Super-sub Llorente bags hat-trick to get Villarreal motoring

VILLARREAL came from behind to defeat a determined Aalborg 6-3 in a thrilling Group E Champions League match that saw a hat-trick from second-half substitute Joseba Llorente.

Llorente said that despite the convincing result, it was a difficult match for Villarreal. “We were suffering a lot, it was a tricky match against a team that appeared inferior but which showed that they can do something if you let them,” said the 28-year-old, who was bought from Valladolid last season.

Polish forward Marek Saganowski, on loan from Southampton, opened the scoring in the 19th minute for Aalborg.