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Popular left-back Joan Capdevilla has left the club he joined in 2007 Villarreal, switching to Portugese club Benfica. The signing proves to be the second defender that Benfica have added to their ranks in the week, signing Equezial Garay from Real Madrid also.

The defender has signed a two-year deal with the club, keeping him in Portugal until 2013—unless a club is willing to pay his €20 million release clause. The World Cup-winning defender enjoyed a solid career at Villarreal, making 140 appearances for the club and scoring 15 goals.

Recenlty he experienced a string of games on the bench, seeing Jose Catala replace him in his own left-back position. Nevertheless, Benfica identified the 33-year-old as a target, and will possibly serve as the club where he will end his career.

Remarkably Capdevilla never won a trophy at Villarreal, mainly because of the complete dominance of Real Madrid and Barcelona. Capdevilla may prove to be the second player to leave Villarreal within the week with Giuseppe Rossi strongly considering a move to Turin giants Juventus. With Rossi's agent talking up the deal, Villarreal may just have a few places to fill before the commencement of the 2011/2012 La Liga.

He will most likely serve as a replacement for Fabio Coentrao, after he left for Madrid after Los Galacticos offered big money to lure the highly rated Portuguese man to the Bernabeu.

Those looking for an alternative to Barcelona’s attacking flair will not have to look far. Villarreal have played expansive, attacking and deservedly rewarding football over the past season, and it finally seems as though the Yellow Submarine have cemented their place as regulars at the top half of the Spanish Liga.

But a team with a capacity of just 25,000 at El Madrigal and with Barcelona and Real Madrid receiving maximum payoffs from their television rights, what does the future hold and what can we expect from Villarreal going into next season?

With European qualification already guaranteed, the club will surely be looking at ways to strengthen a squad that has at times played exceptional football, as well as replacing those who may be on their way through the exit door at El Madrigal.

One of those being star striker Giuseppe Rossi, who has so far bagged 18 league goals and has been the target of Barcelona with a possible £30 million transfer on the cards.

An important factor will be to look for a long-term replacement for Marcos Senna.

Seen as the engine which drives the team forward, giving them leadership as well as keeping them tidy in their defensive third, Senna has been absent from the team’s starting lineup for much of the season through injury.

You’d have to wonder if third place in the league would have been guaranteed by now if he had been available.

Another worrying issue for the Submarine is the lack of strength in depth. When you look at players such as Santi Cazorla, Borja Valero, Cani, Nilmar and Rossi, you see a foundation of young, attack-minded players who can turn possession into goals.

The problem, however, is that Villarreal are still to be considered a “selling club.” There are no ready-made replacements to come in and do the job that these players have done over the past couple of years.

It may be a case whereby the club will have to look toward sellable assets such as Rossi and possibly Borja Valero in order to reinvest heavily in the depth of the squad.

This is a team, after all, who are pushing for the finals of the Europa League and who will want to maintain a position of regulars in the Champions League.

Coupled with Valencia’s huge debt and the increasing uncertainty surrounding star players and management at Atletico Madrid, they may be able to sneak under the radar in capturing young talent.

The positives are there for a successful 2011/2012 campaign. The club understand the philosophy of their situation and the need to slowly keep building through the sale one or two big money players.

But it's so important that this small squad get the much needed investment through the transfer market. Not only to augment the existing talent and flair, but to give it further leadership in the absence of Marcos Senna and enough depth that come this time of the season they’re not worn out from a heavy schedule.

Villarreal vs. Gijon

Villarreal enjoyed a morale-boosting win over Bayern Leverkusen in the Europa League match midweek, and they will be looking to use the victory as stepping stones towards getting their form back in La Liga.

The dip in form has meant that Villarreal are now down to the fourth position, with four points separating them from third-placed Valencia.

They will be up against a Sporting Gijon side that has won against Getafe and drawn against Barcelona in their last few matches.

Even though they might be close to the relegation zone, they will be providing formidable opposition to Villarreal winning.

The last 10 matches have been extremely good for Sporting Gijon, as they have taken 16 points.

However, given that this is an away match, Gijon will be focusing more on stopping their opponents rather than scoring themselves, which could result in a cagey affair.

As a result of their recent form, the relegation threat has eased a little.

