Villarreal midfielder Borja Valero is confident the club are on an upward curve despite the midweek Champions League defeat to Napoli. The Yellow Submarine went down 2-0 in Italy on Tuesday night but have improved in the Primera Division of late after a poor start. An opening-weekend thrashing at Barcelona was followed by a home draw with Sevilla and a 1-0 loss at Granada. A first win was fina...Full Story »

With morale boosted by their successful Europa League fightback in midweek, Villarreal will now look to get their Primera Division campaign back on track when they travel to improving Racing Santander. Villarreal went into Thursday's last-32 second leg at home to Napoli without a win in four games - a run that included La Liga defeats to lowly Levante and Deportivo La Coruna, plus a 1-1 home dr...Full Story »