2010–11 Villarreal CF season

Villarreal

2010–11 season
President	Fernando Roig
Head coach	Juan Carlos Garrido
Stadium	El Madrigal
La Liga	4th
Copa del Rey	Quarter-finals
UEFA Europa League	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Giuseppe Rossi (18) All: Giuseppe Rossi (32)
Highest home attendance	25,000 vs Valencia
Home colours Away colours

The 2010–11 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 88th season in existence and the club's 11th 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.^[1] The season covered the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ESP Xavi Oliva 2 DF  ARG Gonzalo Rodríguez (vice-captain) 3 DF  ESP Joan Oriol 4 DF  ARG Mateo Musacchio 5 DF  ESP Carlos Marchena 6 DF  ESP Ángel López 7 FW  BRA Nilmar 8 MF  ESP Santi Cazorla 9 FW  ARG Marco Ruben 10 MF  ESP Cani 11 DF  ESP Joan Capdevila 13 GK  ESP Diego López 15 DF  ESP José Catalá 17 MF  ESP Javier Matilla

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  ESP Marcos Senna (captain) 20 MF  ESP Borja Valero 21 MF  ESP Bruno Soriano 22 FW  ITA Giuseppe Rossi 24 DF  BRA Cicinho (on loan from Roma) 25 GK  ESP Juan Carlos 26 DF  ESP Kiko 27 DF  ESP Mario Gaspar 32 MF  ESP Marcos Gullón 35 GK  ESP Diego Mariño 37 FW  ESP Iago Falqué 42 FW  DEN Nicki Bille Nielsen 43 MF  GHA Wakaso Mubarak

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ESP Iván Marcano (at Getafe) — MF  ECU Jefferson Montero (at Levante) — MF  ESP Cristóbal Márquez (at Elche) — FW  USA Jozy Altidore (at Bursaspor)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Tottenham Hotspur v Villarreal

29 July 2010 Friendly	Tottenham Hotspur	1–4	Villarreal	London, England
				Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 17,917

Villarreal v Beşiktaş

8 August 2010 Friendly	Villarreal	2–2 (6–5 p)	Beşiktaş	Villarreal, Spain
	Cani 76' Altidore 80'		Bobô 31' Quaresma 40'	Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
	Penalties
	Soriano Senna Capdevila Catalá Altidore Musacchio		Hološko İnceman Tabata Uysal Nobre Dağ

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	29 August 2010	21 May 2011	Matchday 1	4th	38	18	8	12	54	44	+10	047.37
Copa del Rey	27 October 2010	18 January 2011	Round of 32	Quarter-finals	6	2	3	1	10	9	+1	033.33
UEFA Europa League	19 August 2010	5 May 2011	Play-off round	Semi-finals	16	12	1	3	34	19	+15	075.00
Total					60	32	12	16	98	72	+26	053.33

Source: Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 2010–11 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Real Madrid	38	29	5	4	102	33	+69	92	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3	Valencia	38	21	8	9	64	44	+20	71
4	Villarreal	38	18	8	12	54	44	+10	62	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5	Sevilla	38	17	7	14	62	61	+1	58[a]	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
6	Athletic Bilbao	38	18	4	16	59	55	+4	58[a]

Source: LFP, sportec.es, Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Notes:

1. SEV: 7 pts; ATH: 6 pts; ATM: 4 pts

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	18	8	12	54	44	+10	62	13	3	3	33	14	+19	5	5	9	21	30	−9

Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	D	D	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	D	L	L
Position	15	6	5	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 July 2010.

Real Sociedad v Villarreal

29 August 2010 1	Real Sociedad	1–0	Villarreal	San Sebastián
				Stadium: Anoeta

Villarreal v Espanyol

12 September 2010 2	Villarreal	4–0	Espanyol	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Levante v Villarreal

19 September 2010 3	Levante	1–2	Villarreal	Valencia
				Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València

Villarreal v Deportivo La Coruña

23 September 2010 4	Villarreal	1–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Málaga v Villarreal

27 September 2010 5	Málaga	2–3	Villarreal	Málaga
				Stadium: La Rosaleda

Villarreal v Racing Santander

3 October 2010 6	Villarreal	2–0	Racing Santander	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Hércules v Villarreal

18 October 2010 7	Hércules	2–2	Villarreal	Alicante
				Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez

Villarreal v Atlético Madrid

24 October 2010 8	Villarreal	2–0	Atlético Madrid	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Sporting Gijón v Villarreal

