{"id":204868,"date":"2016-09-29T17:35:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T15:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/villarreal-get-a-point-in-bucharest-and-go-top-1-1\/"},"modified":"2016-09-29T17:35:32","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T15:35:32","slug":"villarreal-get-a-point-in-bucharest-and-go-top-1-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/en\/villarreal-get-a-point-in-bucharest-and-go-top-1-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Villarreal get a point in Bucharest and go top (1-1)"},"content":{"protected":false,"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd.jpg","alt":"HOYOYO ","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Submarine went ahead with a Santos Borr\u00e9 goal, but could not hold their lead against Steaua"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal picked up a hard fought point in their second match in the Group stage of the UEFA Europa League against Steaua Bucharest (1-1) and go top of Group L with four points earned from a possible six, taking advantage of Osmanlispor\u2019s defeat to Z\u00fcrich (2-1)."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"It was not the best performance by the Yellows, who had to sit back and complete their defensive duty to get the draw. The state of the pitch at the National Arena in Bucharest was questionable and did not favour the spectacle. With this result, Villarreal go eight games undefeated since the start of the season, six in the league and two in the UEFA Europa League."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Submarine went ahead in their first chance of the match. Colombian striker Santos Borr\u00e9 was through on goal after a Bruno through ball, he got away from his defender and hit a great shot underneath Steaua goalkeeper Nita with the outside of his boot. An exquisite finish. It was in the 9th minute and so the match could not have started better for Fran Escrib\u00e1\u2019s side."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Yellows were well positioned and nobody expected a Steaua equalizer. Then a corner kick for the Romanian side turned into a loose ball in the box and Sulley got onto the end of it for the locals (1-1). An unexpected twist."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The second half started with a scare. In the 47th minute the ball fell to William who hit a spectacular long range shot from the edge of the area that rung off the crossbar. As the game went on Fran Escrib\u00e1 looked for the solution by bringing on players off the bench, with half anhour to go Castillejo replaced Pato and Jonathan moved up to play behind Santos Borr\u00e9."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The best news of the night was the return of C\u00e9dric Bakambu, who replaced Santos Borr\u00e9 in the 82nd minute. The French-Congolese striker had not played since the Real Sociedad match in preseason due to injury. Next up for Villarreal in the UEFA Europa League is Turkish side Osmanlispor away from home (Thursday, 20th October)."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Line-ups:"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Steaua de Bucarest: Nita; Tama\u0219, Tosca, Moke, Momcilovic; Bourceanu, Sulley; Popa (Jakolis, m. 76), Boldrin, William (Popescu, m. 89); and Golubovic (Tanase, m. 77)."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal CF: Andr\u00e9s; Rukavina, Musacchio, Bonera, Jos\u00e9 \u00c1ngel; N\u2019Diaye, Bruno, Jonathan dos Santos, Cheryshev (Soriano, m. 72); Pato (Castillejo, m. 62) and Santos Borr\u00e9 (Bakambu, m. 82)."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Goals: 0-1. Min. 9: Santos Borr\u00e9. 1-1. Min. 19: Sulley."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Referee: Yevhen Aranovskiy (UKR). Cautioned: Santos Borr\u00e9, Rukavina and N\u2019Diaye."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Stadiun: National Arena."}],"structured":{"summary":{"text":"The Submarine went ahead with a Santos Borr\u00e9 goal, but could not hold their lead against Steaua Villarreal picked up a hard fought point in their second match in the Group stage of the UEFA Europa League against Steaua Bucharest (1-1) and go top of Group L with four points earned from a possible six, taking advantage of Osmanlispor\u2019s defeat to Z\u00fcrich (2-1). It was not the best performance by the Yellows, who had to sit back and complete their defensive duty to get the draw. The state of the pitch at the National Arena in Bucharest was questionable and did not favour the spectacle. With this result, Villarreal go eight games undefeated since the start of the season, six in the league and two in the