2020–21 Villarreal CF season
| 2020–21 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Fernando Roig | |||
| Head coach | Unai Emery | |||
| Stadium | Estadio de la Cerámica | |||
| La Liga | 7th | |||
| Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Gerard (23) All: Gerard (30) | |||
| Biggest win | Leioa 0–6 Villarreal | |||
| Biggest defeat | Barcelona 4–0 Villarreal | |||
| ||||
The 2020–21 season was the 98th season in the existence of Villarreal CF and the club's eighth consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Villarreal participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 20 July 2020 to 30 June 2021, with the late start to the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.
On 23 July 2020, the club announced the appointment of three-time Europa League winner and former Spartak Moscow, Sevilla, Valencia, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal manager Unai Emery.[1]
On 26 May 2021, Villarreal defeated Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League Final 11–10 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time, winning the competition for the first time in club history.[2]
The season was the first since 2005–06 without former captain Bruno Soriano, who retired after the 2019–20 season.
Players[]
- As of 30 January 2021[3]
| No. | Name | Nat | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Signed from | Transfer fees | Apps. | Goals | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | Sergio Asenjo | 
|
GK | 28 June 1989 | 2013 | 2022 | Atlético Madrid
|
Free transfer | 222 | 0 | |
| 13 | Gerónimo Rulli | 
|
GK | 20 May 1992 | 2020 | 2024 | Real Sociedad
|
€5m | 2 | 0 | |
| 35 | 
|
GK | 16 April 2002 | 2020 | 2025 | Villarreal CF B
|
Youth system | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | Mario Gaspar |
|
DF | 24 November 1990 | 2009 | 2023 | Villarreal CF B
|
Youth system | 326 | 10 | captain |
| 3 | Raúl Albiol |
|
DF | 4 September 1985 | 2019 | 2022 |  Napoli
|
Free transfer | 71 | 1 | 3rd captain |
| 4 | Pau Torres |
|
DF | 16 January 1997 | 2017 | 2024 | Villarreal CF B
|
Youth system | 69 | 4 | |
| 6 | Ramiro Funes Mori |
|
DF | 5 March 1991 | 2018 | 2022 |  Everton
|
£8.1m | 48 | 2 | |
| 8 | Juan Foyth |
|
DF | 12 January 1998 | 2020 | 2021 | Tottenham Hotspur
|
On Loan | 16 | 0 | |
| 15 | Pervis Estupiñán | 
|
DF | 21 January 1998 | 2020 | 2027 | Watford F.C.
|
£15m | 25 | 0 | |
| 18 | Alberto Moreno |
|
DF | 5 July 1992 | 2019 | 2024 | Liverpool
|
Free transfer | 23 | 0 | |
| 21 | Jaume Costa |
|
DF | 18 March 1988 | 2012 | 2021 | Valencia CF Mestalla
|
211 | 5 | ||
| 27 |
|
DF | 23 June 2001 | 2020 | Villarreal CF B
|
Youth system | 0 | 0 | |||
| 44 | Andrei Rațiu | 
|
DF | 20 June 1998 | 2019 | Villarreal CF B
|
Youth system | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 5 | Dani Parejo |
|
MF | 16 April 1989 | 2020 | 2024 | Valencia
|
Free transfer | 36 | 3 | |
| 10 | Vicente Iborra |
|
MF | 16 January 1988 | 2019 | 2023 | Leicester City
|
£9m | 66 | 4 | vice-captain |
| 11 | Samuel Chukwueze | 
|
MF | 22 May 1999 | 2018 | 2023 | Villarreal CF B
|
Youth system | 91 | 12 | |
| 14 | Manu Trigueros |
|
MF | 17 October 1991 | 2012 | Villarreal CF B
|
Youth system | 294 | 19 | ||
| 19 | Francis Coquelin | 
|
MF | 13 May 1991 | 2020 | 2024 | Valencia
|
€6.5m | 22 | 0 | |
| 25 | Étienne Capoue |
|
MF | 11 July 1988 | 2021 | 2023 | Watford F.C.
