2017–18 Villarreal CF season

Villarreal

2017–18 season
President	Fernando Roig
Head coach	Fran Escribá (until 25 September) Javier Calleja (from 25 September)
Stadium	La Cerámica
La Liga	5th
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
UEFA Europa League	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Carlos Bacca (15) All: Carlos Bacca (18)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2017–18 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 95th season in existence and the club's 5th 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 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Squad

As of 28 February 2018^[1]

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 Sergio Asenjo 2 DF  ESP Mario Gaspar (vice-captain) 3 DF  ESP Álvaro 4 DF  POR Rúben Semedo 5 DF  ESP Adrián Marín 6 DF  ESP Víctor Ruiz 7 MF  RUS Denis Cheryshev 8 MF  ESP Pablo Fornals 9 FW  COL Carlos Bacca (on loan from Milan) 10 MF  ESP Samu Castillejo 11 DF  ESP Jaume Costa 13 GK  ESP Andrés Fernández

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  ESP Manu Trigueros 15 FW  TUR Enes Ünal 16 MF  ESP Rodri 18 FW  ITA Nicola Sansone 20 MF  ITA Roberto Soriano 21 MF  ESP Bruno (captain) 22 DF  SRB Antonio Rukavina 23 DF  ITA Daniele Bonera 24 MF  SEN Alfred N'Diaye 25 GK  ARG Mariano Barbosa 35 MF  ARG Leo Suárez

Transfers

• List of Spanish football transfers summer 2017 § Villarreal

In

Date	Player	From	Type	Fee	Ref
31 May 2017	Enes Ünal	Manchester City	Transfer	€8,500,000	[2]
7 June 2017	Rúben Semedo	Sporting CP	Transfer	€14,000,000	[3]
21 June 2017	Andrés Fernández	Porto	Transfer	€1,700,000	[4]
30 June 2017	Akram Afif	Sporting Gijón	Loan return	Free	[5]
30 June 2017	Alfonso Pedraza	Leeds United	Loan return	Free	[6]
30 June 2017	Pablo Íñiguez	Rayo Vallecano	Loan return	Free	[7]
30 June 2017	Cristian Espinoza	Real Valladolid	Loan return	Free	[8]
30 June 2017	Adrián Marín	Leganés	Loan return	Free	[9]
30 June 2017	Alfred N'Diaye	Hull City	Loan return	Free
24 July 2017	Pablo Fornals	Málaga	Transfer	€12,000,000	[10]
16 August 2017	Carlos Bacca	Milan	Loan	€2,500,000	[11]

Out

Date	Player	To	Type	Fee	Ref
30 May 2017	Mateo Musacchio	Milan	Transfer	€18,000,000	[12]
30 June 2017	Adrián	Porto	Loan return	Free
30 June 2017	José Ángel	Porto	Loan return	Free	[13]
30 June 2017	Rafael Santos Borré	Atlético Madrid	Loan return	Free	[14]
5 July 2017	Alfonso Pedraza	Alavés	Loan	Free	[15]
12 July 2017	Pablo Íñiguez	Reus	Transfer	Free	[16]
14 July 2017	Akram Afif	Eupen	Loan	Free	[17]
18 July 2017	Cristian Espinoza	Boca Juniors	Loan	Free	[18]
28 July 2017	Jonathan dos Santos	LA Galaxy	Transfer	€4,300,000	[19]
9 August 2017	Roberto Soldado	Fenerbahçe	Transfer	€5,000,000	[20]
28 February 2018	Cédric Bakambu	Beijing Guoan	Transfer	€37,000,000	[21]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	21 August 2017	20 May 2018	Matchday 1	5th	38	18	7	13	57	50	+7	047.37
Copa del Rey	25 October 2017	10 January 2018	Round of 32	Round of 16	4	1	2	1	6	5	+1	025.00
UEFA Europa League	14 September 2017	22 February 2018	Group stage	Round of 32	8	3	2	3	11	10	+1	037.50
Total					50	22	11	17	74	65	+9	044.00