UEFA Europa League. The Submarine went ahead in their first chance of the match. Colombian striker Santos Borr\u00e9 was through on goal after a Bruno through ball, he got away from his defender and hit a great shot underneath Steaua goalkeeper Nita with the outside of his boot. An exquisite finish. It was in the 9th minute and so the match could not have started better for Fran Escrib\u00e1\u2019s side. The Yellows were well positioned and nobody expected a Steaua equalizer. Then a corner kick for the Romanian side turned into a loose ball in the box and Sulley got onto the end of it for the locals (1-1). An unexpected twist. The second half started with a scare. In the 47th minute the ball fell to William who hit a spectacular long range shot from the edge of the area that rung off the crossbar. As the game went on Fran Escrib\u00e1 looked for the solution by bringing on players off the bench, with half anhour to go Castillejo replaced Pato and Jonathan moved up to play behind Santos Borr\u00e9. The best news of the night was the return of C\u00e9dric Bakambu, who replaced Santos Borr\u00e9 in the 82nd minute. The French-Congolese striker had not played since the Real Sociedad match in preseason due to injury. Next up for Villarreal in the UEFA Europa League is Turkish side Osmanlispor away from home (Thursday, 20th October). Line-ups: Steaua de Bucarest: Nita; Tama\u0219, Tosca, Moke, Momcilovic; Bourceanu, Sulley; Popa (Jakolis, m. 76), Boldrin, William (Popescu, m. 89); and Golubovic (Tanase, m. 77). Villarreal CF: Andr\u00e9s; Rukavina, Musacchio, Bonera, Jos\u00e9 \u00c1ngel; N\u2019Diaye, Bruno, Jonathan dos Santos, Cheryshev (Soriano, m. 72); Pato (Castillejo, m. 62) and Santos Borr\u00e9 (Bakambu, m. 82). Goals: 0-1. Min. 9: Santos Borr\u00e9. 1-1. Min. 19: Sulley. Referee: Yevhen Aranovskiy (UKR). Cautioned: Santos Borr\u00e9, Rukavina and N\u2019Diaye. 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It was not the best performance by the Yellows, who had to sit back and complete their defensive duty to get the draw. The state of the pitch at the National Arena in Bucharest was questionable and did not favour the spectacle. With this result, Villarreal go eight games undefeated since the start of the season, six in the league and two in the UEFA Europa League. The Submarine went ahead in their first chance of the match. Colombian striker Santos Borr\u00e9 was through on goal after a Bruno through ball, he got away from his defender and hit a great shot underneath Steaua goalkeeper Nita with the outside of his boot. An exquisite finish. It was in the 9th minute and so the match could not have started better for Fran Escrib\u00e1\u2019s side. The Yellows were well positioned and nobody expected a Steaua equalizer. Then a corner kick for the Romanian side turned into a loose ball in the box and Sulley got onto the end of it for the locals (1-1). An unexpected twist. The second half started with a scare. In the 47th minute the ball fell to William who hit a spectacular long range shot from the edge of the area that rung off the crossbar. As the game went on Fran Escrib\u00e1 looked for the solution by bringing on players off the bench, with half anhour to go Castillejo replaced Pato and Jonathan moved up to play behind Santos Borr\u00e9. The best news of the night was the return of C\u00e9dric Bakambu, who replaced Santos Borr\u00e9 in the 82nd minute. The French-Congolese striker had not played since the Real Sociedad match in preseason due to injury. Next up for Villarreal in the UEFA Europa League is Turkish side Osmanlispor away from home (Thursday, 20th October). Line-ups: Steaua de Bucarest: Nita; Tama\u0219, Tosca, Moke, Momcilovic; Bourceanu, Sulley; Popa (Jakolis, m. 76), Boldrin, William (Popescu, m. 89); and Golubovic (Tanase, m. 77). Villarreal CF: Andr\u00e9s; Rukavina, Musacchio, Bonera, Jos\u00e9 \u00c1ngel; N\u2019Diaye, Bruno, Jonathan dos Santos, Cheryshev (Soriano, m. 72); Pato (Castillejo, m. 62) and Santos Borr\u00e9 (Bakambu, m. 82). Goals: 0-1. Min. 9: Santos Borr\u00e9. 1-1. Min. 19: Sulley. Referee: Yevhen Aranovskiy (UKR). Cautioned: Santos Borr\u00e9, Rukavina and N\u2019Diaye. Stadiun: National Arena.","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Submarine went ahead with a Santos Borr\u00e9 goal, but could not hold their lead against Steaua"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal picked up a hard fought point in their second match in the Group stage of the UEFA Europa League against Steaua Bucharest (1-1) and go top of Group L with four points earned from a possible six, taking advantage of Osmanlispor\u2019s defeat to Z\u00fcrich (2-1)."