2021–22 Villarreal CF season

Villarreal

2021–22 season
President	Fernando Roig
Head coach	Unai Emery
Stadium	Estadio de la Cerámica
La Liga	7th
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
UEFA Champions League	Semi-finals
UEFA Super Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Arnaut Danjuma (10) All: Arnaut Danjuma (16)
Highest home attendance	16,719 vs Real Betis (3 October 2021)
Lowest home attendance	7,837 vs Granada (16 August 2021)
Biggest win	Victoria 0–8 Villarreal
Biggest defeat	Villarreal 1–3 Barcelona
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2021–22 season was the 99th season in the existence of Villarreal CF and the club's ninth 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, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Super Cup.

Players

As of 1 February 2022^[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 (captain) 3 DF  ESP Raúl Albiol (3rd captain) 4 DF  ESP Pau Torres 5 MF  ESP Dani Parejo 6 MF  FRA Étienne Capoue 7 FW  ESP Gerard Moreno 8 DF  ARG Juan Foyth 9 FW  ESP Paco Alcácer 10 MF  ESP Vicente Iborra (vice-captain) 11 FW  NGA Samuel Chukwueze 12 DF  ECU Pervis Estupiñán 13 GK  ARG Gerónimo Rulli

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  ESP Manu Trigueros (4th captain) 15 FW  NED Arnaut Danjuma 16 FW  SEN Boulaye Dia 17 MF  ARG Giovani Lo Celso (on loan from Tottenham) 18 DF  ESP Alberto Moreno 19 MF  FRA Francis Coquelin 20 DF  ESP Rubén Peña 21 MF  ESP Yeremy Pino 22 DF  ALG Aïssa Mandi 23 MF  ESP Moi Gómez 24 DF  ESP Alfonso Pedraza 25 DF  CIV Serge Aurier

Reserve team

Main article: Villarreal CF B

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 26 FW  SEN Nicolas Jackson 27 DF  ESP Adrián de la Fuente 28 MF  RUS Nikita Iosifov 31 GK  AND Iker Álvarez 32 DF  ESP Lanchi

No. Pos. Nation Player 35 GK  DEN Filip Jörgensen 37 DF  ESP Dani Tasende 38 MF  ESP Carlo Adriano 39 MF  ESP Antonio Pacheco

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 Jorge Cuenca (at Getafe until 30 June 2022) — DF  ESP Xavi Quintillà (at Leganés until 30 June 2022) — MF  ESP Álex Baena (at Girona until 30 June 2022) — MF  ESP Iván Martín (at Girona until 30 June 2022)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ESP Manu Morlanes (at Espanyol until 30 June 2022) — FW  ESP Álex Millán (at Union SG until 30 June 2022) — FW  ESP Fer Niño (at Mallorca until 30 June 2022) — FW  FRA Haissem Hassan (at Mirandés until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Type	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2021	Sofian Chakla	Getafe	Loan return		[2]
30 June 2021	Jorge Cuenca	Almería	Loan return		[3]
30 June 2021	Enric Franquesa	Girona	Loan return		[4]
30 June 2021	Miguel Ángel Leal	Groningen	Loan return		[5]
30 June 2021	Mario González	Tondela	Loan return		[6]
30 June 2021	Iván Martín	Mirandés	Loan return		[7]
30 June 2021	Manu Morlanes	Almería	Loan return		[8]
30 June 2021	Javier Ontiveros	Huesca	Loan return		[9]
30 June 2021	Xavi Quintillà	Norwich City	Loan return		[10]
1 July 2021	Juan Foyth	Tottenham Hotspur	Buyout clause	€15M	[11]
1 July 2021	Aïssa Mandi	Real Betis	Transfer	Free	[12]
7 July 2021	Manu Morlanes	Almería	Transfer	Undisclosed	[13][14]
13 July 2021	Boulaye Dia	Reims	Transfer	Undisclosed	[15]
19 July 2021	Arnaut Danjuma	Bournemouth	Transfer	€25M	[16]
4 October 2021	Serge Aurier	Free agent	Transfer	Free	[17]
31 January 2022	Giovani Lo Celso	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan		[18]