Source: Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 2017–18 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Real Madrid	38	22	10	6	94	44	+50	76	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4	Valencia	38	22	7	9	65	38	+27	73
5	Villarreal	38	18	7	13	57	50	+7	61	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6	Real Betis	38	18	6	14	60	61	−1	60
7	Sevilla	38	17	7	14	49	58	−9	58	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]

Source: La Liga, Soccerway
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)^[22]
Notes:

1. Since the winners of the 2017–18 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition 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 (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

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	7	13	57	50	+7	61	11	3	5	35	22	+13	7	4	8	22	28	−6

Source: Competitive matches

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	D
Position	18	19	13	7	9	14	9	8	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Levante v Villarreal

21 August 2017 1	Levante	1–0	Villarreal	Valencia
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Lerma  34' Morales 88' (pen.)	Report	Trigueros  37' Ruiz  63' Rukavina  87'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 12,942 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo

Real Sociedad v Villarreal

25 August 2017 2	Real Sociedad	3–0	Villarreal	San Sebastián
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Elustondo  16' Willian José 25',  39' Prieto 34' Juanmi 45'	Report	Costa  3' Trigueros  68'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 19,931 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

Villarreal v Real Betis

10 September 2017 3	Villarreal	3–1	Real Betis	Villarreal
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Costa  10' Bacca 32' Álvaro  45' Castillejo 61' Ünal 77' Rukavina  90+2'	Report	León 11'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 18,638 Referee: David Medié Jiménez

Alavés v Villarreal

17 September 2017 4	Alavés	0–3	Villarreal	Vitoria-Gasteiz
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sobrino  80' Pedraza  90+3'	Report	Bakambu 32', 62' Rodri  45' Bacca 52' Ruiz  67'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 18,124 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

Villarreal v Espanyol

21 September 2017 5	Villarreal	0–0	Espanyol	Villarreal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bacca  31' Bakambu  41' Trigueros  71' Álvaro  74' Fornals  85'	Report	Sánchez  77' Fuego  86'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 17,071 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

Getafe v Villarreal

24 September 2017 6	Getafe	4–0	Villarreal	Getafe
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Arambarri  19' Ángel 54', 90+2' Molina 64' Bergara 67'	Report	Bakambu  42' Trigueros  65' Rodri  74' Soriano  90+1'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 10,874 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

Villarreal v Eibar

1 October 2017 7	Villarreal	3–0	Eibar	Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bakambu 25', 52', 76' (pen.) Rodri  31' Álvaro  47'	Report	García  50'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 17,090 Referee: Mario Melero López

Girona v Villarreal

15 October 2017 8	Girona	1–2	Villarreal	Girona
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Stuani 40',  90' Kayode  86'	Report	Bakambu 9', 20',  79' Álvaro  59' Rodri  90' Bacca  90+2'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 9,935 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Villarreal v Las Palmas

22 October 2017 9	Villarreal	4–0	Las Palmas	Villarreal
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ruiz  30' Bakambu 48' Mario Gaspar 65' Navarro 67' (o.g.) Sansone 90+3'	Report	Lemos  24' Gómez  40' Navarro  73' Viera  75' Michel  86'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 16,709 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Atlético Madrid v Villarreal

28 October 2017 10	Atlético Madrid	1–1	Villarreal	Madrid
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Correa 61'	Report	Trigueros  25' Bakambu  55' Bacca  79', 81' Álvaro  85'	Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 61,421 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Villarreal v Málaga

5 November 2017 11	Villarreal	2–0	Málaga	Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Chuca  45' Sansone 68', 76' Costa  81'	Report	Castro  32' Peñaranda  38' Adrián  60' Juan Carlos  75' Recio  83'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 17,522 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

Athletic Bilbao v Villarreal

19 November 2017 12	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Villarreal	Bilbao
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Iturraspe  19' Aduriz 77'	Report	Bonera  5' Trigueros 28' Costa  34' Ruiz  63'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 36,666 Referee: David Medié Jiménez