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"It was not the best performance by the Yellows, who had to sit back and complete their defensive duty to get the draw. The state of the pitch at the National Arena in Bucharest was questionable and did not favour the spectacle. With this result, Villarreal go eight games undefeated since the start of the season, six in the league and two in the UEFA Europa League."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Submarine went ahead in their first chance of the match. Colombian striker Santos Borr\u00e9 was through on goal after a Bruno through ball, he got away from his defender and hit a great shot underneath Steaua goalkeeper Nita with the outside of his boot. An exquisite finish. It was in the 9th minute and so the match could not have started better for Fran Escrib\u00e1\u2019s side."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Yellows were well positioned and nobody expected a Steaua equalizer. Then a corner kick for the Romanian side turned into a loose ball in the box and Sulley got onto the end of it for the locals (1-1). An unexpected twist."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The second half started with a scare. In the 47th minute the ball fell to William who hit a spectacular long range shot from the edge of the area that rung off the crossbar. As the game went on Fran Escrib\u00e1 looked for the solution by bringing on players off the bench, with half anhour to go Castillejo replaced Pato and Jonathan moved up to play behind Santos Borr\u00e9."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The best news of the night was the return of C\u00e9dric Bakambu, who replaced Santos Borr\u00e9 in the 82nd minute. The French-Congolese striker had not played since the Real Sociedad match in preseason due to injury. Next up for Villarreal in the UEFA Europa League is Turkish side Osmanlispor away from home (Thursday, 20th October)."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Line-ups:"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Steaua de Bucarest: Nita; Tama\u0219, Tosca, Moke, Momcilovic; Bourceanu, Sulley; Popa (Jakolis, m. 76), Boldrin, William (Popescu, m. 89); and Golubovic (Tanase, m. 77)."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal CF: Andr\u00e9s; Rukavina, Musacchio, Bonera, Jos\u00e9 \u00c1ngel; N\u2019Diaye, Bruno, Jonathan dos Santos, Cheryshev (Soriano, m. 72); Pato (Castillejo, m. 62) and Santos Borr\u00e9 (Bakambu, m. 82)."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Goals: 0-1. Min. 9: Santos Borr\u00e9. 1-1. Min. 19: Sulley."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Referee: Yevhen Aranovskiy (UKR). Cautioned: Santos Borr\u00e9, Rukavina and N\u2019Diaye."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Stadiun: National Arena."}],"buttons":[],"images":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd.jpg","alt":"HOYOYO ","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"}],"widgets":[],"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd.jpg","alt":"HOYOYO ","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3575a296285fb19345d1541d071339fd.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Submarine went ahead with a Santos Borr\u00e9 goal, but could not hold their lead against Steaua"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal picked up a hard fought point in their second match in the Group stage of the UEFA Europa League against Steaua Bucharest (1-1) and go top of Group L with four points earned from a possible six, taking advantage of Osmanlispor\u2019s defeat to Z\u00fcrich (2-1)."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"It was not the best performance by the Yellows, who had to sit back and complete their defensive duty to get the draw. The state of the pitch at the National Arena in Bucharest was questionable and did not favour the spectacle. With this result, Villarreal go eight games undefeated since the start of the season, six in the league and two in the UEFA Europa League."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Submarine went ahead in their first chance of the match. Colombian striker Santos Borr\u00e9 was through on goal after a Bruno through ball, he got away from his defender and hit a great shot underneath Steaua goalkeeper Nita with the outside of his boot. An exquisite finish. It was in the 9th minute and so the match could not have started better for Fran Escrib\u00e1\u2019s side."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Yellows were well positioned and nobody expected a Steaua equalizer. Then a corner kick for the Romanian side turned into a loose ball in the box and Sulley got onto the end of it for the locals (1-1). An unexpected twist."