For Fan Bizhuang, this night was really a dream of joy and pain, and the joy was that he and his team achieved a surprising result in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, and the "painful" thing is that after the game, he was so annoyed by four "crazy" women that his head was about to burst.

However, this painful experience did not last long, and after half an hour, Fan Bizhuang took his farewell, then picked up Felisa and Bella, and fled away from the café, and after sending the two beauties back to their accommodation, they left quickly.

Of course, before leaving, he also threw the note that Serena gave him into the wind in front of Felisa, which can be regarded as "throwing things Mingzhi".

The next day, Van Bizhuang and the team returned to Spain.

The time has entered the beginning of April, which is gradually entering the final stage of the league, that is, the sprint stage, in this time period, every club will do their best, whether it is the first echelon to compete for the championship, or the second echelon to fight for next season's Champions League qualification, or even the crane tail team that is desperately fighting for relegation, they must go all out and try their best not to fall behind in order to complete their team's season goals.

The same is true for Villarreal. But comparatively speaking, the task of the submarine is much easier than that of other teams with their own "ambitions".

This season, Villarreal is also a three-line battle, to be exact, it is a two-line operation, the team's main two fronts are the league and the Champions League, as for the domestic cup, it has been given up a long time ago, Pellegrini has insisted on using a mixed force composed of second team and substitute players to deal with, and the result is not at all unexpected, in the Copa del Rey game, Villarreal was eliminated early, and did not even adhere to the fifth round.

The premature exit of the Copa del Rey did not make the club have too much regret, Villarreal's heritage and bench thickness are placed there, and it is already very reluctant to cope with the two fronts, if you still have to devote yourself to the domestic cup, it may not be over yet, most of the team's players will reach a limit of physical fitness and energy, and if one is not good, the whole team may collapse, resulting in a season's efforts in vain.

Therefore, Manuel Pellegrini's strategy of focusing on the league and the Champions League is necessary and, so far, extremely successful.

At present, Villarreal is temporarily in second place in the league standings, with a seven-point gap from Barcelona, not too much, not too little, but when the league gradually enters the final stage, this gap is already an almost impossible barrier to cross, so to speak, Villarreal wants to compete for the league title, it is almost impossible.

Of course, the runner-up is the runner-up, and Villarreal FC is extremely satisfied with this ranking. Their goal in the league this season is to secure a top-four finish and qualify for next season's Champions League. They are now second in the league and with nine games remaining, there is undoubtedly a lot of hope, even if Sevilla and Atletico Madrid are chasing closely behind them, but they are not too stressed, they still have opportunities to make mistakes, and more than once. Even if their performance in the final stage is not good, as long as it is not too bad, then even if the ranking slips, the top four still have a great guarantee.

And another task, that is, the performance in the Champions League, Villarreal has also been overfulfilled. Before the Champions League game started, the club had set a low target and just qualified from the group. After all, Villarreal is just a small country club, and it is not as good as those giants who play in the Europa continent all year round, and they can play six group games, which has attracted enough attention and increased income for the club. To be able to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and to play two more games, is another lot of money, which is satisfying anyway.

However, the team's performance in the Champions League is not far behind the league, and even better, the yellow submarine not only broke through from the group, but also successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. And that's not all, after the first-leg win against Arsenal, the team has seen the hope of reaching the last four of the Champions League this season, and that hope is not small.

Villarreal are already at the crossroads of equalling the club's best European record and can go one step further and they can make new history for the club.

The league is second in the table, the Champions League has already completed the task ahead of schedule, and now every step forward is a new historical record, the two fronts go hand in hand, and so far in the season, Villarreal can be described as an incomparable success.

With the league table still stable, the team is naturally more inclined to focus more on Champions League games that can make new history.

Therefore, on the fourth day after returning to the small city, Villarreal hosted Malaga in the game, Pellegrini sent a starting lineup dominated by most of the substitutes, both to give the main players more rest and adjustment time, after all, two games a week is a very serious test of the players' fitness and energy.

At the same time, it is also for the protection of the players, and with the club's record of the best European results at hand, Manuel Pellegrini is not willing to take any risks and cannot afford any mistakes from his main players.

In this game, Van Bizhuang did not appear in the starting lineup, not only him, but also Cazorla, Forlan, Senna and other main players were sitting on the bench, the captain's armband was worn on Riquelme's arm, and he led a group of substitutes and young players to fight against opponents on the field.

In this game, Villarreal's overall form was not good, there was a tacit understanding between the substitute players and the main players, coupled with the lack of experience of some young players, and mistakes from time to time, which brought a great test to the team's defense.

In the first half, Riquelme took advantage of a free-kick in front of him to give his team a one-goal lead.

However, just before the end of the first half, Málaga also used a free-kick to change color, and Portugal midfielder Duda's free-kick found Argentina defender Rosario lurking at the back of the box, who headed the ball into Vieira's goal.

The score of the first half was fixed at 1:1.

In the second half, the two teams played inseparably, and in general, Villarreal, who played at home, had a vague upper hand. But the impasse has not been broken.

With 80 minutes into the game, when everyone thought the game was going to end in a draw, the home team's young substitutes paid the price for their youth, an inexplicable return pass error led to the collapse of the entire backline, Duda formed a one-on-one momentum in front, Vieira's attack was unsuccessful, Duda easily deceived him and smashed the ball into the empty net.

In the following nearly ten minutes, Pellegrini continued to replace the main players such as Van Bizhuang, but there was too little time left in the game, and Malaga was united in all the players, and in the end, Villarreal could only swallow the bitter fruit of the 1-2 defeat at home.

It was Villarreal's first two-game losing streak since April, and after the game, Manuel Pellegrini and his side came under a lot of criticism from the media, who believed it was Pellegrini's lack of focus on the league that led to the team's two-game losing streak.

But there are also people who understand this, after all, in the case of the league standings are temporarily stable, Villarreal is right to devote more energy to the Champions League, and to win in the Champions League can be regarded as contributing to the glory of Spanish football.

After this league game, there was also a slight change in the league standings, with Villarreal, who had lost two in a row, dropped one place in the standings, Sevilla FC overtook them by one point to second place, and Submarine was in third place in the standings.

Of course, this is just a small episode and Villarreal don't care too much about it, with Real Madrid in fourth place still four points away and Atletico Madrid in fifth place seven points apart.

For Villarreal, they want to qualify for next season's Champions League, and it doesn't matter what they are, just stay in the top four. Don't look at the current ranking to drop to third place, but as long as the rest of the games don't lose too much chain, it doesn't matter.

After the match against Malaga, Villarreal once again focused all their attention on the second leg of the upcoming Champions League quarter-finals.

It's still a two-week week, and the schedule is very intense, but that's the norm at the end of the season, and the battle is getting hotter on all fronts.

With plenty of rest and adjustment, combined with the huge advantage they had in the first leg, Villarreal could welcome Arsenal with a relaxed and confident attitude.

The chance to equalle the club's European record is at hand, and all the submarine players are full of fighting spirit.

"Villarreal is about to set sail again, the Champions League semi-finals, just around the corner!"

"The Yellow Submarine's club European results are just around the corner, and the young warriors are making great strides on a path to making new history!"

"Ninety minutes later, everything will be clear! A new history, created by fearless warriors! ”

"Villarreal, forward! The yellow submarine is at full throttle, moving forward!! ”

Spain's football media are also building hype for the upcoming quarter-and-second leg final, and in the face of a huge first-leg advantage, Spanish fans are confident that the submarine will qualify for the last four of the Champions League this season.

In the midst of the hustle and bustle, Arsenal, a traditional wealthy family from North London, finally came to the seaside town.