Out

Date	Player	To	Type	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2021	Miguelón	Espanyol	Buyout clause	€500K	[19]
2 July 2021	Enric Franquesa	Levante	Transfer	Undisclosed	[20]
7 July 2021	Jaume Costa	Mallorca	Transfer	Free	[21]
7 July 2021	Manu Morlanes	Almería	Transfer	Undisclosed	[13][14]
10 July 2021	Iván Martín	Alavés	Loan		[22]
13 July 2021	Carlos Bacca	Granada	Transfer	Free	[23]
23 July 2021	Ramiro Funes Mori	Al Nassr	Transfer	€2.5M	[24]
4 August 2021	Andrei Rațiu	Huesca	Transfer
13 August 2021	Álex Millán	Cercle Brugge	Loan
16 August 2021	Manu Morlanes	Espanyol	Loan
18 August 2021	Fer Niño	Mallorca	Loan
19 August 2021	Álex Baena	Girona	Loan		[25]
27 August 2021	Javier Ontiveros	Osasuna	Loan		[26]
27 August 2021	Sofian Chakla	OH Leuven	Loan		[27]
30 August 2021	Jorge Cuenca	Getafe	Loan		[28]
31 January 2022	Dani Raba	Granada	Released		[29]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Valencia v Villarreal

16 July 2021 Friendly	Valencia	3–2	Villarreal	Oliva, Spain
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Guillamón  24' Alderete  44' Vallejo 68', 86' (pen.) Cheryshev 90+4'	Report	Moreno 45' Cuenca  63', 67'	Stadium: Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Manuel Gordillo Escamilla

Villarreal v Lyon

22 July 2021 Friendly	Villarreal	2–2	Lyon	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gómez 23' Dia 38' Pedraza  43' Morlanes  64'	Report	Jean Lucas 8' Aouar 44'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Antonio Campos Salinas

Honvéd v Villarreal

24 July 2021 Friendly	Honvéd	Cancelled	Villarreal	Budapest, Hungary
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Bozsik Aréna
Note: The match was cancelled due to the detection of COVID-19 cases among Villarreal.[30]

Dynamo Kyiv v Villarreal

26 July 2021 Friendly	Dynamo Kyiv	Cancelled	Villarreal	Austria
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Note: The match was cancelled due to the detection of COVID-19 cases among Villarreal.[30]

Hertha BSC v Villarreal

28 July 2021 Friendly	Hertha BSC	Cancelled	Villarreal	Zell am See, Austria
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Alois Latini Stadion
Note: The match was cancelled due to the detection of COVID-19 cases among Villarreal.[30]

Villarreal v Levante

29 July 2021 Friendly	Villarreal	0–0	Levante	Villarreal, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Baena  74'	Report	Soldado  43' Martínez  53'	Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Referee: Iván Caparrós Hernández

Marseille v Villarreal

31 July 2021 Friendly	Marseille	2–1	Villarreal	Marseille, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Niño 9' (o.g.) Balerdi  52' Payet 58' Gueye  68'	Report	Foyth  45'  49' Moreno 88'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

Leicester City v Villarreal

4 August 2021 Friendly	Leicester City	3–2	Villarreal	Leicester, England
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Söyüncü 40' Barnes 42' Pérez 51'	Report	Niño 76' Millán 83'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Referee: Matt Donohue

Leeds United v Villarreal

7 August 2021 Friendly	Leeds United	2–2	Villarreal	York
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Klich 9' Bamford 39'	Report	Moreno 1' Raba 80'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

Villarreal v Braga

3 September 2021 Friendly	Villarreal	2–3	Braga	Villarreal, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gómez 51' Raba 55'	Report	Oliveira 8' Galeno 25' Fabiano  32' Medeiros 72'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	16 August 2021	22 May 2022	Matchday 1	7th	38	16	11	11	63	37	+26	042.11
Copa del Rey	30 November 2021	6 January 2022	First round	Round of 32	3	2	0	1	16	3	+13	066.67
UEFA Champions League	14 September 2021	3 May 2022	Group stage	Semi-finals	12	5	3	4	20	17	+3	041.67
UEFA Super Cup	11 August 2021		Final	Runners-up	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Total					54	23	15	16	100	58	+42	042.59

