Villarreal CF has closed the 2025/26 season with a great recognition. After a campaign of enormous regularity, the yellow club has been awarded for its work in the dugout. Marcelino García Toral, coach of the Submarine during the last campaign, has been chosen as the third best coach of LaLiga EA Sports 2025/26, according to the classification announced by the competition itself. The award for the best coach of the year was for Hansi Flick, coach of FC Barcelona, La Liga champion, while the second place fell to José Bordalás, coach of Getafe. Marcelino completed the podium after a season of enormous regularity with Villarreal, which he led to third place in La Liga and returned to the top European competition. The recognition of Marcelino comes as a direct consequence of a course of great competitive value. The Asturian coach closed his stage at Villarreal with a classification of enormous merit, placing the team among the best in the championship and confirming the Submarine as one of the most solid projects in Spanish football. Under his direction, Villarreal signed a campaign that allowed it to look again at Europe from the elite. The classification for the Champions League represents a boost for the entity, which will compete again next season in the most demanding showcase in the continent. That performance explains why LaLiga has placed Marcelino among the three best coaches of the championship.