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The second half started with a scare. In the 47th minute the ball fell to William who hit a spectacular long range shot from the edge of the area that rung off the crossbar. As the game went on Fran Escrib\u00e1 looked for the solution by bringing on players off the bench, with half anhour to go Castillejo replaced Pato and Jonathan moved up to play behind Santos Borr\u00e9."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The best news of the night was the return of C\u00e9dric Bakambu, who replaced Santos Borr\u00e9 in the 82nd minute. The French-Congolese striker had not played since the Real Sociedad match in preseason due to injury. Next up for Villarreal in the UEFA Europa League is Turkish side Osmanlispor away from home (Thursday, 20th October)."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Line-ups:"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Steaua de Bucarest: Nita; Tama\u0219, Tosca, Moke, Momcilovic; Bourceanu, Sulley; Popa (Jakolis, m. 76), Boldrin, William (Popescu, m. 89); and Golubovic (Tanase, m. 77)."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal CF: Andr\u00e9s; Rukavina, Musacchio, Bonera, Jos\u00e9 \u00c1ngel; N\u2019Diaye, Bruno, Jonathan dos Santos, Cheryshev (Soriano, m. 72); Pato (Castillejo, m. 62) and Santos Borr\u00e9 (Bakambu, m. 82)."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Goals: 0-1. Min. 9: Santos Borr\u00e9. 1-1. Min. 19: Sulley."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Referee: Yevhen Aranovskiy (UKR). Cautioned: Santos Borr\u00e9, Rukavina and N\u2019Diaye."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Stadiun: National Arena."}]}],"hero":{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"The Submarine went ahead with a Santos Borr\u00e9 goal, but could not hold their lead against Steaua Villarreal picked up a hard fought point in their second match in the Group stage of the UEFA Europa League against Steaua Bucharest (1-1) and go top of Group L with four points earned from a possible six, taking advantage of Osmanlispor\u2019s defeat to Z\u00fcrich (2-1). It was not the best performance by the Yellows, who had to sit back and complete their defensive duty to get the draw. The state of the pitch at the National Arena in Bucharest was questionable and did not favour the spectacle. With this result, Villarreal go eight games undefeated since the start of the season, six in the league and two in the UEFA Europa League. The Submarine went ahead in their first chance of the match. Colombian striker Santos Borr\u00e9 was through on goal after a Bruno through ball, he got away from his defender and hit a great shot underneath Steaua goalkeeper Nita with the outside of his boot. An exquisite finish. It was in the 9th minute and so the match could not have started better for Fran Escrib\u00e1\u2019s side. The Yellows were well positioned and nobody expected a Steaua equalizer. Then a corner kick for the Romanian side turned into a loose ball in the box and Sulley got onto the end of it for the locals (1-1). An unexpected twist. The second half started with a scare. In the 47th minute the ball fell to William who hit a spectacular long range shot from the edge of the area that rung off the crossbar. As the game went on Fran Escrib\u00e1 looked for the solution by bringing on players off the bench, with half anhour to go Castillejo replaced Pato and Jonathan moved up to play behind Santos Borr\u00e9. The best news of the night was the return of C\u00e9dric Bakambu, who replaced Santos Borr\u00e9 in the 82nd minute. The French-Congolese striker had not played since the Real Sociedad match in preseason due to injury. Next up for Villarreal in the UEFA Europa League is Turkish side Osmanlispor away from home (Thursday, 20th October). Line-ups: Steaua de Bucarest: Nita; Tama\u0219, Tosca, Moke, Momcilovic; Bourceanu, Sulley; Popa (Jakolis, m. 76), Boldrin, William (Popescu, m. 89); and Golubovic (Tanase, m. 77). Villarreal CF: Andr\u00e9s; Rukavina, Musacchio, Bonera, Jos\u00e9 \u00c1ngel; N\u2019Diaye, Bruno, Jonathan dos Santos, Cheryshev (Soriano, m. 72); Pato (Castillejo, m. 62) and Santos Borr\u00e9 (Bakambu, m. 82). Goals: 0-1. Min. 9: Santos Borr\u00e9. 1-1. Min. 19: Sulley. Referee: Yevhen Aranovskiy (UKR). Cautioned: Santos Borr\u00e9, Rukavina and N\u2019Diaye. Stadiun: National Arena.","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Submarine went ahead with a Santos Borr\u00e9 goal, but could not hold their lead against Steaua"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal picked up a hard fought point in their second match in the Group stage of the UEFA Europa League against Steaua Bucharest (1-1) and go top of Group L with four points earned from a possible six, taking advantage of Osmanlispor\u2019s defeat to Z\u00fcrich (2-1)."