Source: Soccerway

La Liga

Main article: 2021–22 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Real Betis	38	19	8	11	62	40	+22	65	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6	Real Sociedad	38	17	11	10	40	37	+3	62
7	Villarreal	38	16	11	11	63	37	+26	59	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
8	Athletic Bilbao	38	14	13	11	43	36	+7	55
9	Valencia	38	11	15	12	48	53	−5	48

Source: LaLiga Santander
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)^[31]
Notes:

1. Since the winners of the 2021–22 Copa del Rey, Real Betis, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League berth awarded to the Copa del Rey winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team 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	16	11	11	63	37	+26	59	10	6	3	40	18	+22	6	5	8	23	19	+4

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	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	D	W	D	W	D	W	L	L	D	L	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	L	W
Position	13	15	11	14	14	12	11	11	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	11	9	8	8	8	7	6	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.^[32][33]

Villarreal v Granada

16 August 2021 1	Villarreal	0–0	Granada	Villarreal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Foyth  21'  82' Gerard  41' Capoue  53' Peña  85'	Report	Germán  71'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 7,837 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
Note: Juan Foyth's first yellow card was overturned after Villarreal successfully appealed the decision.[34]

Espanyol v Villarreal

21 August 2021 2	Espanyol	0–0	Villarreal	Cornellà de Llobregat
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	De Tomás  41' Gil  60' Bare  90+2'	Report	Capoue  23' Gómez  30' Moreno  36' Mandi  54'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Atlético Madrid v Villarreal

29 August 2021 3	Atlético Madrid	2–2	Villarreal	Madrid
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Correa  28' Lemar  45' Suárez 56',  59' De Paul  85' Mandi 90+5' (o.g.)	Report	Trigueros 52' Gerard  61' Danjuma 74' Rulli  85'	Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 26,840 Referee: César Soto Grado

Mallorca v Villarreal

19 September 2021 5	Mallorca	0–0	Villarreal	Palma
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sastre  41' Ndiaye  53'	Report	Dia  54' Pino  59' Albiol  84'	Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium Attendance: 9,168 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Villarreal v Elche

22 September 2021 6	Villarreal	4–1	Elche	Villarreal
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pino 5' Pedraza  27' Trigueros 39' Danjuma 60' Moreno 90+4'	Report	Mojica 19' Fidel  40' González  73'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 8,234 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

Real Madrid v Villarreal

25 September 2021 7	Real Madrid	0–0	Villarreal	Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vinícius  40'	Report	Coquelin  55' Gómez  70'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 23,985 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Villarreal v Real Betis

3 October 2021 8	Villarreal	2–0	Real Betis	Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Danjuma 45+1', 69' Capoue  56' Torres  62'	Report	Fekir  33' Juanmi  40' González  72' Rodríguez  81'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,719 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Villarreal v Osasuna

17 October 2021 9	Villarreal	1–2	Osasuna	Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Capoue  33' Gerard 55'	Report	Torró 26',  86' Herrera  30' D. García  54' U. García  60' Ávila 87',  88'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 14,831 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

Athletic Bilbao v Villarreal

23 October 2021 10	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Villarreal	Bilbao
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	R. García 14' Muniain 77' (pen.) Berenguer 82'	Report	Coquelin 32' Foyth  55' Moreno  76' Estupiñán  80'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 38,698 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Villarreal v Cádiz

26 October 2021 11	Villarreal	3–3	Cádiz	Villarreal
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mandi  20' Torres 43' Alcácer  45+2' Coquelin  70' Dia 80' Danjuma 90+5'	Report	Lozano 14', 45+1', 52',  50' Espino  32' Fali  37' Alejo  59' Akapo  89' Haroyan  90+1'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 12,190 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Valencia v Villarreal

30 October 2021 12	Valencia	2–0	Villarreal	Valencia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Guillamón 43',  47' Alderete  63' Soler 77' (pen.)	Report	Danjuma  53' Trigueros  73' Albiol  75' Chukwueze  79'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 31,487 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

Villarreal v Getafe

7 November 2021 13	Villarreal	1–0	Getafe	Villarreal
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Trigueros 10' Albiol  70'	Report	Mata  36' Arambarri  52'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 13,504 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Celta Vigo v Villarreal