|
16 | 1 | ||
| 28 | Carlo Adriano |
|
MF | 12 February 2001 | 2020 | Villarreal CF B
|
Youth system | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | Álex Baena |
|
MF | 20 July 2001 | 2019 | 2025 | Villarreal CF B
|
Youth system | 7 | 0 | |
| - | Ramiro Guerra | 
|
MF | 21 March 1997 | 2017 | Villarreal CF B
|
Youth system | 4 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 7 | Gerard Moreno |
|
FW | 7 April 1992 | 2018 | 2023 | Espanyol
|
€20m | 103 | 49 | |
| 9 | Carlos Bacca | 
|
FW | 8 September 1986 | 2017 | 2022 | A.C. Milan
|
€7m | 110 | 28 | |
| 12 | Dani Raba |
|
FW | 29 October 1995 | 2017 | Villarreal CF B
|
Youth system | 34 | 2 | ||
| 17 | Paco Alcácer |
|
FW | 30 August 1993 | 2020 | 2025 |  Borussia Dortmund
|
€23m | 40 | 10 | |
| 20 | Rubén Peña |
|
FW | 18 July 1991 | 2019 | 2024 | Eibar
|
€8m | 45 | 3 | |
| 23 | Moi Gómez |
|
FW | 23 June 1994 | 2019 | 2023 | Sporting Gijón
|
€1.3m | 72 | 9 | |
| 24 | Alfonso Pedraza |
|
FW | 9 April 1996 | 2015 | Villarreal CF B
|
Youth system | 67 | 4 | ||
| 30 | Yeremi Pino |
|
FW | 20 October 2002 | 2020 | 2024 | Villarreal CF B
|
Youth system | 23 | 3 | |
| 34 | Fer Niño |
|
FW | 24 October 2000 | 2020 | 2024 | Villarreal CF B
|
Youth system | 22 | 3 | |
| 40 | Álex Millán |
|
FW | 7 November 1999 | 2020 | Villarreal CF B
|
Youth system | 1 | 0 | ||
| Players transferred during the season | |||||||||||
| 16 | Takefusa Kubo | 
|
MF | 4 June 2001 | 2020 | 2021 | Real Madrid Castilla
|
On Loan | 13 | 0 | |
| 22 | Sofian Chakla | 
|
DF | 2 September 1993 | 2020 | Villarreal CF B
|
Youth system | 3 | 0 | Out on loan | |
Transfers[]
In[]
| Date | Player | From | Type | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July 2020 | Jaume Costa |
Valencia | Loan return | [4] | |
| 20 July 2020 | Alfonso Pedraza |
Real Betis | Loan return | [5] | |
| 20 July 2020 |  Enes Ünal |
Valladolid | Loan return | [6] | |
| 21 July 2020 | Enric Franquesa |
Mirandés | Loan return | [7] | |
| 21 July 2020 | Miguelón |
Huesca | Loan return | [8] | |
| 21 July 2020 | Dani Raba |
Huesca | Loan return | [9] | |
| 10 August 2020 | Takefusa Kubo |
Real Madrid | Loan | €2.5M | [10] |
| 12 August 2020 | Francis Coquelin |
Valencia | Transfer | €6.5M | [11] |
| 12 August 2020 | Dani Parejo |
Valencia | Transfer | Free | [11] |
| 4 September 2020 | Gerónimo Rulli |
Real Sociedad | Transfer | €5M | [12] |
| 15 September 2020 | Mario González |
Clermont |
Transfer | Free | [13] |
| 16 September 2020 | Pervis Estupiñán |
Watford |
Transfer | €16.5M | [14] |
| 4 October 2020 | Juan Foyth |
Tottenham Hotspur |
Loan | [15] | |
| 30 December 2020 | Étienne Capoue |
Watford |
Transfer | Undisclosed | [16] |
Out[]
| Date | Player | To | Type | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July 2020 | Mariano Barbosa |
Unattached | End of contract | [17] | |
| 20 July 2020 | Bruno Soriano |
Retired | [18] | ||
| 20 July 2020 |  André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
Fulham |
Loan return | [19] | |
| 4 August 2020 |  Akram Afif |
Al Sadd |
Buyout clause | €1M | [20] |
| 4 August 2020 | Álvaro |
Marseille |
Buyout clause | €5M | [21] |
| 4 August 2020 | Santi Cazorla |
Al Sadd |
Transfer | Free | [22] |
| 4 August 2020 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
Lyon |
Buyout clause | €11.5M | [23] |
| 4 August 2020 | Andrei Rațiu |
 ADO Den Haag |
Loan | [24] | |
| 12 August 2020 | Enes Ünal |
Getafe | Transfer | €9M | [25] |
| 13 August 2020 | Sergio Lozano |
Cartagena | Loan | [26] | |
| 14 August 2020 | Iván Martín |
Mirandés | Loan | [27] | |
