Villarreal will attempt to make the semi-finals of the Europa League for the first time since 2011 when they travel to Sparta Prague for the second leg of their quarter-final on Thursday night.
A brace from Cedric Bakambu saw the Spanish side record a 2-1 victory in the first leg last week, but they will face a Sparta team that are unbeaten in all six of their European home games this season.
Sparta Prague
David Bicik looks downbeat during the Europa League quarter-final between Villarreal and Sparta Prague on April 7, 2016
In truth, Sparta were extremely fortunate to escape with just a 2-1 defeat in the first leg last week. Villarreal perhaps should have wrapped up the tie on home soil, but Jakub Brabec's away goal has given the Czech side a chance of making the semi-finals.
This season is actually the first time that Sparta have made the quarter-finals of this competition since the 1983-84 campaign, which remains their best ever showing in this particular tournament.
The Reds secured their passage into the knockout round by finishing second in Group K - collecting 12 points from their six matches and remaining unbeaten in the process. They overcame Krasnador 4-0 on aggregate in the round of 32, before impressively dumping Italian side Lazio out of the competition in the last-16.
Incredibly, the 2-1 defeat at Villarreal last week was Sparta's first Europa League loss in 13 matches, which is a run of form that stretched back to December 2014, when they were beaten 2-1 at Young Boys in the group stages.
As mentioned, Sparta are actually unbeaten in all six of their European home games this season and they have conceded just three times in the Czech Republic. What's more, they have scored at least once in all 15 European matches this term.
The hosts will also enter the match off the back of a 2-1 victory over Pribram in the Czech Liga table at the weekend, which has left Zdenek Scasny's team in second position in their domestic division - seven points clear of third with a game in hand.
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Villarreal
Villarreal players celebrate their second goal during the Europa League quarter-final between Villarreal and Sparta Prague on April 7, 2016
Sparta are in the quarter-finals of this competition for the first time since the 1983-84 season, but Villarreal made the semi-finals as recent as 2011, when they lost to the eventual winners Porto. The Yellow Submarine also made the final four in 2004, but once again lost to the team that went on to claim the trophy, which on that occasion was Valencia.
Villarreal's first-leg victory means that Marcelino's side are now unbeaten in their last 10 Europa League fixtures - recording seven wins in the process. Impressively, only Borussia Dortmund, who face Liverpool on Thursday, have won as many games as Villarreal since the start of this season's group stage.
Team News
Cedric Bakambu is violated during the Europa League quarter-final between Villarreal and Sparta Prague on April 7, 2016
Sparta will be without the services of their goalscorer from the first leg - Brabec - after the centre-back picked up a booking and subsequent suspension last week. Costa Nhamoinesu is also still suspended, leaving head coach Scasny with problems at the back.
Radoslav Kovac should return to the team in central defence, however, while Lukas Julis and Ladislav Krejci are expected to continue as the two strikers in a 3-5-2 formation.
As for Villarreal, head coach Marcelino is expected to keep faith with the same team that won in Spain last week.
Bakambu's brace last time out took his Europa League tally for the campaign to seven goals and the in-form centre-forward should once again be joined by Roberto Soldado in the final third.
Mateo Musacchio remains on the sidelines, leaving Eric Bailly and Victor Ruiz as the two first-choice centre-backs.
Sparta possible starting lineup:
Bicik; Holek, Kovac, Zahustel; Konate, Marecek, Matejovsky, Dockal, Frydek; Julis, Krejci
Villarreal possible starting lineup:
Asensio; Mario, Bailly, Ruiz, Costa; Castillejo, Bruno, Trigueros, Suarez; Bakambu, Soldado
Head To Head
Last week's clash at El Madrigal was the first time that these two teams had ever met in a competitive match.
Sparta have faced Spanish opposition on 18 occasions, however, recording five wins and suffering 11 defeats.
Villarreal, meanwhile, are unbeaten in their six encounters with Czech teams - winning four times. In the group stages, the Spanish giants came head-to-head with Sparta's domestic rivals Vikoria Plzen and managed a 3-3 draw in the away match.
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