20 November 2021 14	Celta Vigo	1–1	Villarreal	Vigo
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mina  17' Méndez 72'	Report	Moreno 27' Foyth  45'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 10,086 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

Villarreal v Barcelona

27 November 2021 15	Villarreal	1–3	Barcelona	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pino  26' Chukwueze 76' Raba  90+1'	Report	Alba  26' Piqué  44' F. de Jong 48' Depay 88' Coutinho 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 19,050 Referee: César Soto Grado

Sevilla v Villarreal

4 December 2021 16	Sevilla	1–0	Villarreal	Seville
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ocampos 16' Rakitić  45+3' Mir  57'	Report	Albiol  61' Dia  90+2'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 30,865 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Villarreal v Rayo Vallecano

12 December 2021 17	Villarreal	2–0	Rayo Vallecano	Villarreal
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Torres  23' Mandi 32' Gerard 36' (pen.)	Report	Catena  37' Palazón  38' F. García  61'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 13,133 Referee: Mario Melero López

Real Sociedad v Villarreal

18 December 2021 18	Real Sociedad	1–3	Villarreal	San Sebastián
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Isak 32' Merino  43' Oyarzabal  49' Zaldúa  88'	Report	Estupiñán  26' Moreno 38', 68' Torres  44' Parejo  81' Chukwueze 90+6'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 29,679 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Villarreal v Alavés

21 December 2021 4	Villarreal	5–2	Alavés	Villarreal
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gerard 18', 88' Dia 27', 76' Pino 79'	Report	Pons 44' Loum  45+1' López  49' Joselu 65'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 12,530 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 11 September 2021, but was postponed due to the late return of several South American players from international duty.[35]

Villarreal v Levante

3 January 2022 19	Villarreal	5–0	Levante	Villarreal
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dia 8' Aurier  10' Torres 13' Gerard 37', 79' Iborra  50' Trigueros 74',  76'	Report	Bardhi  4' Clerc  47'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 13,462 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Villarreal v Atlético Madrid

9 January 2022 20	Villarreal	2–2	Atlético Madrid	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gerard 23' Torres 29' Moreno 58'	Report	Correa 10' Kondogbia 67',  71'  90+2'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 14,127 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

Elche v Villarreal

16 January 2022 21	Elche	1–0	Villarreal	Elche
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Verdú  10' Boyé 78' Mojica  87' González  90+4' Milla  90+4'	Report	Parejo  81' Capoue  90+3' Iborra  90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 12,433 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

Villarreal v Mallorca

22 January 2022 22	Villarreal	3–0	Mallorca	Villarreal
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Russo 12' (o.g.) Trigueros 34' Mario Gaspar  36' Parejo 87' (pen.)	Report	Russo  80'  86'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 13,207 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Real Betis v Villarreal

6 February 2022 23	Real Betis	0–2	Villarreal	Seville
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Canales  86' Iglesias  90+1'	Report	Chukwueze  25' Moreno  37' Torres 41' Capoue  71', 83'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 44,870 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

Villarreal v Real Madrid

12 February 2022 24	Villarreal	0–0	Real Madrid	Villarreal
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Foyth  23' Albiol  51'	Report	Militão  23' Asensio  29' Bale  45+2' Casemiro  88'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,894 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Granada v Villarreal

19 February 2022 25	Granada	1–4	Villarreal	Granada
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sánchez  32' Uzuni  34' Milla 61' (pen.) Torrente  80'	Report	Lo Celso  34' Danjuma 35' (pen.), 39', 81' (pen.) Estupiñán  45+4' Aurier  60' Chukwueze  68' Asenjo  75' Iborra  90+2' Gómez 90+7'	Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 13,389 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Villarreal v Espanyol

27 February 2022 26	Villarreal	5–1	Espanyol	Villarreal
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pino 14', 20', 45', 53' Aurier  31' Dia 86' Albiol  90+3'	Report	Pedrosa  40' Bare 65'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 15,600 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Osasuna v Villarreal

5 March 2022 27	Osasuna	1–0	Villarreal	Pamplona
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ávila 63',  74'	Report		Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 18,659 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