Nilmar scored the injury time winner over Bayern Leverkusen and he is expected to provide significant attacking threat for Villarreal.

Villarreal will hope to use the home match against Sporting Gijon to produce better results.

Sevilla vs. Barcelona

Barcelona progressed into the next round of the Champions League in spectacular fashion by beating Arsenal convincingly.

However, they will be looking to maintain the gap over Real Madrid most importantly this weekend.

The match against Sevilla is probably the toughest of all, given that Sevilla have been excellent at home at least in La Liga.

Barcelona have only 11 games to go to win the title, but the feeling is that, if they maintain the gap as it is, they will be doing so before the final round of fixtures.

However, the going gets tough for Barcelona from this fixture onwards, and Sevilla will be looking to make the most out of it.

Even though Barcelona have been suffering from a number of injuries of late, it has not affected their form at all.

Given that they will be boosted by the return of a number of players from the injury table, it is expected to boost their performance even more.

However, they will still be without Carles Puyol, who is not ready to take part in the league matches yet. Andres Palop is the major doubt for Sevilla.

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Deportivo La Coruna vs. Villarreal

The fantastic form Villarreal has been carrying the last few weeks was brought to an end abruptly following the shocking loss to Levante.  It was easily the biggest shock of the weekend, and it allowed Valencia to close the gap on the Yellow Submarines to just one point.

Juan Carlos Garrido will definitely be ruing the missed chances in this match.  The defeat also means Valencia could be moving into third place before Villarreal plays Sunday.

Villarreal will at least be satisfied to know while they suffered a loss against Levante in an extremely close match, Deportivo La Coruna lost heavily to Gefate.  Miguel Angel Lotina must certainly be shocked by his side's performance against Getafe.  The defeat puts them just one point ahead of Levante in the 17th position.

The amazing drop in the table could also be due to the six defeats they have suffered in their last seven games.  Deportivo La Coruna has also been conceding a lot of goals recently, and Villarreal will be definitely looking to take advantage of it.

Espanyol vs. Real Madrid

Two consecutive defeats in the Spanish La Liga have meant Espanyol is slowly losing out on the race for finishing in the fourth position.  The gap between Valencia and Espanyol in sixth place has extended to seven points.

Even though it will be very difficult, Espanyol will be looking to at least catch Athletic Bilbao, who is just one point ahead of the Catalan club.  The other race for Real Madrid seems to be over after the massive seven-point lead between them and Barcelona.

However, Jose Mourinho and his side are pretty confident they can still win the title.  Cristiano Ronaldo said Mourinho has a master plan to catch Barcelona, although he did not reveal it.  Ronaldo's return to form will be a massive boost for Real Madrid, as they have missed his goals the last few weeks.

Real Madrid will have to cope with the loss of Ricardo Carvalho and Pepe in the centre of defense.  Espanyol has injury problems of their own, with players like David Garcia and Felipe Mattioni still missing for the Catalan side.  Espanyol’s home form will certainly make things difficult for Real Madrid in their quest to overturn Barcelona's lead.

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For me as a Croatian and huge Dinamo Zagreb this is a big celebration!

Dinamo Zagreb just did one of the biggest surprises in Europa League.

In Maksimir, home of Dinamo Zagreb, Villarreal was completely outplayed.

Ante Rukavina and Sammir provided moments of calm in an otherwise untidy match to earn the hosts victory in their opening Group D fixture.

Dinamo Zagreb vs Villarreal  2-0

Rukavina 18’, Sammir 80’

Lineups:

Dinamo Zagreb

Kelava - Vrsaljko - Biscan - Tonel - Cufre - Badelj - Ademi - Sammir - Morales - Tomecak - Rukavina

Substitutes:  Chago for Morales

                        Ibanez for Rukavina

                        Beciraj for Sammir

Villarreal

Lopez - Mario - Rodriguez - Musacchio - Capdevila - Senna - Bruno - Cani - Montero - Altidore - Ruben

Substitutes:  Rossi  for Ruben

                        Valero for Bruno

                        Cazoria for Cani

Before the match, Villarreal was asked if they ever heard about Dinamo Zagreb and of course, the answer was, no we don't. But tonight they learned their lesson.

They probably thought how Dinamo Zagreb will be just an easy opponent and 3 points are guaranteed. They were very wrong!