| 18 August 2020 | Xavi Quintillà |
Norwich City |
Loan | [28] | |
| 25 August 2020 | Miguelón |
Espanyol | Loan | [29] | |
| 27 August 2020 | Enric Franquesa |
Girona | Loan | [30] | |
| 28 August 2020 | Andrés Fernández |
Huesca | Transfer | Undisclosed | [31] |
| 7 September 2020 | Manu Morlanes |
Almería | Loan | [32] | |
| 15 September 2020 | Mario González |
 Tondela |
Loan | [33] | |
| 22 September 2020 | Jorge Cuenca |
Almería | Loan | [34] | |
| 24 September 2020 | Javier Ontiveros |
Huesca | Loan | €650K | [35] |
| 8 January 2021 | Takefusa Kubo |
Real Madrid | Loan return | [36] | |
| 30 January 2021 | Sofian Chakla |
Getafe | Loan | [37] | |
Pre-season and friendlies[]
Win Draw Loss
| 23 August 2020 Friendly | Villarreal | 3–1 | Cartagena | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
|
Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Abril Portillo |
| 25 August 2020 Friendly | Villarreal | 2–3 | Tenerife | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Francisco Hernández Maeso |
| 28 August 2020 Friendly | Valencia | 2–1 | Villarreal | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Francisco Hernández Maeso |
56| 2 September 2020 Friendly | Villarreal | 2–0 | Real Sociedad | Villarreal, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report | Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Attendance: 0 Referee: Iván Caparrós Hernández |
| 5 September 2020 Friendly | Villarreal | 1–2 | Levante | Villarreal, Spain |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Attendance: 0 Referee: Miguel Bosch Doménech |
| 9 October 2020 Friendly | Villarreal | 2–0 | Orihuela | Villarreal, Spain |
| 11:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Attendance: 0 |
Competitions[]
Overall record[]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| La Liga | 13 September 2020 | 22 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 39.47 |
| Copa del Rey | 16 December 2020 | 3 February 2021 | First round | Quarter-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 80.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 22 October 2020 | 26 May 2021 | Group stage | Winners | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 80.00 |
| Total | 58 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 103 | 55 | +48 | 53.45 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
La Liga[]
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
| 6 | Real Betis | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 61 | |
| 7 | Villarreal | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 58 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage[b] |
| 8 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 53 | |
| 9 | Granada | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 46[c] |
Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[38]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[38]
Notes:
- ^ Since the winners of the 2020–21 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round) was passed to the seventh-placed team, Villareal.
- ^ Villarreal qualified to the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League by winning the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. Based on their league position (7th), they would have received the spot above to enter the Europa Conference League play-off round. This spot was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.
- ^ Granada finished ahead of Athletic Bilbao on head-to-head goal difference: Granada 2–0 Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Granada.
