Villarreal CF in European football

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Villarreal CF in European football
ClubVillarreal CF
First entry2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Latest entry2021–22 UEFA Champions League
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Villarreal CF, a Spanish football club, has played in European football since 2002, in the Intertoto Cup, UEFA Cup, Champions League, Europa League and UEFA Super Cup. The club won their first Europa League title in 2021.

History[]

2005–06 UEFA Champions League[]

The 2005–06 season brought the club considerable European success and recognition, due to their consistent performances in the Champions League. In the qualifying round stage, Villarreal controversially defeated English side Everton with a 4–2 aggregate score with two 2–1 victories. In the group stage, Villarreal were to be in the same group as Portuguese champions Benfica, French club Lille, and England's Manchester United. Remaining undefeated throughout the group stage, Villarreal were twice victorious (1–0 each against Benfica away and Lille at home) and earned four draws, including two scoreless draws with Manchester United. They topped their group and progressed to the knock-out stages along with Benfica. The club progressed to the quarter-finals in their Champions League debut by defeating the Scottish club Rangers 3–3 on the away goals rule (a 2–2 draw in Glasgow and a 1–1 draw at home gave the Spanish side one more away goal than their opponents).

El Submarino Amarillo drew Italian giants Inter Milan in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The first leg was played at the San Siro on 29 March 2006, where Villarreal's Diego Forlán scored inside the first minute of the match, but Villarreal lost 2–1 as Inter took a lead to the return leg at El Madrigal on 4 April. Villarreal, however, continued their unbeaten home record in the Champions League after winning the second leg 1–0 to qualify for the semi-finals on the away goals rule (the tie ended 2–2 on aggregate, but because of Forlán's goal in Milan, Villarreal advanced). During that game, left-back Rodolfo Arruabarrena turned a back header from Juan Román Riquelme free kick past Inter goalkeeper Francesco Toldo to score the decisive goal of the tie. In the semi-finals, Villarreal narrowly lost out to Arsenal on a 1–0 aggregate scoreline following Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann's save of Riquelme's last-minute penalty.

2006–07 season[]

The 2006–07 season started poorly for Villarreal, but the club was able to qualify for the UEFA Cup after eight consecutive wins – they were in 13th in the league table after round 30 of La Liga, but climbed to finish fifth at the end of the season.

2008–09 Champions League[]

The club automatically qualified for the 2008–09 Champions League after finishing second in La Liga the previous season. They drew Manchester United, for the second consecutive campaign; Celtic; and Aalborg BK. They made a good start by holding current European champions United to a goal-less draw at Old Trafford, a third 0–0 draw in a row against the English giants. A first win was sealed on 30 September by beating Gordon Strachan's Celtic 1–0 at El Madrigal, courtesy of a Marcos Senna free-kick. On 21 October, during a Champions League match against Aalborg, they won 6–3. The Spaniards went through to the knock-out stage after drawing 2–2 with Aalborg in Denmark and drawing goalless once again against Manchester United, though they lost to an already eliminated Celtic in the last group stage match.

In the knock-out stage, they faced Panathinaikos, who left Villarreal with a 1–1 away advantage, despite this the Greeks were to lose 1–2 in Athens. Villarreal reached the quarter-finals for the second time in two tries, and were once again paired with Arsenal. The first leg saw a 1–1 draw by a free-kick by Marcos Senna, equalised by an Emmanuel Adebayor volley. Theo Walcott, Emmanuel Adebayor and Robin van Persie secured a 3–0 win for Arsenal on the return, knocking Villarreal out of the tournament.

2009–10 Europa League[]

For the 2009–10 season, Villarreal competed in the Europa League, defeating NAC Breda of the Netherlands by a 2–9 aggregate victory in a qualifier. They shared Group G with Levski Sofia, who they defeated 1–0 in the opening game, and with Lazio and Red Bull Salzburg. They came second in that group, behind Red Bull. Consequently, Villarreal was drawn against VfL Wolfsburg (who had dropped out of the Champions League) in the round of 32. Playing at home first, Villarreal secured a 2–2 draw, but in the return leg at Wolfsburg's Volkswagen Arena, Villarreal would succumb to defeat by a 4–1 scoreline.