Villarreal v Sevilla

26 November 2017 13	Villarreal	2–3	Sevilla	Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bakambu 19' Ruiz  23'  77' Bacca 53' Guerra  55' Costa  90+2'	Report	Lenglet 56' Vázquez 57' Pizarro  66' Banega  72', 78' (pen.) Correa  86'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 18,698 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

Leganés v Villarreal

3 December 2017 14	Leganés	3–1	Villarreal	Leganés
12:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rico  45', 72' El Zhar 81',  90+1' Gabriel 90+3'	Report	Raba  17', 60' Trigueros  42' Bonera  42' Marín  50'	Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 9,233 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Villarreal v Barcelona

10 December 2017 15	Villarreal	0–2	Barcelona	Villarreal
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Raba  60' Bakambu  61' Álvaro  86'	Report	Busquets  45' L. Suárez 72' Messi 83'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 21,087 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Celta Vigo v Villarreal

17 December 2017 16	Celta Vigo	0–1	Villarreal	Vigo
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Jonny  81'	Report	Fornals  13', 34' Costa  64' Trigueros  80'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 18,215 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

Valencia v Villarreal

23 December 2017 17	Valencia	0–1	Villarreal	Valencia
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Kondogbia  15' Parejo  45' Zaza  58'  60' Gabriel  81' Neto  82' Montoya  90+2'	Report	Bacca 24' Fornals  27' Álvaro  39' Trigueros  54'  83' Rukavina  62'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 39,181 Referee: Daniel Trujillo Suárez

Villarreal v Deportivo La Coruña

7 January 2018 18	Villarreal	1–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ruiz  28' Ünal 30' Álvaro  54' Mario Gaspar  77' Bacca  77'	Report	Guilherme  60' Luisinho  72' Sidnei  77' Andone 84'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 15,442 Referee: David Medié Jiménez

Real Madrid v Villarreal

13 January 2018 19	Real Madrid	0–1	Villarreal	Madrid
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Carvajal  58' Vázquez  89'	Report	Bacca  44' Fornals 87'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 63,477 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Villarreal v Levante

21 January 2018 20	Villarreal	2–1	Levante	Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Trigueros 26' (pen.) Costa  39' Cheryshev 50' Álvaro  87'	Report	Lukić  31' Postigo  64' Roger 90+4'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 16,810 Referee: José González González

Villarreal v Real Sociedad

27 January 2018 21	Villarreal	4–2	Real Sociedad	Villarreal
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Ruiz 5' Fornals 17' Bacca 20' Castillejo 34' Costa  82'	Report	Llorente 24' Willian José 58' Navas  75'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 14,918 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Real Betis v Villarreal

3 February 2018 22	Real Betis	2–1	Villarreal	Seville
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Loren 45', 65' Barragán  79'	Report	Bonera  31' Rodri  40' Mario Gaspar  40' Bacca 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 49,066 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

Villarreal v Alavés

11 February 2018 23	Villarreal	1–2	Alavés	Villarreal
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bacca  18', 77' Castillejo  63' Costa  70' Raba  90+3'	Report	Laguardia  29' Ely 39' Duarte  54' Guidetti  64' Ibai 71' Pacheco  84'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 14,984 Referee: Daniel Trujillo Suárez

Espanyol v Villarreal

18 February 2018 24	Espanyol	1–1	Villarreal	Cornellà de Llobregat
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	García  35' Granero 85'	Report	Ruiz  7' Rodri 25',  76' Mario Gaspar  44' Álvaro  63' Fuego  65' Bacca  85' Rukavina  86'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 19,688 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

Villarreal v Getafe

25 February 2018 25	Villarreal	1–0	Getafe	Villarreal
12:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ünal 3',  50' Ruiz  13' Soriano  52' Castillejo  53' Costa  82'	Report	Molinero  43' Antunes  75' Fajr  78'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 16,125 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Eibar v Villarreal