From the beginning, Dinamo showed great skills and they possessed to ball most of the times.

Villarreal didn't show anything in the whole match. Their attackers were very poor, mostly thanks to the great defensive duo, Igor Biscan, former Liverpool player and great new signing, Tonel, who came from Portugual team, Sporting Lisbon. They were fantastic last night and nobody couldn't go through them.

First goal came in 18min. as a result of great Dinamo discipline on the field. Sammir did amazing run through the center and made a great assist for Ante Rukavina, who stayed calm and finished it easily for 1-0. The atmosphere in Maksimir went crazy after that.

Nothing special happened during the first half as Dinamo kept attacking and having the ball most of the time.

In second half time Senna did a stupid thing, he got a second yellow card and left his team to do a miracle with 10 men on the field. Of course they failed.

Second goal came in  80min. when Cufre first won the ball by doing a great tackle and then he did a great run on the left side of the field and gave amazing ball for the player of the match, Sammir who scored nice goal.

Can Dinamo Zagreb finally stay in Europe after winter? Last time they accomplish that was since 40 years but now under Vahid Halihodzic who did amazing work in one month can finally bring Dinamo far in Europe Competition.

Dinamo did a great job because honestly nobody expected for them to beat Villarreal who is definitely one of the teams that should go far in this year Europa League.

Player of the match: Sammir ( goal and assist)

In other match of this group Club Brugge and PAOK tied 1-1.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Dinamo Zagreb	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
Paok	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Club Brugge	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Villarreal	1	0	0	1	0	2	–2	0

PS     Please make Dinamo Zagreb community page on bleacher report :)

As Villarreal continues to prepare for an exciting season, the team's signings and transfers continue to happen. Several old key players such as captain Javi Venta and French legend Robert Pires (both free agents at the moment), and reliable striker Joseba Llorente (to recently promoted Real Sociedad) left the club, which made it clear that president Fernando Roig was planning a different approach to next season.

Earlier this summer, the president announced the team would look to young team Villarreal B for new faces. The B team finished in the top seven in the first year in Liga Adelante, which surpassed all expectations.

Roig's words were said and done; several B players are already part of the first team for Villarreal's exciting preseason, with Ecuadorian midfielder Jefferson Montero, or Argentinean centerback Mateo Musacchio being considered for the starting eleven of the new year by coach Garrido.

Now, with the World Cup coming to an end, Villarreal hurries to get its homework done and sign as many outside players it needs before the market explodes next Monday.

The first two signings are creative midfielder Borja Valero and young centerback Dorian Dervite.

Valero wanted to continue to play in Spain this season after a successful spell at Mallorca that left the team fifth in La Liga, the best year for the club in a long time. Mallorca will play in the Europa League next season.

Valero, officially a West Bromwich Albion player, had been followed closely by Mallorca, who first wanted to pay the four million Euro clause stipulated before the loan, but could not make the payment as the club was lucky enough to keep the entity away from bankruptcy.

During this summer, Sevilla was the second Spanish team to want to make an effort for the Spaniard, but the Andalusians, which will play in the Champions League next season, were too busy closing contract renewals with Andres Palop and others, and dealing with the Luis Fabiano to AC Milan situation, to focus on Valero. Instead, they signed Italian midfielder Tiberio Guarente, from Atalanta.

Villarreal took the bull by the horns, and within a matter of days, the signing has been announced. The skilled midfielder will join the Yellow Submarine for the next five seasons, and will pay West Bromwich six million Euro.

Valero, who is known for his particular way of bringing the ball from the defensive midfield to the forwards, a very Riquelme-like quality, as well as for his mid-range shots, has been a very much wanted player all throughout the summer.

The Spaniard was named one of the best players in last edition of La Liga, winning the Don Balón Magazine Award for Player of the Year in Spain in the process.

Valero is only 25 years old, but has already played over 150 league games between Real Madrid B, Mallorca, and West Bromwich.

Villarreal will keep the average age of 25 for the first team with this signing. The average age has gone down a whopping four years since last year.

French centerback Dorian Dervite has also signed for Villarreal. The ex-Tottenham player will signed with the Spanish team for the next two seasons after signing as a free agent, and will join the B team in Liga Adelante, Spain's second division.

