{"id":202930,"date":"2016-04-05T14:44:57","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T12:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/the-europa-league-makes-us-really-excited\/"},"modified":"2016-04-05T14:44:57","modified_gmt":"2016-04-05T12:44:57","slug":"the-europa-league-makes-us-really-excited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/en\/the-europa-league-makes-us-really-excited\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Europa League makes us really excited\u201d"},"content":{"protected":false,"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/595db25cd8073c6c1ff82e52ff24664f.jpg","alt":"ACF FOTOGRAF\u00cdA","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/595db25cd8073c6c1ff82e52ff24664f.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/595db25cd8073c6c1ff82e52ff24664f.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/595db25cd8073c6c1ff82e52ff24664f.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/595db25cd8073c6c1ff82e52ff24664f.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/595db25cd8073c6c1ff82e52ff24664f-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/595db25cd8073c6c1ff82e52ff24664f-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/595db25cd8073c6c1ff82e52ff24664f.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Denis Su\u00e1rez recognises it \u201cwon\u2019t be at all easy\u201d to beat AC Sparta Prague in El Madrigal"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Denis Su\u00e1rez is really excited, but wary. Villarreal\u2019s talented Galician footballer says how excited the UEFA Europa League makes the team, but at the same time he recognizes that their next opponent, AC Sparta Prague, will be a tough hurdle: \u201cThe Europa League makes us really excited. I already won it last year and we want to win it this year too. We must focus on ourselves. We\u2019re the favourites, but Sparta Prague come to us after knocking out Krasnodar and Lazio and so we can\u2019t think it\u2019s won\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"According to the Yellow number 18, the Submarine\u2019s season is going brilliantly, as they sit in fourth in the table and this Thursday play in the Quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League (9:05pm CET, in El Madrigal stadium): \u201cOur season is going excellently. We\u2019re playing really well in the league and in the Europa League we\u2019re in the thick of the Knockout Stages, where we must fight to the death. Playing at home in the first leg will benefit us. We must play hard to win and keep a clean sheet so we can defend our lead at their ground\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Denis Su\u00e1rez also wanted to send a message to the Yellow fans to make sure El Madrigal is full to the brim this Thursday to put the pressure on Sparta: \u201cThe excitement and motivation are going to be there because it\u2019s the Quarter-finals of a European competition. The fans have to fill the stadium like they did against Barcelona. It\u2019s not every season that you play in the Quarter-finals of a European competition. That\u2019s as good an incentive as any\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To finish, the midfielder highlighted that the win against Eibar has strengthened the morale of the team even more: \u201cWe knew that playing against Eibar at their place was going to be anything but easy. We got the result we needed and our rivals in the table didn\u2019t get wins, so that was good for us. We have a considerable advantage now, but it\u2019s not definitive and we can\u2019t be careless. We always focus on ourselves and winning the next match. We don\u2019t think about anyone else. And that has been going well for us. We are the leaders of the \u201cother league\u201d (after Barcelona, Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid and Real Madrid) and we\u2019re proud of that\u201d."},{"type":"link","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Glwxdi6J6jY","text":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Glwxdi6J6jY","target":"_blank"}],"structured":{"summary":{"text":"Denis Su\u00e1rez recognises it \u201cwon\u2019t be at all easy\u201d to beat AC Sparta Prague in El Madrigal Denis Su\u00e1rez is really excited, but wary. Villarreal\u2019s talented Galician footballer says how excited the UEFA Europa League makes the team, but at the same time he recognizes that their next opponent, AC Sparta Prague, will be a tough hurdle: \u201cThe Europa League makes us really excited. I already won it last year and we want to win it this year too. We must focus on ourselves. We\u2019re the favourites, but Sparta Prague come to us after knocking out Krasnodar and Lazio and so we can\u2019t think it\u2019s won\u201d. According to the Yellow number 18, the Submarine\u2019s season is going brilliantly, as they sit in fourth in the table and this Thursday play in the Quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League (9:05pm CET, in El Madrigal stadium): \u201cOur season is going excellently. We\u2019re playing really well in the league and in