Villarreal, Spain, November 3 (BNA): Villarreal boosted its hopes of reaching the Champions League playoffs after goals from Etienne Capoy and Arnott Dangoma gave the Spanish team a 2-0 victory over Swiss rivals Young Boys in Group F on Tuesday. .
The result left Villarreal in second place with seven points from four games, trailing Manchester United with a record-less head-to-head record and two points ahead of third-placed Atalanta. Young Boys have three points and little chance of advancing, according to Reuters.
The hosts, who won the reverse match 4-1 last month, were forced to put in more effort this time as the Young Boys always looked dangerous in the first half and missed a string of chances.
Kabwe delighted the home team’s fans in the 36th minute when he hit a rebound from close range after visiting goalkeeper Guillaume Wever blocked the header of the French midfielder directly into his path.
Young Boys dominated the second half and hit the ball home in the 55th minute, but Christian Wassnacht’s header was canceled after a VAR check that Nicolas Bourgeois considered an offside in the building.
Homeowners defender Raul Albiol then hit a long-range shot from Fabian Rider on the goal line, before Pfeiffer blocked Danjuma’s violent shot and Kabwe shot inches from the far post at the other end.
Young Boys pressed in the closing stages as Misak Elijah approached, but they caught a cold in the 89th minute when Danjuma ran away from his mark and passed Vivre to seal Villarreal’s win.