How Villarreal prepared for Gdansk

The Yellow Submarine were given as much preparation time for the final in Gdansk as possible, as La Liga moved seven of the games of the final league round back 24 hours.

The season finale in Spain was quite a spectacle, as both Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid were able to win the league on the final day. It was also a tense battle between Villarreal, Real Sociedad and Real Betis for the two Europa League spots.

Unfortunately for Unai Emery’s side, it ended in dismay. Villarreal were seventh going into the game and needed to better their rivals' result. The Yellow Submarine took the lead against the title-chasing Blancos in the 20th minute, through Yeremi Pino.

However, fortunes would turn for…