Although obviously, all clubs and their fans want to play in Europe, there is a distinct advantage of not playing in Europe in that it reduces the number of matches and the amount of travelling ...

Given Villareal’s record in recent years, it may come as a surprise to realise that Arsenal have only beaten Villareal twice in six competitive matches. However, if we just look at the Champions ...

Thus in playing Arsenal, Villareal will consider it to be a bit like playing Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid or Barcenlona as they do twice each season. And we might note that in their home game with ...