the Europa League we\u2019re in the thick of the Knockout Stages, where we must fight to the death. Playing at home in the first leg will benefit us. We must play hard to win and keep a clean sheet so we can defend our lead at their ground\u201d. Denis Su\u00e1rez also wanted to send a message to the Yellow fans to make sure El Madrigal is full to the brim this Thursday to put the pressure on Sparta: \u201cThe excitement and motivation are going to be there because it\u2019s the Quarter-finals of a European competition. The fans have to fill the stadium like they did against Barcelona. It\u2019s not every season that you play in the Quarter-finals of a European competition. That\u2019s as good an incentive as any\u201d. To finish, the midfielder highlighted that the win against Eibar has strengthened the morale of the team even more: \u201cWe knew that playing against Eibar at their place was going to be anything but easy. We got the result we needed and our rivals in the table didn\u2019t get wins, so that was good for us. We have a considerable advantage now, but it\u2019s not definitive and we can\u2019t be careless. We always focus on ourselves and winning the next match. We don\u2019t think about anyone else. 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Villarreal\u2019s talented Galician footballer says how excited the UEFA Europa League makes the team, but at the same time he recognizes that their next opponent, AC Sparta Prague, will be a tough hurdle: \u201cThe Europa League makes us really excited. I already won it last year and we want to win it this year too. We must focus on ourselves. We\u2019re the favourites, but Sparta Prague come to us after knocking out Krasnodar and Lazio and so we can\u2019t think it\u2019s won\u201d. According to the Yellow number 18, the Submarine\u2019s season is going brilliantly, as they sit in fourth in the table and this Thursday play in the Quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League (9:05pm CET, in El Madrigal stadium): \u201cOur season is going excellently. We\u2019re playing really well in the league and in the Europa League we\u2019re in the thick of the Knockout Stages, where we must fight to the death. Playing at home in the first leg will benefit us. We must play hard to win and keep a clean sheet so we can defend our lead at their ground\u201d. Denis Su\u00e1rez also wanted to send a message to the Yellow fans to make sure El Madrigal is full to the brim this Thursday to put the pressure on Sparta: \u201cThe excitement and motivation are going to be there because it\u2019s the Quarter-finals of a European competition. The fans have to fill the stadium like they did against Barcelona. It\u2019s not every season that you play in the Quarter-finals of a European competition. That\u2019s as good an incentive as any\u201d. To finish, the midfielder highlighted that the win against Eibar has strengthened the morale of the team even more: \u201cWe knew that playing against Eibar at their place was going to be anything but easy. We got the result we needed and our rivals in the table didn\u2019t get wins, so that was good for us. We have a considerable advantage now, but it\u2019s not definitive and we can\u2019t be careless. We always focus on ourselves and winning the next match. We don\u2019t think about anyone else. And that has been going well for us. We are the leaders of the \u201cother league\u201d (after Barcelona, Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid and Real Madrid) and we\u2019re proud of that\u201d.","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Denis Su\u00e1rez recognises it \u201cwon\u2019t be at all easy\u201d to beat AC Sparta Prague in El Madrigal"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Denis Su\u00e1rez is really excited, but wary. Villarreal\u2019s talented Galician footballer says how excited the UEFA Europa League makes the team, but at the same time he recognizes that their next opponent, AC Sparta Prague, will be a tough hurdle: \u201cThe Europa League makes us really excited. I already won it last year and we want to win it this year too. We must focus on ourselves. 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We must play hard to win and keep a clean sheet so we can defend our lead at their ground\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Denis Su\u00e1rez also wanted to send a message to the Yellow fans to make sure El Madrigal is full to the brim this Thursday to put the pressure on Sparta: \u201cThe excitement and motivation are going to be there because it\u2019s the Quarter-finals of a European competition. The fans have to fill the stadium like they did against Barcelona. It\u2019s not every season that you play in the Quarter-finals of a European competition. That\u2019s as good an incentive as any\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To finish, the midfielder highlighted that the win against Eibar has strengthened the morale of the team even more: \u201cWe knew that playing against Eibar at their place was going to be anything but easy. We got the result we needed and our rivals in the table didn\u2019t get wins, so that was good for us. We have a considerable advantage now, but it\u2019s not definitive and we can\u2019t be careless. We always focus on ourselves and winning the next match. We don\u2019t think about anyone else. And that has been going well for us. 