2010–11 Europa League[]

Despite finishing outside of a European qualifying spot in the domestic league, Villarreal was given a place in the qualifying round of the Europa League after UEFA determined that Mallorca's financial irregularities precluded them from taking part in the tournament.

A 5–0 home win and a 2–1 away win against Dnepr Mogilev qualified them for the group stage. Villarreal suffered an early setback following a shock 2–0 loss in their away fixture against Dinamo Zagreb. Despite this, however, wins against Dinamo, Club Brugge and PAOK saw them top their group.

After beating Napoli, Bayer Leverkusen and Twente in the knockout phases, Villarreal qualified for the semi-finals to face tournament favourites Porto. After taking a 1–0 lead at the Estádio do Dragão, Porto made a remarkable turnaround that ended in a 5–1 defeat for Villarreal. Although Villareal won the second leg with a 3–2 win, Porto's first leg goals saw them advance to the final to eventually defeat Braga, finishing as champions. Giuseppe Rossi finished as the tournament's second top goalscorer with eleven goals, behind Porto's Radamel Falcao.

Overall record[]

Accurate as of 22 February 2022
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD W%
UEFA Champions League 41 12 14 15 44 50 −6 029.27
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 126 72 30 24 225 125 +100 057.14
UEFA Intertoto Cup 24 12 8 4 32 16 +16 050.00
UEFA Super Cup 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 192 96 53 43 302 192 +110 050.00

Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

Matches[]