28 February 2018 26	Eibar	1–0	Villarreal	Eibar
21:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kike 16' Arbilla  51' Juncà  73' Dmitrović  81' Orellana  90+1'	Report	Álvaro  27' Mario Gaspar  72'	Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 4,056 Referee: Mario Melero López

Villarreal v Girona

3 March 2018 27	Villarreal	0–2	Girona	Villarreal
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Raba  2' Costa  34' Bonera  39' Mario Gaspar  61'	Report	Stuani 16' Granell  42' Lozano 80'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 14,540 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

Las Palmas v Villarreal

11 March 2018 28	Las Palmas	0–2	Villarreal	Las Palmas
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Navarro  61' Gálvez  90+1'	Report	Costa  17' Bacca 67' Sansone 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Gran Canaria Attendance: 18,855 Referee: David Medié Jiménez

Villarreal v Atlético Madrid

18 March 2018 29	Villarreal	2–1	Atlético Madrid	Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Fornals  12' Álvaro  45' Rodri  66' Bacca  67' Ünal 82', 90+1' Sansone  90+4'	Report	Griezmann  15', 20' (pen.) Giménez  61' D. Costa  90+3' Vitolo  90+3'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 19,385 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Málaga v Villarreal

1 April 2018 30	Málaga	1–0	Villarreal	Málaga
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Castro 37' (pen.) Lacen  66' Torres  77'	Report	Costa  20' Ansenjo  36' Soriano  47'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 19,345 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo

Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao

9 April 2018 31	Villarreal	1–3	Athletic Bilbao	Villarreal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bonera  38' Bacca  45', 67' Álvaro  64'  89' Asenjo  87'	Report	Córdoba 4' I. Martínez  41' Núñez  45' Williams 51' Iturraspe  67' Arrizabalaga  74' De Marcos  81' Muniain 87'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 14,869 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

Sevilla v Villarreal

15 April 2018 32	Sevilla	2–2	Villarreal	Seville
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Banega  37' Sarabia  51' Ben Yedder  62'  62' Nolito 78' Nzonzi 82' Escudero  87'	Report	Cheryshev  22' Raba 36' Costa  55'  76' Bacca 68'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 32,192 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

Villarreal v Leganés

17 April 2018 33	Villarreal	2–1	Leganés	Villarreal
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Trigueros  39' Ruiz 42' Bacca 55'	Report	Gabriel  32' Brašanac 82'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 12,556 Referee: Daniel Trujillo Suárez

Villarreal v Celta Vigo

28 April 2018 34	Villarreal	4–1	Celta Vigo	Villarreal
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Bacca 13', 35', 38' Trigueros  56' Castillejo  64', 90+3'	Report	Sisto 34'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 14,135 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

Villarreal v Valencia

5 May 2018 35	Villarreal	1–0	Valencia	Villarreal
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Rukavina  11' Cheryshev  29' Rodri  34' Ruiz  84' Mario Gaspar 86' Asenjo  90+2'	Report	Guedes  21' Gayà  43' Parejo  60'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 19,079 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Barcelona v Villarreal

9 May 2018 36	Barcelona	5–1	Villarreal	Barcelona
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Coutinho 11' Paulinho 16' Messi 45' Dembélé 87', 93'	Report	Ruiz  43' Sansone 54' Fuego  71' Mario Gaspar  81'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 54,743 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Deportivo La Coruña v Villarreal

12 May 2018 37	Deportivo La Coruña	2–4	Villarreal	A Coruña
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Guilherme  22' Valle 58', 88',  61' Albentosa  74'	Report	Castillejo 2', 45' Trigueros 31' Cheyshev 90+2'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 12,885 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Villarreal v Real Madrid

20 May 2018 38	Villarreal	2–2	Real Madrid	Villarreal
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Roger 70',  88' Castillejo  79', 85' Álvaro  79' Salem  90+4'	Report	Bale 11' Ronaldo 32' Modrić  48' Casemiro  84' Kroos  89'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 18,891 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2017–18 Copa del Rey

