Gaffe in Villareal-Copenhagen, the Europa League anthem starts at the stadium

The players, waiting for the solemn Champions League anthem, were amazed and surprised. On the pitch, Copenhagen’s crucial victory arrived, condemning Villareal to elimination

An evening born under an unlucky star and ended worse. What happened toCeramics Stadium before kick-off Villareal-Copenhagen it has something surreal, a moment of general embarrassment that quickly made the rounds on the web and on TV around the world.

The strange inconvenience

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While the teams lined up in midfield, ready to receive the charge from the solemn music of the Champions Leaguesomething different, but also familiar, sounded from the speakers: the anthem ofEuropa League. It’s not the first time this has happened. In April, on the occasion of the second leg of the quarter-finals between Aston Villa And PSGVilla Park played the Europa League anthem. The gaffe, deafening in its symbolic sense, left the players stunned. Incredulous looks among the twenty-two starters, nervous smiles and a lot of amazement on the faces. It almost felt like an omen, an unsolicited reminder for the Yellow Submarine: the European ranking is now outlined.

The challenge between Villareal and Copenhagen

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Unfortunately for the Spaniards, the confusion also transferred to the green rectangle. The Copenhagen he wasted no time in taking advantage of the general confusion, taking the lead after just two minutes with Elyounoussi. The match then turned into a frantic chase for the home team. Despite the reaction attempts that led to the draw first with Howsaña at the start of recovery and then with Oluwaseyi in the 56th minute (after the new Danish lead by Achouri), Villarreal showed all its defensive weaknesses. The final prank, consistent with the grotesque start, came in the 90th minute. Just when the draw seemed to be written, the former Parma player Andreas Cornelius he froze the stadium by signing the final 2-3 for the Danes.

A defeat that smacks of condemnation: with just one point in the standings and a weak defense, qualification for the playoffs is six points away. With two games remaining, only arithmetic is left to condemn the Submarine Amarillo out of the Champions League.