IN addition to the regular B and C matches, etc., next week a team made up mostly of B teamers but with additions will travel to Sunderland to play their under-21 club. This is part of the first "Premier League international Cup U-21" being held in the UK.
All the matches are being played in the UK, since UEFA wouldn't give the goahead for something more like a European Cup for youth sides, which was the original idea. HAlf of the teams are from the UK, the other half are invited sides; Atletic Bilbao is the only other Spanish side in the competition.
Villarreal has not yet named their team, but the backbone of it is expected to be B-team players, with some additions from the C ranks and possibly below.
We are in a group with Sunderland, Everton (who replaced Manchester United) and our friends Celtic. Maybe the Celtic Submari will arrange a trip to see the youngsters play?