Round of 32

Ponferradina v Villarreal

25 October 2017 First leg	Ponferradina	1–0	Villarreal	Ponferrada
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Cidoncha 37' García  45+1' Yuri  57' Moreno  90+2'	Report	Soriano  90+4'	Stadium: El Toralín Attendance: 8,800 Referee: Mario Melero López

Villarreal v Ponferradina

30 November 2017 Second leg	Villarreal	3–0 (3–1 agg.)	Ponferradina	Villarreal
19:30 CET (UTC+1)	Soriano  31' Bakambu 47', 62' Bacca 64'	Report		Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 10,591 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

Round of 16

Leganés v Villarreal

4 January 2018 First leg	Leganés	1–0	Villarreal	Leganés
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pérez  32' Amrabat 49' Siovas  90'	Report	Álvaro  67'	Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 9,173 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Villarreal v Leganés

10 January 2018 Second leg	Villarreal	2–1 (2–2 (a) agg.)	Leganés	Villarreal
19:30 CET (UTC+1)	Rukavina  36' Raba 48' Fornals  64' Cheryshev 89'	Report	El Zhar 31' Siovas  44' Gumbau  53' Champagne  64' Pérez  90+4'	Stadium: La Ceramica Attendance: 12,122 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Villarreal	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11	Advance to knockout phase
2	Astana	6	3	1	2	10	7	+3	10
3	Slavia Prague	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8
4	Maccabi Tel Aviv	6	1	1	4	1	8	−7	4

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Villarreal v Astana

14 September 2017 1	Villarreal	3–1	Astana	Villarreal, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sansone 16' Bakambu 75' Cheryshev 77' Mario Gaspar  88'	Report	Logvinenko  57', 68' Aničić  71'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 14,670[23] Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Villarreal

28 September 2017 2	Maccabi Tel Aviv	0–0	Villarreal	Netanya, Israel
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Blackman  15' Yitzhaki  90+2'	Report	Costa  58'	Stadium: Netanya Stadium [note 1] Attendance: 11,865[24] Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Villarreal v Slavia Prague

19 October 2017 3	Villarreal	2–2	Slavia Prague	Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Soriano  31' Trigueros 41' Bacca 44' Guerra  83' Costa  90+1'	Report	Necid 18' Danny 30' Bořil  90+2'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 15,634[25] Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Slavia Prague v Villarreal

2 November 2017 4	Slavia Prague	0–2	Villarreal	Prague, Czech Republic
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bořil  88'	Report	Bacca 15' Bakambu  57' Deli 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Eden Arena Attendance: 18,403[26] Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

Astana v Villarreal

23 November 2017 5	Astana	2–3	Villarreal	Astana, Kazakhstan
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Kabananga 22',  90+5' Shomko  43' Mayewski  70' Twumasi 88' Grahovac  90+3'	Report	Raba 39' Marín  63' Bakambu 65', 83' Sansone  76'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 29,800[27] Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)

Villarreal v Maccabi Tel Aviv

7 December 2017 6	Villarreal	0–1	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Villarreal, Spain
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Tibi  13' Peretz  33' Blackman 60'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 12,613[28] Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 32

Lyon v Villarreal

15 February 2018 First leg	Lyon	3–1	Villarreal	Décines-Charpieu, France
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Ndombele 46' Fekir 49' Marçal  73' Depay 82'	Report	Álvaro  42' Cheryshev  43' Fornals 63' Rodri  90+1'	Stadium: Groupama Stadium Attendance: 46,846 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Villarreal v Lyon

