Villarreal ‘have to seize initiative’

VILLARREAL defender Diego Godin accepts the onus will be on his side to make most of the early running against Panathinaikos tonight as they look to seal a place in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Villarreal travel to Greece knowing it is Panathinaikos who hold the upper hand in their last 16 tie after Henk Ten Cate’s side claimed a 1-1 draw at El Madrigal in the first leg.

“It’s clear that it’s us who have to take the initiative and go for the game right from the first moment,” said the Uruguayan international centre-back.