the UEFA Europa League which took place in Nyon (Switzerland). The Brazilian born Spaniard, who attended the tournament, in his new role for the club, with the Villarreal CF Department of Institutional Relations, assured that the Submarine are capable of knocking out Bayer 04 Leverkusen who are fourth in the Bundesliga."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe could have drawn an easier team, but it\u2019s also true that it\u2019s not the most difficult tie either. At this point in the competition there are no easy rivals. A positive is that five years ago we played against Bayer 04 Leverkusen and were good enough to get through to the next round. We have to go for it. I have no doubt the squad is already ready for what\u2019s to come. It will be tough, but we\u2019re good enough\u201d, he commented."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"For Senna, the fact that the team has already knocked out Napoli has made them even stronger: \u201cBayer 04 Leverkusen are fourth like us and I would say it\u2019s a very even tie. In the last round we managed to eliminate Napoli. It\u2019s clear that to go forward in a competition like the UEFA Europa League you have to suffer, but it makes winning all the more worthwhile\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Brazilian born Spaniard preferred Villarreal not to draw a Spanish team. \u201cIn the Round of 16 there are going to be some Champions League level ties. We have to be happy because we wouldn\u2019t have liked to have faced a Spanish team. Athletic and Valencia have had the worst luck. We must focus on our tie and do our best to get through to the next round, like we\u2019ve just done\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Senna discusses the road to the next round: \u201cWe have to keep going the way we are. The most important thing is that the team is doing well and knows what they\u2019re doing. Against Napoli we played very well. The key was winning at home and scoring a goals away from home\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Lastly, he praised the Submarine\u2019s defensive work, which he believes will also be very important against Bayer 04 Leverkusen: \u201cChicharito is a player that usually scores a lot of goals, but our defence is playing really well, which was shown as they kept Higua\u00edn under covers last night\u201d."},{"type":"link","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YrXV8hiuxzc","text":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YrXV8hiuxzc","target":"_blank"}]}],"hero":{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"Marcos Senna analyses the Round of 16 tie against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the UEFA Europa League At midday Marcos Senna analysed the Round of 16 draw for the UEFA Europa League which took place in Nyon (Switzerland). The Brazilian born Spaniard, who attended the tournament, in his new role for the club, with the Villarreal CF Department of Institutional Relations, assured that the Submarine are capable of knocking out Bayer 04 Leverkusen who are fourth in the Bundesliga. \u201cWe could have drawn an easier team, but it\u2019s also true that it\u2019s not the most difficult tie either. At this point in the competition there are no easy rivals. A positive is that five years ago we played against Bayer 04 Leverkusen and were good enough to get through to the next round. We have to go for it. I have no doubt the squad is already ready for what\u2019s to come. It will be tough, but we\u2019re good enough\u201d, he commented. For Senna, the fact that the team has already knocked out Napoli has made them even stronger: \u201cBayer 04 Leverkusen are fourth like us and I would say it\u2019s a very even tie. In the last round we managed to eliminate Napoli. It\u2019s clear that to go forward in a competition like the UEFA Europa League you have to suffer, but it makes winning all the more worthwhile\u201d. The Brazilian born Spaniard preferred Villarreal not to draw a Spanish team. \u201cIn the Round of 16 there are going to be some Champions League level ties. We have to be happy because we wouldn\u2019t have liked to have faced a Spanish team. Athletic and Valencia have had the worst luck. We must focus on our tie and do our best to get through to the next round, like we\u2019ve just done\u201d. Senna discusses the road to the next round: \u201cWe have to keep going the way we are. The most important thing is that the team is doing well and knows what they\u2019re doing. Against Napoli we played very well. The key was winning at home and scoring a goals away from home\u201d. Lastly, he praised the Submarine\u2019s defensive work, which he believes will also be very important against Bayer 04 Leverkusen: \u201cChicharito is a player that usually scores a lot of goals, but our defence is playing really well, which was shown as they kept Higua\u00edn under covers last night\u201d.","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Marcos Senna analyses the Round of 16 tie against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the UEFA Europa League"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"At midday Marcos Senna analysed the Round of 16 draw for the UEFA Europa League which took place in Nyon (Switzerland). The Brazilian born Spaniard, who attended the tournament, in his new role for the club, with the Villarreal CF Department of Institutional Relations, assured that the Submarine are capable of knocking out Bayer 04 Leverkusen who are fourth in the Bundesliga."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe could have drawn an easier team, but it\u2019s also true that it\u2019s not the most difficult tie either. At this point in the competition there are no easy rivals. A positive is that five years ago we played against Bayer 04 Leverkusen and were good enough to get through to the next round. We have to go for it. I have no doubt the squad is already ready for what\u2019s to come. It will be tough, but we\u2019re good enough\u201d, he commented."