Villarreal coach Unai Emery praised his "impeccable" players for their dedication after claiming the club's first major trophy by beating Manchester United in the Europa League final Wednesday.
The Spanish side won a thrilling penalty shoot-out 11-10, after a 1-1 draw, with goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli scoring his side's 11th before stepping back in goal to make the decisive save, stopping United counterpart David de Gea's spot-kick.
It was a record fourth Europa League triumph for Emery as a manager, after winning the competition three times with Sevilla, but marked Villarreal's first piece of major silverware.
Emery joined Villarreal in July 2020, nine months after he was sacked by English side Arsenal following a poor run of results.
The Spaniard knocked his former club out of this season's competition at the semi-final stage before taking down another Premier League giant in United, but insisted he did not see the achievement as a personal triumph.