Villarreal v Celta Vigo

12 March 2022 28	Villarreal	1–0	Celta Vigo	Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Iborra  34' Parejo 64'	Report	Galán  90+4'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 14,929 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

Cádiz v Villarreal

20 March 2022 29	Cádiz	1–0	Villarreal	Cádiz
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Lozano  31' Idrissi  48' San Emeterio  55' Sobrino 90'	Report	Torres  31' Capoue  48'	Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla Attendance: 13,325 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Levante v Villarreal

2 April 2022 30	Levante	2–0	Villarreal	Valencia
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Morales  21', 69', 90+1' Roger  56' Malsa  88' Pepelu  89'	Report	Torres  64' Coquelin  74'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 14,908 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao

9 April 2022 31	Villarreal	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pedraza  50', 60' Mandi  81'	Report	R. García 43' Petxarroman  85' D. García  90' Sancet  90+1'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,603 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Getafe v Villarreal

16 April 2022 32	Getafe	1–2	Villarreal	Getafe
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Suárez  20' Arambarri  60' Ünal 63'	Report	Gerard 7' Trigueros 16'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 9,647 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

Villarreal v Valencia

19 April 2022 33	Villarreal	2–0	Valencia	Villarreal
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Danjuma 10' (pen.), 17' Trigueros  75' Aurier  84'	Report	Cömert  9' Marcos André  40' Moriba  66'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 13,570 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

Alavés v Villarreal

30 April 2022 34	Alavés	2–1	Villarreal	Vitoria-Gasteiz
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Laguardia 4',  80' Escalante 31',  69' García  52' Duarte  90+2' Jason  90+5'	Report	Dia  41' Chukwueze 47' Capoue  76'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 12,579 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Villarreal v Sevilla

8 May 2022 35	Villarreal	1–1	Sevilla	Villarreal
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Chukwueze  4' Lo Celso  45', 86' Capoue  73'	Report	Koundé 90+5'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,461 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Rayo Vallecano v Villarreal

12 May 2022 36	Rayo Vallecano	1–5	Villarreal	Madrid
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Guardiola 21' Maraš  30' Á. García  45+2' Comesaña  45+2' López  76' Sylla  77'	Report	Pedraza 3', 88' Foyth 27' Alcácer 38' Torres 45+1' Rulli  61' Albiol  82'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 7,945 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

Villarreal v Real Sociedad

15 May 2022 37	Villarreal	1–2	Real Sociedad	Villarreal
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Coquelin 43' Foyth  68' Albiol  77' Lo Celso  90+6' Jackson  90+11'	Report	Zaldúa  2' Isak 56',  82' Zubimendi 73'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,689 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

Barcelona v Villarreal

22 May 2022 38	Barcelona	0–2	Villarreal	Barcelona
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gavi  45+1' Busquets  59' Alba  65'	Report	Pedraza 41' Parejo  45+2' Gómez 55'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 54,850 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2021–22 Copa del Rey

Victoria v Villarreal

30 November 2021 First round	Victoria	0–8	Villarreal	A Coruña
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Moreno 17', 22' Mandi 28' Alcácer 37' Chukwueze 50' Gerard 74' Dia 82' Iosifov 87'	Stadium: Riazor[a] Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

Atlético Sanluqueño v Villarreal

15 December 2021 Second round	Atlético Sanluqueño	1–7	Villarreal	Sanlúcar de Barrameda
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Armental 60'	Report	Alcácer 8', 13' Duro 27' (o.g.) Chukwueze 40' Gómez 42' Foyth  54' Trigueros 67' Raba 79'	Stadium: Estadio El Palmar Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Sporting Gijón v Villarreal

6 January 2022 Round of 32	Sporting Gijón	2–1	Villarreal	Gijón
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Đurđević 67' Milovanov 88'	Report	Albiol 48'	Stadium: El Molinón-Enrique Castro "Quini" Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group F

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.^[36]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MUN	VIL	ATA	YB
1	Manchester United	6	3	2	1	11	8	+3	11	Advance to knockout phase		—	2–1	3–2	1–1
2	Villarreal	6	3	1	2	12	9	+3	10			0–2	—	2–2	2–0
3	Atalanta	6	1	3	2	12	13	−1	6	Transfer to Europa League		2–2	2–3	—	1–0
4	Young Boys	6	1	2	3	7	12	−5	5			2–1	1–4	3–3	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Villarreal v Atalanta