31 October 2010 9	Sporting Gijón	1–1	Villarreal	Gijón
				Stadium: El Molinón

Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao

7 November 2010 10	Villarreal	4–1	Athletic Bilbao	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Barcelona v Villarreal

13 November 2010 11	Barcelona	3–1	Villarreal	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Villarreal v Valencia

20 November 2010 12	Villarreal	1–1	Valencia	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Zaragoza v Villarreal

27 November 2010 13	Zaragoza	0–3	Villarreal	Zaragoza
				Stadium: La Romareda

Villarreal v Sevilla

5 December 2010 14	Villarreal	1–0	Sevilla	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Getafe v Villarreal

11 December 2010 15	Getafe	1–0	Villarreal	Getafe
				Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez

Villarreal v Mallorca

18 December 2010 16	Villarreal	3–1	Mallorca	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Villarreal v Almería

3 January 2011 17	Villarreal	2–0	Almería	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Real Madrid v Villarreal

9 January 2011 18	Real Madrid	4–2	Villarreal	Madrid
				Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu

Villarreal v Osasuna

15 January 2011 19	Villarreal	4–2	Osasuna	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Villarreal v Real Sociedad

23 January 2011 20	Villarreal	2–1	Real Sociedad	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Espanyol v Villarreal

30 January 2011 21	Espanyol	0–1	Villarreal	Barcelona
				Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat

Villarreal v Levante

5 February 2011 22	Villarreal	0–1	Levante	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Deportivo La Coruña v Villarreal

13 February 2011 23	Deportivo La Coruña	1–0	Villarreal	A Coruña
				Stadium: Riazor

Villarreal v Málaga

5 February 2011 24	Villarreal	1–1	Málaga	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Racing Santander v Villarreal

27 February 2011 25	Racing Santander	2–2	Villarreal	Santander
				Stadium: El Sardinero

Villarreal v Hércules

2 March 2011 26	Villarreal	1–0	Hércules	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Atlético Madrid v Villarreal

5 March 2011 27	Atlético Madrid	3–1	Villarreal	Madrid
				Stadium: Vicente Calderón

Villarreal v Sporting Gijón

13 March 2011 28	Villarreal	1–1	Sporting Gijón	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Athletic Bilbao v Villarreal

20 March 2011 29	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	Villarreal	Bilbao
				Stadium: San Mamés

Villarreal v Barcelona

2 April 2011 30	Villarreal	0–1	Barcelona	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Valencia v Villarreal

10 April 2011 31	Valencia	5–0	Villarreal	Valencia
				Stadium: Mestalla

Villarreal v Zaragoza

18 April 2011 32	Villarreal	1–0	Zaragoza	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Sevilla v Villarreal

24 April 2011 33	Sevilla	3–2	Villarreal	Seville
				Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán

Villarreal v Getafe

1 May 2011 34	Villarreal	2–1	Getafe	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Mallorca v Villarreal

8 May 2011 35	Mallorca	0–0	Villarreal	Palma
				Stadium: Iberostar

Almería v Villarreal

11 May 2011 36	Almería	0–0	Villarreal	Almería
				Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos

Villarreal v Real Madrid

15 May 2011 37	Villarreal	1–3	Real Madrid	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Osasuna v Villarreal

21 May 2011 38	Osasuna	1–0	Villarreal	Pamplona
				Stadium: El Sadar

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2010–11 Copa del Rey

Round of 32

Poli Ejido v Villarreal

27 October 2010 First leg	Poli Ejido	1–1	Villarreal	El Ejido
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Moreno 89'	Report	Altidore 44'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Santo Domingo Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Villarreal v Poli Ejido

10 November 2010 Second leg	Villarreal	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	Poli Ejido	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Montero 17' Altidore 90'	Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez

Round of 16

Valencia v Villarreal

21 December 2010 First leg	Valencia	0–0	Villarreal	Valencia
22:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro

Villarreal v Valencia

6 January 2011 Second leg	Villarreal	4–2 (4–2 agg.)	Valencia	Villarreal
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cazorla 46' Rossi 49' (pen.), 90+3' Ruben 63'	Report	Banega 5' Soldado 23'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez

Quarter-finals

Villarreal v Sevilla

12 January 2011 First leg	Villarreal	3–3	Sevilla	Villarreal
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cani 24' Rossi 29' Ruben 55'	Report	Negredo 39', 60' Alexis 88'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Sevilla v Villarreal