Results summary[]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 58 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 21 | +10 |
Source: La Liga
Results by round[]
Matches[]
The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.[39][40]
| 13 September 2020 1 | Villarreal | 1–1 | Huesca | Villarreal |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
|
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
| 19 September 2020 2 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Eibar | Villarreal |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
|
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
| 27 September 2020 3 | Barcelona | 4–0 | Villarreal | Barcelona |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 30 September 2020 4 | Villarreal | 3–1 | Alavés | Villarreal |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: David Medié Jiménez |
| 3 October 2020 5 | Atlético Madrid | 0–0 | Villarreal | Madrid |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 18 October 2020 6 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Valencia | Villarreal |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
|
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
90+2| 25 October 2020 7 | Cádiz | 0–0 | Villarreal | Cádiz |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ramón de Carranza Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
| 2 November 2020 8 | Villarreal | 2–0 | Valladolid | Villarreal |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 8 November 2020 9 | Getafe | 1–3 | Villarreal | Getafe |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
|
Report | Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 0[a] Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
| 21 November 2020 10 | Villarreal | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Villarreal |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
|
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 29 November 2020 11 | Real Sociedad | 1–1 | Villarreal | San Sebastián |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
|
Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 6 December 2020 12 | Villarreal | 0–0 | Elche | Villarreal |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre |
| 13 December 2020 13 | Real Betis | 1–1 | Villarreal | Seville |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez |
| 19 December 2020 14 | Osasuna | 1–3 | Villarreal | Pamplona |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: El Sadar Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
19| 22 December 2020 15 | Villarreal | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Villarreal |
| 22:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: David Medié Jiménez |
| 29 December 2020 16 | Sevilla | 2–0 | Villarreal | Seville |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 0[a] Referee: César Soto Grado |
| 2 January 2021 17 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Levante | Villarreal |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
| 8 January 2021 18 | Celta Vigo | 0–4 | Villarreal | Vigo |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
|
Report | Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
| 20 January 2021 19 | Villarreal | 2–2 | Granada | Villarreal |
| 21:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez |
| 23 January 2021 20 | Huesca | 0–0 | Villarreal | Huesca |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
|
Stadium: El Alcoraz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 30 January 2021 21 | Villarreal | 1–1 | Real Sociedad | Villarreal |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Isidro Díaz De Mera Escuderos |
| 6 February 2021 22 | Elche | 2–2 | Villarreal | Elche |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
|
Report | Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mario Melero López |
| 14 February 2021 23 | Villarreal | 1–2 | Real Betis | Villarreal |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
|
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 21 February 2021 24 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Villarreal | Bilbao |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
| 28 February 2021 25 | Villarreal | 0–2 | Atlético Madrid | Villarreal |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
| 5 March 2021 26 | Valencia | 2–1 | Villarreal | Valencia |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
| 14 March 2021 27 | Eibar | 1–3 | Villarreal | Eibar |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 0[a] Referee: David Medié Jiménez |
| 21 March 2021 28 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Cádiz | Villarreal |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: César Soto Grado |
| 3 April 2021 29 | Granada | 0–3 | Villarreal | Granada |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report | Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 11 April 2021 30 | Villarreal | 1–2 | Osasuna | Villarreal |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
| 18 April 2021 33 | Levante | 1–5 | Villarreal | Valencia |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea | ||
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 28 April 2021, but was brought forward by La Liga.[42] | ||||
| 21 April 2021 31 | Alavés | 2–1 | Villarreal | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega |
| 25 April 2021 32 | Villarreal | 1–2 | Barcelona | Villarreal |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
|
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
| 2 May 2021 34 | Villarreal | 1–0 | Getafe | Villarreal |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
| 9 May 2021 35 | Villarreal | 2–4 | Celta Vigo | Villarreal |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: David Medié Jiménez |
| 13 May 2021 36 | Valladolid | 0–2 | Villarreal | Valladolid |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
| 16 May 2021 37 | Villarreal | 4–0 | Sevilla | Villarreal |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 22 May 2021 38 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Villarreal | Madrid |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano[43] Attendance: 0[a] Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
Copa del Rey[]
| 16 December 2020 First round | Leioa | 0–6 | Villarreal | Leioa |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
|
Report | Stadium: Sarriena Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
| 5 January 2021 Second round | Zamora | 1–4 | Villarreal | Zamora |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
|
Report | Stadium: Ruta de la Plata Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez |
| 17 January 2021 Round of 32 | Tenerife | 0–1 | Villarreal | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
|
Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López Referee: César Soto Grado |
| 26 January 2021 Round of 16 | Girona | 0–1 | Villarreal | Girona |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Montilivi Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
| 3 February 2021 Quarter-finals | Levante | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Villarreal | Valencia |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ciutat de València Referee: César Soto Grado |
UEFA Europa League[]
Group stage[]
The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[44]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VIL | MTA | SIV | QRB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villarreal
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4–0 | 5–3 | Canc.[b] | |
| 2 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Sivasspor
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 |  Qarabağ
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — |
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[41]
- ^ The Villarreal v Qarabağ match was awarded as a walkover to Villarreal after being cancelled as several players of the Qarabağ squad tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2.