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"It was not the best performance by the Yellows, who had to sit back and complete their defensive duty to get the draw. The state of the pitch at the National Arena in Bucharest was questionable and did not favour the spectacle. With this result, Villarreal go eight games undefeated since the start of the season, six in the league and two in the UEFA Europa League."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Submarine went ahead in their first chance of the match. Colombian striker Santos Borr\u00e9 was through on goal after a Bruno through ball, he got away from his defender and hit a great shot underneath Steaua goalkeeper Nita with the outside of his boot. An exquisite finish. It was in the 9th minute and so the match could not have started better for Fran Escrib\u00e1\u2019s side."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Yellows were well positioned and nobody expected a Steaua equalizer. Then a corner kick for the Romanian side turned into a loose ball in the box and Sulley got onto the end of it for the locals (1-1). An unexpected twist."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The second half started with a scare. In the 47th minute the ball fell to William who hit a spectacular long range shot from the edge of the area that rung off the crossbar. As the game went on Fran Escrib\u00e1 looked for the solution by bringing on players off the bench, with half anhour to go Castillejo replaced Pato and Jonathan moved up to play behind Santos Borr\u00e9."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The best news of the night was the return of C\u00e9dric Bakambu, who replaced Santos Borr\u00e9 in the 82nd minute. The French-Congolese striker had not played since the Real Sociedad match in preseason due to injury. Next up for Villarreal in the UEFA Europa League is Turkish side Osmanlispor away from home (Thursday, 20th October)."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Line-ups:"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Steaua de Bucarest: Nita; Tama\u0219, Tosca, Moke, Momcilovic; Bourceanu, Sulley; Popa (Jakolis, m. 76), Boldrin, William (Popescu, m. 89); and Golubovic (Tanase, m. 77)."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal CF: Andr\u00e9s; Rukavina, Musacchio, Bonera, Jos\u00e9 \u00c1ngel; N\u2019Diaye, Bruno, Jonathan dos Santos, Cheryshev (Soriano, m. 72); Pato (Castillejo, m. 62) and Santos Borr\u00e9 (Bakambu, m. 82)."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Goals: 0-1. Min. 9: Santos Borr\u00e9. 1-1. Min. 19: Sulley."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Referee: Yevhen Aranovskiy (UKR). 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Colombian striker Santos Borr\u00e9 was through on goal after a Bruno through ball, he got away from his defender and hit a great shot underneath Steaua goalkeeper Nita with the outside of his boot. An exquisite finish. It was in the 9th minute and so the match could not have started better for Fran Escrib\u00e1\u2019s side. The Yellows were well positioned and nobody expected a Steaua equalizer. Then a corner kick for the Romanian side turned into a loose ball in the box and Sulley got onto the end of it for the locals (1-1). An unexpected twist. The second half started with a scare. In the 47th minute the ball fell to William who hit a spectacular long range shot from the edge of the area that rung off the crossbar. As the game went on Fran Escrib\u00e1 looked for the solution by bringing on players off the bench, with half anhour to go Castillejo replaced Pato and Jonathan moved up to play behind Santos Borr\u00e9. The best news of the night was the return of C\u00e9dric Bakambu, who replaced Santos Borr\u00e9 in the 82nd minute. The French-Congolese striker had not played since the Real Sociedad match in preseason due to injury. Next up for Villarreal in the UEFA Europa League is Turkish side Osmanlispor away from home (Thursday, 20th October). Line-ups: Steaua de Bucarest: Nita; Tama\u0219, Tosca, Moke, Momcilovic; Bourceanu, Sulley; Popa (Jakolis, m. 76), Boldrin, William (Popescu, m. 89); and Golubovic (Tanase, m. 77). Villarreal CF: Andr\u00e9s; Rukavina, Musacchio, Bonera, Jos\u00e9 \u00c1ngel; N\u2019Diaye, Bruno, Jonathan dos Santos, Cheryshev (Soriano, m. 72); Pato (Castillejo, m. 62) and Santos Borr\u00e9 (Bakambu, m. 82). Goals: 0-1. Min. 9: Santos Borr\u00e9. 1-1. Min. 19: Sulley. Referee: Yevhen Aranovskiy (UKR). Cautioned: Santos Borr\u00e9, Rukavina and N\u2019Diaye. 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