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2R Iceland FH 2–0 2–2 4–2
3R Italy Torino 2–0 0–2 2–2 (4–3 p)
Semi-final France Troyes 0–0 2–0 3–0
Final Spain Málaga 0–1 1–1 1–2
2003–04 UEFA Intertoto Cup 3R Italy Brescia 2–0 1–1 3–1
Semi-finals Czech Republic Brno 2–0 1–1 3–1
Final Netherlands Heerenveen 0–0 2–1 2–1
UEFA Cup 1R Turkey Trabzonspor 0–0 3–2 3–2
2R Russia Torpedo Moscow 2–0 0–1 2–1
3R Turkey Galatasaray 3–0 2–2 5–2
4R Italy Roma 2–0 1–2 3–2
Quarter-finals Scotland Celtic 2–0 1–1 3–1
Semi-finals Spain Valencia 0–0 0–1 0–1
2004–05 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2R Denmark Odense 2–0 3–0 5–0
3R Russia Spartak Moscow 1–0 2–2 3–2
Semi-finals Germany Hamburger SV 1–0 1–0 2–0
Final Spain Atlético Madrid 2–0 0–2 2–2 (3–1 p)
UEFA Cup 1R Sweden Hammarby 3–0 2–1 5–1
Group E Italy Lazio N/A 1–1 2nd
England Middlesbrough 2–0 N/A
Serbia and Montenegro Partizan N/A 1–1
Greece Egaleo 4–0 N/A
Round of 32 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 0–0 2–0
Round of 16 Romania Steaua București 2–0 0–0 2–0
Quarter-finals Netherlands AZ 1–2 1–1 2–3
2005–06[1] UEFA Champions League 3Q England Everton 2–1 2–1 4–2
Group D Portugal Benfica 1–1 1–0 1st
France Lille 1–0 0–0
England Manchester United 0–0 0–0
Round of 16 Scotland Rangers 1–1 2–2 3–3 (a)
Quarter-finals Italy Internazionale 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
Semi-finals England Arsenal 0–0 0–1 0–1
2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup 3R Slovenia Maribor 1–2 1–1 2–3
2007–08[2] UEFA Cup 1R Belarus BATE Borisov 4–1 2–0 6–1
Group C Italy Fiorentina 1–1 N/A 1st
Greece AEK Athens N/A 2–1
Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav N/A 2–1
Sweden Elfsborg 2–0 N/A
Round of 32 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)
2008–09[3] UEFA Champions League Group E England Manchester United 0–0 0–0 2nd
Denmark Aalborg BK 6–3 2–2
Scotland Celtic 1–0 0–2
Round of 16 Greece Panathinaikos 1���1 2–1 3–2
Quarter-finals England Arsenal 1–1 0–3 1–4
2009–10[4] UEFA Europa League PO Netherlands NAC Breda 6–1 3–1 9–2
Group G Austria Red Bull Salzburg 0–1 0–2 2nd
Italy Lazio 4–1 1–2
Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1–0 2–0
Round of 32 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 1–4 3–6
2010–11[5] UEFA Europa League PO Belarus Dnepr Mogilev 5–0 2–1 7–1
Group D Greece PAOK 1–0 0–1 1st
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 3–0 0–2
Belgium Club Brugge 2–1 2–1
Round of 32 Italy Napoli 2–1 0–0 2–1
Round of 16 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 3–2 5–3
Quarter-finals Netherlands Twente 5–1 3–1 8–2
Semi-finals Portugal Porto 3–2 1–5 4–7
2011–12 UEFA Champions League PO Denmark Odense 3–0 0–1 3–1
Group A Germany Bayern Munich 0–2 1–3 4th
Italy Napoli 0–2 0–2
England Manchester City 0–3 1–2
2014–15[6] UEFA Europa League PO Kazakhstan Astana 4–0 3–0 7–0
Group A Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 1–1 2nd
Switzerland Zürich 4–1 2–3
Cyprus Apollon Limassol 4–0 2–0
Round of 32 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 3–1 5–2
Round of 16 Spain Sevilla 1–3 1–2 2–5
2015–16 UEFA Europa League Group E Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 1–0 3–3 2nd
Austria Rapid Wien 1–0 1–2
Belarus Dinamo Minsk 4–0 2–1
Round of 32 Italy Napoli 1–0 1–1 2–1
Round of 16 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 0–0 2–0
Quarter-finals Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–1 4–2 6–3
Semi-finals England Liverpool 1–0 0–3 1–3
2016–17 UEFA Champions League PO France Monaco 1–2 0–1 1–3
UEFA Europa League Group L Switzerland Zürich 2–1 1–1 2nd
Romania Steaua București 2–1 1–1
Turkey Osmanlıspor 1–2 2–2
Round of 32 Italy Roma 0–4 1–0 1–4
2017–18 UEFA Europa League Group A Czech Republic Slavia Prague 2–2 2–0 1st
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–1 0–0
Kazakhstan Astana 3–1 3–2
Round of 32 France Lyon 0–1 1–3 1–4
2018–19 UEFA Europa League Group G Scotland Rangers 2–2 0–0 1st
Austria Rapid Wien 5–0 0–0
Russia Spartak Moscow 2–0 3–3
Round of 32 Portugal Sporting CP 1–1 1–0 2–1
Round of 16 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–1 3–1 5–2
Quarter-finals Spain Valencia 1–3 0–2 1–5
2020–21 UEFA Europa League Group I Azerbaijan Qarabağ 3–0 (awd.) 3–1 1st
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–0 1–1
Turkey Sivasspor 5–3 1–0
Round of 32 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 2–0 4–1
Round of 16 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 2–0 4–0
Quarter-finals Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 2–1 1–0 3–1
Semi-finals England Arsenal 2–1 0–0 2–1
Final England Manchester United 1–1 (11–10 p) (N)
2021 UEFA Super Cup Final England Chelsea 1–1 (5–6 p) (N)
2021–22 UEFA Champions League Group F England Manchester United 0–2 1–2 2nd
Italy Atalanta 2–2 3–2
Switzerland Young Boys 2–0 4–1
Round of 16 Italy Juventus 1–1

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