| 22 October 2020 1 | Villarreal | 5–3 | Sivasspor | Villarreal, Spain |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) |
| 29 October 2020 2 | Qarabağ | 1–3 | Villarreal | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 18:55 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium[b] Attendance: 0[a] Referee: (Czech Republic) |
| 5 November 2020 3 | Villarreal | 4–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Villarreal, Spain |
| 22:10 CET (UTC+1)[c] |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
| 26 November 2020 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–1 | Villarreal | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 18:55 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal) |
| 3 December 2020 5 | Sivasspor | 0–1 | Villarreal | Sivas, Turkey |
| 18:55 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia) |
| 10 December 2020 6 | Villarreal | 3–0 Awarded[d] | Qarabağ | Villarreal, Spain |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Referee: (Ukraine) |
Knockout phase[]
Round of 32[]
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.[47]
| 18 February 2021 First leg | Red Bull Salzburg  | 0–2 | Villarreal | Wals-Siezenheim, Austria |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
| 25 February 2021 Second leg | Villarreal | 2–1 (4–1 agg.) | Red Bull Salzburg | Villarreal, Spain |
| 18:55 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
Round of 16[]
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 26 February 2021.[48]
| 11 March 2021 First leg | Dynamo Kyiv  | 0–2 | Villarreal | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 19:55 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium Attendance: 12,751 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
| 18 March 2021 Second leg | Villarreal | 2–0 (4–0 agg.) | Dynamo Kyiv | Villarreal, Spain |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) |
Quarter-finals[]
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 19 March 2021.[49]
| 8 April 2021 First leg | Dinamo Zagreb  | 0–1 | Villarreal | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
| 15 April 2021 Second leg | Villarreal | 2–1 (3–1 agg.) | Dinamo Zagreb | Villarreal, Spain |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
Semi-finals[]
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 19 March 2021, after the quarter-final draw.[49]
| 29 April 2021 First leg | Villarreal | 2–1 | Arsenal | Villarreal, Spain |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
| 6 May 2021 Second leg | Arsenal | 0–0 (1–2 agg.) | Villarreal | London, England |
| 20:00 BST (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
Final[]
| 26 May 2021 Final | Villarreal | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (11–10 p) | Manchester United | Gdańsk, Poland |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 9,412 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) | |
| Penalties | ||||
Statistics[]
Squad statistics[]
- Last updated 26 May 2021.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | UEFA Europa League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ESP
|
Sergio Asenjo | 37 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 13 | GK | ARG
|
Gerónimo Rulli | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ESP
|
Mario Gaspar | 29 | 0 | 21+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | ESP
|
Raúl Albiol | 47 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 4 | DF | ESP
|
Pau Torres | 44 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 6 | DF | ARG
|
Ramiro Funes Mori | 20 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | ||
| 8 | DF | ARG
|
Juan Foyth | 32 | 1 | 13+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10+2 | 1 | ||
| 15 | DF | ECU
|
Pervis Estupiñán | 33 | 0 | 12+13 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF | ESP
|
Alberto Moreno | 9 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF | ESP
|
Rubén Peña | 29 | 1 | 12+6 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF | ESP
|
Jaume Costa | 25 | 1 | 3+11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5+3 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | ESP
|
Alfonso Pedraza | 44 | 2 | 24+5 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 10+2 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | ESP