Even though 21-year-old Dervite has not really enjoyed much playing time with the English club, he has represented France at every level from the U-16 to the U-21.

He spent last season on loan at England's League One Southend United, and even though the team finished the year relegated to League Two, he was voted Southend's second player of the year.

Fernando Roig was the main speaker in a ceremony to present Villarreal's goals for the 2010/11 season.

Among many interviews with team players and club officials who went on stage and spoke about the team's past, present and future, were Javi Venta and Robert Pires, two beloved players who left Vila-real this summer.

Javi Venta said farewell in a video where he he expressed his "hope to return to El Madrigal soon", something that will be possible if he ends up signing with First Division Sporting Gijón, as rumored.

Robert Pires thanked everybody in his brief video conference, talking about how "sometimes things end abruptly, but that does not mean I am grateful for all these years."

Pires was known to want a representative position in the club, a la Zidane in Madrid, but he was instead let go with no further talks of any kind.

The Villarreal B team was also brought on stage and praised for the amazing season the youngsters have achieved in the Spanish Second division, where the groguets have been in the top six for months now, and are sure to end the season surpassing all expectations. 

Meanwhile, Villarreal's main rival, Castellón, was relegated to the Third Division last week, with half the points Villarreal B has. A truly amazing season for Villarreal.

Several of those B team players should join the first team this summer, among them midfielder Jefferson Montero and defender Musacchio have the most chances to start for Garrido's team next year.

The ceremony also had Fernando Roig, the club's president, ensuring the season pass holder campaign that started last year will be repeated this summer. This way, all of Villarreal's fans who have a season pass but find themselves unemployed, will be able to watch all games for free, throughout the season.

Last year, over 15 percent of all season pass holders took advantage of the unemployed campaign. With Spain's unemployment reaching 25 percent, one can only expect those numbers to be higher.

Roig also announced a five percent average decrease in all season pass prices, in order to make sure "all Villarreal fans would be able to afford to come to El Madrigal."

The president's goal is to reach 18,000 season pass holders, a little under the 20,000 from last year, but a realistic approach given that for the first time in six years, the Valencian team will not play in Europe.

Fernando Roig also spoke about how excited this new season will be. "I've always had this idea of having a club where the B team provides the first team with talented players every summer, and where there is little or no need to find foreign signings."

"This next year's team will be close to perfection" Roig said.

He has been an advocate for promoting young Spaniards starting in La Liga constantly, and with Garrido in charge, an employee of the club for more than a decade who came from the B team, the young prospects will replace the voids left by Javi Venta and Robert Pires.

In other news, Ivan Marcano has officially signed for Getafe in a one year loan, after Garrido made public his willingness to let the young left defender go somewhere else.

Garrido has barely given Marcano any playing time since he arrived, and the Spaniard will have to now find minutes in Madrid.

Villarreal has also been rumored to have an important interest in 22-year-old Argentinean midfielder from Ferrocarril Oeste, Gonzalo Pablo Castellani. Garrido already tried to sign the young Argentinean in the Christmas transfer window, but negotiations did not end up well.

With both teams willing to talk again, Castellani could arrive as early as before the World Cup is over.

As most of Villarreal's squad goes on vacation, and as the rest of them get ready for the World Cup, Juan Carlos Garrido prepares what will be a renewed team, inside and out.

In the past couple of days, three players have been confirmed to be let go and all three for different reasons.

Robert Pires, who was expected to work as a representative for the club, was told goodbye rather abruptly in a move that disappointed the Frenchman, who had grown to love the Valencian team.

Javi Venta, one of the team captains and the one who has been in Vila-real the longest, parted ways with his beloved team as well, and is now studying offers. A couple of them are from abroad, but the strongest interest comes from the team of his province,First division Sporting Gijón, where he would be a first choice player.

The third and most surprising goodbye is Argentinean Ariel Ibagaza. The 33-year-old midfielder had agreed to sit down and renew his contract, but after not reaching an agreement with the club, he will be leaving the East coast.

Ariel wanted two years, while Roig only offered him one. The 5'5" player will most likely stay in Spain, where he has played most of his career. Second division Hercules is on the lookout for him.

As these three key players say farewell, Juan Carlos Garrido has made clear he will be leaning on the youngsters team, Villarreal B, to supply the first team.

