JAKARTA - Villarreal solidified the aggregate against Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League quarter-finals.

Entertaining Dinamo at the Estadio de la Ceramica, Spain, Thursday local time (Friday, western Indonesia time), Villarreal won 2-1 over their guests thanks to two goals ahead of halftime.

Paco Alcacer put Villarreal in the lead when he threw the ball into the no-man's net, as goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic was lured out of his nest by Samuel Chukwueze in the 36th minute.

Then two minutes before halftime captain Gerard Moreno doubled Villarreal's lead by utilizing a gag ball from Alcacer's shot which Livakovic did not stop perfectly.

In the 74th minute, Dinamo scored a goal back through Mislav Orsic who ended a one-two with Bruno Petkovic with a curling shot that goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli couldn't anticipate.

The 2-1 score lasted until dispersal, ensuring Villarreal qualified for the semifinals with a 3-1 aggregate victory over Dinamo, Antara noted according to the official UEFA website.

Villarreal returned to the semifinals of the Europa League after last doing so in 2015/16 and this time under the direction of Unai Emery who has won the competition, The Yellow Submarine's chances are relatively big.


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