|
Dani Parejo | 53 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 1+4 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | ESP
|
Vicente Iborra | 18 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | NGA
|
Samuel Chukwueze | 40 | 5 | 13+15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10+1 | 1 | ||
| 14 | MF | ESP
|
Manu Trigueros | 54 | 2 | 30+5 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 12+2 | 1 | ||
| 19 | MF | FRA
|
Francis Coquelin | 32 | 0 | 7+15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | ESP
|
Moi Gómez | 49 | 4 | 29+6 | 4 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+10 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF | FRA
|
Étienne Capoue | 27 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | ESP
|
Carlo Adriano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | MF | ESP
|
Yeremi Pino | 37 | 7 | 6+18 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2+7 | 1 | ||
| 32 | MF | ESP
|
Álex Baena | 20 | 2 | 2+4 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 4+5 | 2 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ESP
|
Gerard Moreno | 46 | 30 | 30+3 | 23 | 0+1 | 0 | 9+3 | 7 | ||
| 9 | FW | COL
|
Carlos Bacca | 35 | 9 | 9+14 | 5 | 2+1 | 1 | 7+2 | 3 | ||
| 12 | FW | ESP
|
Dani Raba | 11 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 17 | FW | ESP
|
Paco Alcácer | 39 | 12 | 19+8 | 6 | 1+1 | 0 | 6+4 | 6 | ||
| 34 | FW | ESP
|
Fernando Niño | 27 | 8 | 8+9 | 3 | 2+3 | 3 | 1+4 | 2 | ||
| 40 | FW | ESP
|
Álex Millán | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
| 22 | DF | MAR
|
Sofian Chakla | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | JPN
|
Takefusa Kubo | 19 | 1 | 2+11 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
Goalscorers[]
- As of 26 May 2021
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | FW |
|
Gerard | 23 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
| 2 | 17 | FW |
|
Paco Alcácer | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 9 | FW |
|
Carlos Bacca | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 34 | FW |
|
Fer Niño | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | 30 | MF |
|
Yeremi Pino | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | 11 | MF |
|
Samuel Chukwueze | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 23 | MF |
|
Moi Gómez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | DF |
|
Pau Torres | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | MF |
|
Dani Parejo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | DF |
|
Raúl Albiol | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | MF |
|
Manu Trigueros | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 24 | DF |
|
Alfonso Pedraza | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 32 | MF |
|
Álex Baena | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 | 8 | DF |
|
Juan Foyth | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | FW |
|
Dani Raba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | MF |
|
Takefusa Kubo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 20 | DF |
|
Rubén Peña | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | DF |
|
Jaume Costa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | DF |
|
Sofian Chakla | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | MF |
|
Étienne Capoue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 40 | FW |
|
Álex Millán | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Totals | 60 | 12 | 28 | 100 | ||||
Notes[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
- ^ Qarabağ played their home matches at the neutral venue Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul (Turkey), instead of their regular home stadium Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, as UEFA announced on 20 October 2020 to temporarily suspend all UEFA matches taking place in Armenia and Azerbaijan until further notice due to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[45]
- ^ The Villarreal v Maccabi Tel Aviv match was originally scheduled at 21:00, but was delayed due to heavy rain.
- ^ The Villarreal v Qarabağ match was cancelled and awarded as a 3–0 win to Villarreal after several players of the Qarabağ squad were tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2.[46]
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