Villarreal B has had an amazing year, and is currently sixth in the Liga Adelante, the second Spanish division, only one point away from a promotion spot that would not promote the team anyways due to the country's rules.

So far, it is known that at least seven of those players will be promoted to the first team: goalkeeper Juan Carlos; defenders Gaspar, Catalá, and Oriol; midfielders Matilla and Jefferson Montero; and forward Marco Rubén.

Even though some groguets (term for Villarreal's fans) are skeptical about how a batch of younger players will replace key, experienced players such as Pires or Venta, most of the city is excited about how well this kids can perform next season.

Personally, I think both Ecuadorian Montero and defender Catalá could have a big impact in Villarreal's first team, even as first choice players.

Montero is supposed to take Robert Pires's spot, and has already shown he has the potential to do so.

Catalá can play both on the left or the center of the defense, and is ready, at age 26, to make the transition to the first team.

The Spaniard is also very talented when it comes to setting up crosses from the left. With Capdevila most likely past his prime after this World Cup, Jose Catalá could be his natural replacement.

But as Juan Carlos Garrido writes down who will be a part of Villarreal's first year without an European competition since 2003 (unless Mallorca goes officially bankrupt), one name stands above all as the biggest enigma: Jozy Altidore.

The American forward has managed to score only once while on loan at Hull, with the English team not able to avoid relegation to the Championship.

He will be a part of the Yanks' squad in South Africa, and as he did in the Confederations Cup with an amazing game against Spain in the semifinal, he will have to play just as well if he wants to stay in Vila-real through the summer.

Altidore has not said he wants to leave Villarreal as much as just be a part of the starting eleven, something Juan Carlos Garrido could give him if he performs well in the World Cup.

Of all strikers in the Spanish team, some could leave the town in the next weeks, giving Altidore more chances to play. Joseba Llorente has not had a good year, and Valencia could offer 5-6 Million Euro to replace David Villa's escape.

Giuseppe Rossi and Nilmar are the first choice for Garrido, with Marco Ruben a close third, but the interest of bigger teams for Rossi could mean a spot for Jozy next year.

Villarreal's president Fernando Roig seems to have it all planned when it comes to his club, and this summer is no different.

His coach Juan Carlos Garrido will have to wait and see who leaves Vila-real, before knowing how much he will be able to spend strengthening the team for next season.

With several key players not ensured to stay in Vila-real throughout the summer, Villarreal could see several changes when it comes to the starting eleven.

The chances of three of them leaving in particular could mean the beginning of a transition process in the way Villarreal plays.

Diego Lopez: The Galician goalkeeper has a very good reputation in Europe, having given a run for his money to Victor Valdes, De Gea and Andres Palop when it came to going to the World Cup as a third goalkeeper.

Lopez lost his place for Victor Valdés in the Spanish national side, but he has completed a strong season nevertheless.

Several teams in England and Italy are following Lopez, who turns 29 in November; the best from Villarreal's player is still yet to come; he is about to hit his prime. 

With Villarreal not likely to play a continental tournament next season (they are still awaiting on the UEFA's decision though), Lopez could see himself playing in another country.

However, since Villarreal already paid six million Euros for who used to be Real Madrid's goalkeeper two years ago, it is unlikely that Roig will sell for less than 10 million. Not like that would be a problem for Manchester City, United or Milan, though.

Marcos Senna: Senna has been Villarreal's symbol of a growing team that became one of the best in Europe overnight. He came from Brazil on a gamble by Villarreal's board, got injured and did not play for eleven months right off the bat, and did not have his opportunity until a year and a half after signing.

However, Pellegrini never gave up on him, and he responded accordingly. Since then, he has become one of the best defensive midfielders in Europe, and at the same time, a key player in Spain's Euro 2008 victory. A true underdog story.

Now about to turn 34, Marcos does not have as many fans as he used to in Vila-real; for one his coach Juan Carlos Garrido does not see him as important for the team anymore; he even said so in a conversation with Fernando Roig that was leaked to the press and caused huge controversy within the club.

Several teams in Turkey, where he still has a prominent reputation, as well as England and Italy, follow him closely. Marcos could very well have spent his last season in Vila-real.

Giuseppe Rossi: The Italian kid is not much of a kid anymore. Giuseppe has grown and shown he is capable of pulling a team forward with his winning attitude and talent.

