If anyone had told Villarreal fans ten years ago that exactly a decade later, they would be in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, none would have respectfully believed it. 2012 was the year they were relegated to the Segunda Division in Spain after an utterly disappointing season, but just a year later they were back in the top-tier after securing a second-placed finish on the final day of the league campaign. It would turn out to define their rise to European glory just seven years later. The period between 2013/14 and 2019/20 was dotted with consistency as they slowly …
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