FC Villarreal: Coquelin saw “lack of modesty” at Bayern

Villarreal eliminated Munich

With FC Villarreal, Francis Coquelin successfully tripped FC Bayern in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The 30-year-old midfielder says he noticed a pinch of high spirits in Munich, especially in the first leg (1-0). “It was a little lack of modesty, I would say. I can understand that a little bit: when you’re the bigger team you don’t do it on purpose, but of course sometimes you think, ‘Well, we’re playing against the easiest team,'” Coquelin told dem “Guardians”.

FC Bayern took a 1-0 lead in the second leg through Robert Lewandowski (52nd), but conceded a 1-1 lead from Villarreal’s Samuel Chukwueze (88th) shortly before the end, which was their second after 2020/21 (against PSG). resulted in a knockout in the last eight. Coquelin, who played 59 and 84 minutes for the Spaniards, expressed his surprise at the reaction of the German record champions.

“They noticed that in the first leg because we could have scored three or four goals. I thought they’d be like, ‘Maybe we talked a little too much.’ But then they did exactly the same thing. So they haven’t learned their lesson. And all the chances we didn’t take in the first leg, we took in the second leg. We had one and used it. That’s why they were eliminated,” said the former Arsenal and Valencia FC player, who was on loan at SC Freiburg in 2013/14.

Villarreal FC demands favorite Liverpool FC – Coquelin doesn’t just want to watch Anfield

On Wednesday, Villarreal will face Liverpool FC in the semi-finals. The Reds are stronger than Bayern, says Coquelin. “We have to take our chances, because in two minutes they can punish you.” The last time his current employer, who won the Europa League last year, was in the semi-finals of the “premier class” in 2005/06 – against his former club Arsenal.

And Liverpool? “They are the best team in Europe, but what do you want as a footballer? Playing this kind of game, traveling around Europe. We dream of being in a Champions League final. We know it’s difficult, but the whole team, the whole city is excited. It’s difficult but we have confidence: we knocked out Bayern Munich and Juventus and we’re going there to compete. We’re not going there just to see Anfield,” Coquelin clarified.

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