At age 23, he has just been confirmed as one of the privileged ones who will be in South Africa with the azurri national side. Manchester United and more aggressively Juventus, want him as soon as possible.

On the other hand, the human touch Fernando Roig gives to Villarreal could mean the Italian will not be leaving anytime soon. Roig gave Rossi an unlimited vacation when his father died some months ago in New Jersey.

Even as Villarreal was playing to save the season both in Europe and La Liga, the president made clear that the player was first, and that is something Giuseppe has thanked him for many times.

Villarreal is known for taking care of its players as family; that will surely count for something as other European teams come to Vila-real with lots of money and desire to snap Rossi out of Villarreal's hands.

Whatever happens this summer, Roig and Garrido will have to wait and see who leaves first before they bring any important players to Vila-real.

Saturday's game in Zaragoza has to be a win, there is no question about it. Villarreal will go head first against a team that has already avoided relegation, and that will play with no other reason than finishing the season.

Zaragoza and Villarreal go back a long way, however. The maños were relegated in El Madrigal some years ago, in a match that ended with Acuña, paraguayan international, and then key player in Zaragoza's midfield, kicking a Villarreal fan who had jumped from the stands and into the field to celebrate the victory at the end of the game, and several players from both teams pushing and shoving each other.

That game resulted in several game bans for a couple of players, and Villarreal did not even play for anything; that should be an example of what Saturday's game could be like. Zaragoza remembers.

At the same time Villarreal makes sure to get full points out of the last game of the season, the groguets are appealing to Atletico's professionalism when it comes to beating Getafe at the Calderon. Getafe is sixth with the same points Villarreal has, but with a better direct goal average with the team from the East coast.

Villarreal players have been making sure to publicly state that they hope Atletico will not play nice after its recent Europe League win. Forlan and friends will have celebrated for several days, but that should not mean that the colchoneros will not have what it takes to beat Getafe, who after all is a local rival.

Whatever happens, Villarreal will have to pray to get that sixth spot that ensures Europa League for next season, and then move on to change several things for the years to come. Several problems are to be changed if Villarreal wants to continue to bring European tournaments to Vila-real every year.

The transition of the team's performance and playing tactics is obvious. Juan Carlos Garrido has recently earned a well deserved renewal of his contract until next season. Garrido has been in Villarreal for over a decade, coaching the youngsters and more recently the B team, who is now a couple of points away from the promotion spots to Liga Adelante, a promotion that would not take place due to league restrictions.

Garrido has shown maturity when things turned sour after Hamburg took away the European dream a little too early, and that paid off. The team has proved to be better defensively, and even though the attack is a bit shaky at times, with Nilmar needing a couple more years to be what he can be, Llorente past his prime, and Rossi affected by his father death, overall team performance has improved, vastly, since Garrido took over.

At the same time, several players are due to leave the club this summer, and the spot will be left empty for others. Javi Venta, who went from playing in Villarreal's feeder, Onda, to captain of the team and even invited to the national side's retreat a couple of years ago, will be leaving Vila-real at the end of the season, probably to play in England. Venta is Raul-like that way—in love with the tradition of the sport, and the mutual respect between fans and team; and England has lots of both; most likely, Javi will end up there.

Robert Pires is also leaving, even though he wanted to retire in Vila-real, and work for the club at a representative level—sort of a Zizou in Madrid. Apparently, things turned sour along the way during last season, and the frenchman will leave one of his favorite clubs like nothing happened. Some blame Garrido, wanting to place a couple of family members in the club's structure; others say Robert is just not wanting to stay after all.

Whatever the reason, Villarreal loses the opportunity to have an worldwide-known star to be the face of the club.

As better times, and well known players are left behind, Villarreal will have to make another turn if it wants to find its new identity, and that is something that will have to come from the club's boss, Fernando Roig.

He has not lost touch with who he is in all these years—from convincing Martin Palermo to join an unknown club, decision that would make Maradona yell "Big, big mistake", to getting a watered-down Riquelme from the hands of Barcelona and turning him into an even bigger star, or giving Giuseppe Rossi as many weeks as he needed to mourn the death of his father some months ago, even with the club playing for his life in Europe and the Liga Adelante.

Don Roig will have to decide this summer what the new philosophy for the club will be.