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Villarreal\u2019s talented Galician footballer says how excited the UEFA Europa League makes the team, but at the same time he recognizes that their next opponent, AC Sparta Prague, will be a tough hurdle: \u201cThe Europa League makes us really excited. I already won it last year and we want to win it this year too. We must focus on ourselves. We\u2019re the favourites, but Sparta Prague come to us after knocking out Krasnodar and Lazio and so we can\u2019t think it\u2019s won\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"According to the Yellow number 18, the Submarine\u2019s season is going brilliantly, as they sit in fourth in the table and this Thursday play in the Quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League (9:05pm CET, in El Madrigal stadium): \u201cOur season is going excellently. We\u2019re playing really well in the league and in the Europa League we\u2019re in the thick of the Knockout Stages, where we must fight to the death. Playing at home in the first leg will benefit us. 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We have a considerable advantage now, but it\u2019s not definitive and we can\u2019t be careless. We always focus on ourselves and winning the next match. We don\u2019t think about anyone else. And that has been going well for us. We are the leaders of the \u201cother league\u201d (after Barcelona, Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid and Real Madrid) and we\u2019re proud of that\u201d."},{"type":"link","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Glwxdi6J6jY","text":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Glwxdi6J6jY","target":"_blank"}]}],"hero":{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"Denis Su\u00e1rez recognises it \u201cwon\u2019t be at all easy\u201d to beat AC Sparta Prague in El Madrigal Denis Su\u00e1rez is really excited, but wary. Villarreal\u2019s talented Galician footballer says how excited the UEFA Europa League makes the team, but at the same time he recognizes that their next opponent, AC Sparta Prague, will be a tough hurdle: \u201cThe Europa League makes us really excited. I already won it last year and we want to win it this year too. We must focus on ourselves. We\u2019re the favourites, but Sparta Prague come to us after knocking out Krasnodar and Lazio and so we can\u2019t think it\u2019s won\u201d. According to the Yellow number 18, the Submarine\u2019s season is going brilliantly, as they sit in fourth in the table and this Thursday play in the Quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League (9:05pm CET, in El Madrigal stadium): \u201cOur season is going excellently. We\u2019re playing really well in the league and in the Europa League we\u2019re in the thick of the Knockout Stages, where we must fight to the death. Playing at home in the first leg will benefit us. We must play hard to win and keep a clean sheet so we can defend our lead at their ground\u201d. Denis Su\u00e1rez also wanted to send a message to the Yellow fans to make sure El Madrigal is full to the brim this Thursday to put the pressure on Sparta: \u201cThe excitement and motivation are going to be there because it\u2019s the Quarter-finals of a European competition. The fans have to fill the stadium like they did against Barcelona. It\u2019s not every season that you play in the Quarter-finals of a European competition. That\u2019s as good an incentive as any\u201d. To finish, the midfielder highlighted that the win against Eibar has strengthened the morale of the team even more: \u201cWe knew that playing against Eibar at their place was going to be anything but easy. We got the result we needed and our rivals in the table didn\u2019t get wins, so that was good for us. We have a considerable advantage now, but it\u2019s not definitive and we can\u2019t be careless. We always focus on ourselves and winning the next match. We don\u2019t think about anyone else. 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We must play hard to win and keep a clean sheet so we can defend our lead at their ground\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Denis Su\u00e1rez also wanted to send a message to the Yellow fans to make sure El Madrigal is full to the brim this Thursday to put the pressure on Sparta: \u201cThe excitement and motivation are going to be there because it\u2019s the Quarter-finals of a European competition. The fans have to fill the stadium like they did against Barcelona. It\u2019s not every season that you play in the Quarter-finals of a European competition. That\u2019s as good an incentive as any\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To finish, the midfielder highlighted that the win against Eibar has strengthened the morale of the team even more: \u201cWe knew that playing against Eibar at their place was going to be anything but easy. We got the result we needed and our rivals in the table didn\u2019t get wins, so that was good for us. 