Villarreal manager Unai Emery admits they have lost the element of surprise going into their Champions League semi-final first leg against Liverpool at Anfield.
Few expected the seventh-placed LaLiga side to get past Juventus and Bayern Munich in the knockout stages to reach the last four.
Emery admits the chances of Liverpool not taking them seriously are slim but he hopes to 'surf the wave' of success which started when they won the Europa League last season.
'The surprise factor goes down; the first tie against Juventus the surprise factor was maybe more important,' said the former Arsenal manager.