Thread: Almería - Villarreal

Athletic lost. Atlético lost. Valencia's opponent needs to win. So does Sevilla's. The ball is in Villarreal's court. Now will we take it and run?

Expect an answer in the opening 15 minutes. If manager Juan Carlos Garrido has the Yellow Submarine motivated and ready to go from the start, it will be no contest. But an early respite will give the home side hopes of raining on our parade. And Almería does have the quality to trouble our young back line.

My expected starting XI:

López
Mario - Musacchio - Marchena - Catalá
Cani - Borja - Bruno - Cazorla
Ruben - Rossi

Prediction: We've never won at the Juegos Mediterráneos (at least in the top flight), but that's just another meaningless statistic. After all, Almería has never been relegated going into the match, either. 0-2 to Villarreal, with Rossi sending us through to the Champions League. Endavant Villarreal!