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Villarreal\u2019s talented Galician footballer says how excited the UEFA Europa League makes the team, but at the same time he recognizes that their next opponent, AC Sparta Prague, will be a tough hurdle: \u201cThe Europa League makes us really excited. I already won it last year and we want to win it this year too. We must focus on ourselves. We\u2019re the favourites, but Sparta Prague come to us after knocking out Krasnodar and Lazio and so we can\u2019t think it\u2019s won\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"According to the Yellow number 18, the Submarine\u2019s season is going brilliantly, as they sit in fourth in the table and this Thursday play in the Quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League (9:05pm CET, in El Madrigal stadium): \u201cOur season is going excellently. We\u2019re playing really well in the league and in the Europa League we\u2019re in the thick of the Knockout Stages, where we must fight to the death. Playing at home in the first leg will benefit us. We must play hard to win and keep a clean sheet so we can defend our lead at their ground\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Denis Su\u00e1rez also wanted to send a message to the Yellow fans to make sure El Madrigal is full to the brim this Thursday to put the pressure on Sparta: \u201cThe excitement and motivation are going to be there because it\u2019s the Quarter-finals of a European competition. The fans have to fill the stadium like they did against Barcelona. It\u2019s not every season that you play in the Quarter-finals of a European competition. That\u2019s as good an incentive as any\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To finish, the midfielder highlighted that the win against Eibar has strengthened the morale of the team even more: \u201cWe knew that playing against Eibar at their place was going to be anything but easy. We got the result we needed and our rivals in the table didn\u2019t get wins, so that was good for us. We have a considerable advantage now, but it\u2019s not definitive and we can\u2019t be careless. We always focus on ourselves and winning the next match. We don\u2019t think about anyone else. And that has been going well for us. We are the leaders of the \u201cother league\u201d (after Barcelona, Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid and Real Madrid) and we\u2019re proud of that\u201d."},{"type":"link","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Glwxdi6J6jY","text":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Glwxdi6J6jY","target":"_blank"}]}},"sections":[{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"Denis Su\u00e1rez recognises it \u201cwon\u2019t be at all easy\u201d to beat AC Sparta Prague in El Madrigal Denis Su\u00e1rez is really excited, but wary. Villarreal\u2019s talented Galician footballer says how excited the UEFA Europa League makes the team, but at the same time he recognizes that their next opponent, AC Sparta Prague, will be a tough hurdle: \u201cThe Europa League makes us really excited. I already won it last year and we want to win it this year too. We must focus on ourselves. We\u2019re the favourites, but Sparta Prague come to us after knocking out Krasnodar and Lazio and so we can\u2019t think it\u2019s won\u201d. According to the Yellow number 18, the Submarine\u2019s season is going brilliantly, as they sit in fourth in the table and this Thursday play in the Quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League (9:05pm CET, in El Madrigal stadium): \u201cOur season is going excellently. We\u2019re playing really well in the league and in the Europa League we\u2019re in the thick of the Knockout Stages, where we must fight to the death. Playing at home in the first leg will benefit us. We must play hard to win and keep a clean sheet so we can defend our lead at their ground\u201d. Denis Su\u00e1rez also wanted to send a message to the Yellow fans to make sure El Madrigal is full to the brim this Thursday to put the pressure on Sparta: \u201cThe excitement and motivation are going to be there because it\u2019s the Quarter-finals of a European competition. The fans have to fill the stadium like they did against Barcelona. It\u2019s not every season that you play in the Quarter-finals of a European competition. That\u2019s as good an incentive as any\u201d. To finish, the midfielder highlighted that the win against Eibar has strengthened the morale of the team even more: \u201cWe knew that playing against Eibar at their place was going to be anything but easy. We got the result we needed and our rivals in the table didn\u2019t get wins, so that was good for us. We have a considerable advantage now, but it\u2019s not definitive and we can\u2019t be careless. We always focus on ourselves and winning the next match. We don\u2019t think about anyone else. 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