ANDhe Villarreal travel this Tuesday to Liverpool with clear ideas on how to deal with the game at anfield and with just one doubt . Of course, the most important that the La Plana team can have and that is none other than that of its ‘franchise player’ Gerald Moreno.
The Catalan soccer player has been between cottons throughout the week and ever since he was forced to ask for the change due to muscular discomfort in the league match against Getafe. Although at first the worst was feared when it came to the hamstring and given the footballer’s precedents this season, it was himself Unai Emery the one that reassured the yellow fans at discount a few days later a serious injury and confirmed that it was an overload.
Gerard has worked with recuperators during the last days and will wait until the last minute to decide on its inclusion or not on the team. Coach, player and medical staff They must analyze their physical condition in the next few hours and assess the decision risks for a party that, yes, happens to be one of the highlights of the season. Although the fact of remaining the second leg at La Cerámica a week later.
His return already decided the round of 16 in Turin
Gerard arrives at the semifinal in a very similar situation to that of the round of 16 that the yellows played against the Juventus from Turin. After missing the first leg in Vila-real, the international striker arrived on time to play the final stretch of the match in Italy. And his contribution was decisive. Emery opted for the Catalan with 16 minutes remaining and with a scoreless draw, and with Gerard on the field the game turned around. The first ball he touched was the pass that led to the penalty Coquelin a few seconds after jumping onto the pitch. The battering ram himself was in charge of materialize it to open the bookmark. His was the play that also ended the third and final goal that sentenced the yellow classification.
The injuries They have only allowed Gerard has been able to play 19 games What headline this season, which has not been an impediment for has scored 12 goals and have distributed seven assists. Numbers, yes, that due to physical problems are far from those signed last season where accumulated a total of 30 goals together with others ten goal passes.