18 January 2011 Second leg	Sevilla	3–0 (6–3 agg.)	Villarreal	Seville
22:00 CET (UTC+1)	Renato 7' Kanouté 47' Alexis 49'	Report		Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2010–11 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

Villarreal v Dnepr Mogilev

19 August 2010 First leg	Villarreal	5–0	Dnepr Mogilev	Villarreal, Spain
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Marchena 10' Cazorla 17' Valero 35' Cani 45' Nilmar 75'	Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 7,913 Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)

Dnepr Mogilev v Villarreal

26 August 2010 Second leg	Dnepr Mogilev	1–2 (1–7 agg.)	Villarreal	Mogilev, Belarus
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Yurchenko 19'	Report	Nilmar 45+1' Ruben 90+1'	Stadium: Spartak Stadium Attendance: 6,542 Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey)

Group stage

Main article: 2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		VLR	PAOK	DZ	BRG
1	Villarreal	6	4	0	2	8	5	+3	12	Advance to knockout phase		—	1–0	3–0	2–1
2	PAOK	6	3	2	1	5	3	+2	11			1–0	—	1–0	1–1
3	Dinamo Zagreb	6	2	1	3	4	5	−1	7			2–0	0–1	—	0–0
4	Club Brugge	6	0	3	3	4	8	−4	3			1–2	1–1	0–2	—

Source: Soccerway

Dinamo Zagreb v Villarreal

16 September 2010 1	Dinamo Zagreb	2–0	Villarreal	Zagreb, Croatia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rukavina 18' Sammir 80'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 17,021 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Villarreal v Club Brugge

30 September 2010 2	Villarreal	2–1	Club Brugge	Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Rossi 41' Gonzalo 56'	Report	Donk 45+2'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 14,900 Referee: Maksim Layushkin (Russia)

Villarreal v PAOK

21 October 2010 3	Villarreal	1–0	PAOK	Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Ruben 38'	Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 14,760 Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland)

PAOK v Villarreal

4 November 2010 4	PAOK	1–0	Villarreal	Thessaloniki, Greece
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vieirinha 70'	Report		Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 22,779 Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)

Villarreal v Dinamo Zagreb

2 December 2010 5	Villarreal	3–0	Dinamo Zagreb	Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Rossi 25' (pen.), 80' Ruben 62'	Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 11,911 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany)

Club Brugge v Villarreal

15 December 2010 6	Club Brugge	1–2	Villarreal	Bruges, Belgium
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kouemaha 28'	Report	Rossi 30', 34' (pen.)	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 16,265 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 32

Napoli v Villarreal

17 February 2011 First leg	Napoli	0–0	Villarreal	Naples, Italy
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 47,529 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Villarreal v Napoli

24 February 2011 Second leg	Villarreal	2–1 (2–1 agg.)	Napoli	Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Nilmar 43' Rossi 45+1'	Report	Hamšík 18'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 21,061 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Round of 16

Bayer Leverkusen v Villarreal

10 March 2011 First leg	Bayer Leverkusen	2–3	Villarreal	Leverkusen, Germany
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kadlec 33' Castro 72'	Report	Rossi 42' Nilmar 70', 90+4'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 20,126 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

Villarreal v Bayer Leverkusen

17 March 2011 Second leg	Villarreal	2–1 (5–3 agg.)	Bayer Leverkusen	Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Cazorla 33' Rossi 61'	Report	Derdiyok 82'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 19,779 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Quarter-finals

Villarreal v Twente

7 April 2011 First leg	Villarreal	5–1	Twente	Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Marchena 23' Valero 43' Nilmar 45+1', 81' Rossi 55'	Report	Janko 90+1'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 19,094 Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev (Russia)

Twente v Villarreal

14 April 2011 Second leg	Twente	1–3 (2–8 agg.)	Villarreal	Enschede, Netherlands
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Bajrami 32'	Report	Rossi 60' (pen.) Ruben 84' (pen.) Cani 90'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 23,500 Referee: William Collum (Scotland)

Semi-finals

Porto v Villarreal

28 April 2011 First leg	Porto	5–1	Villarreal	Porto, Portugal
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Falcao 49' (pen.), 67', 75', 90' Guarín 61'	Report	Cani 45'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 44,719 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Villarreal v Porto

5 May 2011 Second leg	Villarreal	3–2 (4–7 agg.)	Porto	Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Cani 17' Capdevila 75' Rossi 80' (pen.)	Report	Musacchio 39' (o.g.) Falcao 48'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 18,523 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

References

1. "Squad of Villarreal 2010-11 First Division".