22 February 2018 Second leg	Villarreal	0–1 (1–4 agg.)	Lyon	Villarreal, Spain
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Álvaro  30' Fuego  59' Costa  78'  78' Castillejo  89' Mario Gaspar  90'	Report	Marcelo  36' Fekir  38' Traoré 85' Depay  89'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 17,028 Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 20 May 2018.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ESP	Sergio Asenjo	26	0	23	0	1	0	2	0
13	GK	ESP	Andrés Fernández	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK	ARG	Mariano Barbosa	21	0	12+1	0	2	0	6	0
31	GK	ESP	Ander Cantero	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ESP	Mario Gaspar	37	2	31+1	2	0	0	5	0
3	DF	ESP	Álvaro	38	0	32+1	0	2	0	3	0
4	DF	POR	Rúben Semedo	5	0	3+1	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF	ESP	Adrián Marín	10	0	4+1	0	2	0	3	0
6	DF	ESP	Víctor Ruiz	34	2	27	2	2	0	5	0
11	DF	ESP	Jaume Costa	36	0	29+1	0	1	0	5	0
22	DF	SRB	Antonio Rukavina	24	0	14+3	0	4	0	3	0
23	DF	ITA	Daniele Bonera	21	0	14+1	0	1	0	5	0
30	DF	ESP	Pau Torres	6	0	0+2	0	3	0	1	0
38	DF	ESP	Genís Montolio	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
7	MF	RUS	Denis Cheryshev	32	4	9+15	2	2+1	1	1+4	1
8	MF	ESP	Pablo Fornals	46	4	30+5	3	1+3	0	7	1
10	MF	ESP	Samu Castillejo	38	6	25+5	6	2+1	0	2+3	0
12	MF	KSA	Salem Al-Dawsari	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	ESP	Manu Trigueros	44	4	32+2	3	2+1	0	7	1
16	MF	ESP	Rodri	47	1	36+1	1	2+2	0	5+1	0
19	MF	ESP	Javi Fuego	12	0	6+5	0	0	0	1	0
20	MF	ITA	Roberto Soriano	30	0	11+11	0	2	0	4+2	0
21	MF	ESP	Bruno	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	URU	Ramiro Guerra	10	0	0+4	0	2	0	3+1	0
28	MF	ESP	Raba	29	4	14+7	2	3+1	1	1+3	1
33	MF	ESP	Chuca	7	0	1+3	0	1	0	1+1	0
35	MF	ARG	Leo Suárez	3	0	0+1	0	1	0	0+1	0
37	MF	ESP	Pedrito	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
40	MF	ESP	Manu Morlanes	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
51	MF	ESP	Sergio Lozano	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
9	FW	COL	Carlos Bacca	44	18	30+5	15	1+2	1	6	2
15	FW	TUR	Enes Ünal	31	5	11+12	5	3	0	3+2	0
18	FW	ITA	Nicola Sansone	22	6	5+13	5	1	0	2+1	1
24	FW	COL	Roger Martínez	9	1	2+6	1	0+1	0	0	0
27	FW	ESP	Mario González	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	ESP	Darío Poveda	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
17	FW	COD	Cédric Bakambu	21	14	15	9	1	2	2+3	3
24	MF	SEN	Alfred N'Diaye	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0

Cards

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 19 December 2017.

No.	Pos.	Name
2	DF	Mario Gaspar	1	0
3	DF	Álvaro	6	0
5	DF	Adrián Marín	2	0
6	DF	Víctor Ruiz	5	0
8	MF	Pablo Fornals	2	0
9	FW	Carlos Bacca	3	0
11	DF	Jaume Costa	8	0
14	MF	Manu Trigueros	8	0
16	MF	Rodri	4	0
17	FW	Cédric Bakambu	6	0
18	FW	Nicola Sansone	1	0
20	MF	Roberto Soriano	4	0
22	DF	Antonio Rukavina	2	0
23	DF	Daniele Bonera	2	0
26	MF	Ramiro Guerra	1	0
28	MF	Raba	1	1
33	MF	Víctor Moya	1	0

Clean sheets

Last updated on 19 December 2017.

Number	Nation	Name	Matches Played	La Liga	Copa del Rey	Europa League	Total
1		Sergio Asenjo	3	1	1	0	2
13		Andrés Fernández	2	0	0	0	0
25		Mariano Barbosa	19	5	0	2	7
31		Ander Cantero	1	0	0	0	0
TOTALS				6	1	2	9

Notes

1. Maccabi Tel Aviv play their home matches at Netanya Stadium, Netanya, instead of their regular stadium Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, due to renovation.

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