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"For Senna, the fact that the team has already knocked out Napoli has made them even stronger: \u201cBayer 04 Leverkusen are fourth like us and I would say it\u2019s a very even tie. In the last round we managed to eliminate Napoli. It\u2019s clear that to go forward in a competition like the UEFA Europa League you have to suffer, but it makes winning all the more worthwhile\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Brazilian born Spaniard preferred Villarreal not to draw a Spanish team. \u201cIn the Round of 16 there are going to be some Champions League level ties. We have to be happy because we wouldn\u2019t have liked to have faced a Spanish team. Athletic and Valencia have had the worst luck. We must focus on our tie and do our best to get through to the next round, like we\u2019ve just done\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Senna discusses the road to the next round: \u201cWe have to keep going the way we are. The most important thing is that the team is doing well and knows what they\u2019re doing. Against Napoli we played very well. The key was winning at home and scoring a goals away from home\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Lastly, he praised the Submarine\u2019s defensive work, which he believes will also be very important against Bayer 04 Leverkusen: \u201cChicharito is a player that usually scores a lot of goals, but our defence is playing really well, which was shown as they kept Higua\u00edn under covers last night\u201d."}],"buttons":[],"images":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg","alt":"ACF FOTOGRAF\u00cdA","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"}],"widgets":[],"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg","alt":"ACF FOTOGRAF\u00cdA","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/28eba418b7152799c29b667f33281435.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Marcos Senna analyses the Round of 16 tie against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the UEFA Europa League"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"At midday Marcos Senna analysed the Round of 16 draw for the UEFA Europa League which took place in Nyon (Switzerland). The Brazilian born Spaniard, who attended the tournament, in his new role for the club, with the Villarreal CF Department of Institutional Relations, assured that the Submarine are capable of knocking out Bayer 04 Leverkusen who are fourth in the Bundesliga."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cWe could have drawn an easier team, but it\u2019s also true that it\u2019s not the most difficult tie either. At this point in the competition there are no easy rivals. A positive is that five years ago we played against Bayer 04 Leverkusen and were good enough to get through to the next round. We have to go for it. I have no doubt the squad is already ready for what\u2019s to come. It will be tough, but we\u2019re good enough\u201d, he commented."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"For Senna, the fact that the team has already knocked out Napoli has made them even stronger: \u201cBayer 04 Leverkusen are fourth like us and I would say it\u2019s a very even tie. In the last round we managed to eliminate Napoli. It\u2019s clear that to go forward in a competition like the UEFA Europa League you have to suffer, but it makes winning all the more worthwhile\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Brazilian born Spaniard preferred Villarreal not to draw a Spanish team. \u201cIn the Round of 16 there are going to be some Champions League level ties. We have to be happy because we wouldn\u2019t have liked to have faced a Spanish team. Athletic and Valencia have had the worst luck. We must focus on our tie and do our best to get through to the next round, like we\u2019ve just done\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Senna discusses the road to the next round: \u201cWe have to keep going the way we are. The most important thing is that the team is doing well and knows what they\u2019re doing. Against Napoli we played very well. The key was winning at home and scoring a goals away from home\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Lastly, he praised the Submarine\u2019s defensive work, which he believes will also be very important against Bayer 04 Leverkusen: \u201cChicharito is a player that usually scores a lot of goals, but our defence is playing really well, which was shown as they kept Higua\u00edn under covers last night\u201d."},{"type":"link","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YrXV8hiuxzc","text":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YrXV8hiuxzc","target":"_blank"}]}},"sections":[{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"Marcos Senna analyses the Round of 16 tie against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the UEFA Europa League At midday Marcos Senna analysed the Round of 16 draw for the UEFA Europa League which took place in Nyon (Switzerland). The Brazilian born Spaniard, who attended the tournament, in his new role for the club, with the Villarreal CF Department of Institutional Relations, assured that the Submarine are capable of knocking out Bayer 04 Leverkusen who are fourth in the Bundesliga. \u201cWe could have drawn an easier team, but it\u2019s also true that it\u2019s not the most difficult tie either. At this point in the competition there are no easy rivals. A positive is that five years ago we played against Bayer 04 Leverkusen and were good enough to get through to the next round. We have to go for it. I have no doubt the squad is already ready for what\u2019s to come. It will be tough, but we\u2019re good enough\u201d, he commented. For Senna, the fact that the team has already knocked out Napoli has made them even stronger: \u201cBayer 04 Leverkusen are fourth like us and I would say it\u2019s a very even tie. In the last round we managed to eliminate Napoli. It\u2019s clear that to go forward in a competition like the UEFA Europa League you have to suffer, but it makes winning all the more worthwhile\u201d. The Brazilian born Spaniard preferred Villarreal not to draw a Spanish team. \u201cIn the Round of 16 there are going to be some Champions League level ties. We have to be happy because we wouldn\u2019t have liked to have faced a Spanish team. Athletic and Valencia have had the worst luck. We must focus on our tie and do our best to get through to the next round, like we\u2019ve just done\u201d. Senna discusses the road to the next round: \u201cWe have to keep going the way we are. The most important thing is that the team is doing well and knows what they\u2019re doing. Against Napoli we played very well. The key was winning at home and scoring a goals away from home\u201d. 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