14 September 2021 1	Villarreal	2–2	Atalanta	Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Trigueros 39' Capoue  55' Gerard  65' Pino  71' Danjuma 73' Coquelin  76'  84'	Report	Freuler 6' De Roon  24' Gosens 83'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 12,916 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Manchester United v Villarreal

29 September 2021 2	Manchester United	2–1	Villarreal	Manchester, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Telles 60',  71' Greenwood  68' Ronaldo 90+5',  90+6'	Report	Alcácer 53' Moreno  59' Pino  67' Albiol  68' Peña  90+1'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,130 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Young Boys v Villarreal

20 October 2021 3	Young Boys	1–4	Villarreal	Bern, Switzerland
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Aebischer  45' Elia 77'	Report	Pino 6' Gerard 16' Rulli  87' Moreno 89' Chukwueze 90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 27,398 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Villarreal v Young Boys

2 November 2021 4	Villarreal	2–0	Young Boys	Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Capoue 36' Pedraza  38' Mario Gaspar  55' Parejo  78' Danjuma 89'	Report	Sierro  52' Ngamaleu  54' Aebischer  62' Elia  90+5'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 14,890 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Villarreal v Manchester United

23 November 2021 5	Villarreal	0–2	Manchester United	Villarreal, Spain
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Pino  33'	Report	Van de Beek  41' Ronaldo 78' Sancho 90'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 20,875 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Atalanta v Villarreal

9 December 2021 6	Atalanta	2–3	Villarreal	Bergamo, Italy
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Malinovskyi 71' Zapata 80' Muriel  89'	Report	Danjuma 3', 51' Capoue 42' Parejo  57' Moreno  57'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 11,690 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Note: The match was originally scheduled on 8 December 2021 at 21:00 CET, but was postponed to the following day at 19:00 CET due to adverse weather conditions.[37]

Knockout phase

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 13 December 2021.^[38]

Villarreal v Juventus

22 February 2022 First leg	Villarreal	1–1	Juventus	Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Parejo 66' Rulli  73'	Report	Vlahović 1' Rabiot  73'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,686 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Juventus v Villarreal

16 March 2022 Second leg	Juventus	0–3 (1–4 agg.)	Villarreal	Turin, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	De Ligt  90'	Report	Gerard 78' (pen.) Torres 85' Danjuma 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 30,385 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022.^[39]

Villarreal v Bayern Munich

6 April 2022 First leg	Villarreal	1–0	Bayern Munich	Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Danjuma 8' Estupiñán  74'	Report		Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 21,626 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Bayern Munich v Villarreal

12 April 2022 Second leg	Bayern Munich	1–1 (1–2 agg.)	Villarreal	Munich, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lewandowski  33', 52'	Report	Foyth  59' Chukwueze 88' Lo Celso  90+1'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 18 March 2022, after the quarter-final draw.

Liverpool v Villarreal

27 April 2022 First leg	Liverpool	2–0	Villarreal	Liverpool, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Van Dijk  32' Estupiñán 53' (o.g.) Mané 55'	Report	Estupiñán  47' Lo Celso  62'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 51,586 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Villarreal v Liverpool

3 May 2022 Second leg	Villarreal	2–3 (2–5 agg.)	Liverpool	Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dia 3' Coquelin 41' Capoue  63'  86' Lo Celso  81' Torres  85'	Report	Fabinho 62' Díaz 67' Mané 74' Alexander-Arnold  77'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 23,665 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

UEFA Super Cup

Main article: 2021 UEFA Super Cup

Chelsea v Villarreal

11 August 2021 Final	Chelsea	1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Villarreal	Belfast, Northern Ireland
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Ziyech 27' Rüdiger  44'	Report	Pino  61' Gerard 73' Raba  119'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 10,435 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
	Penalties
	Havertz Azpilicueta Alonso Mount Jorginho Pulisic Rüdiger		Gerard Mandi Estupiñán Gómez Raba Foyth Albiol

Statistics

Squad statistics

Last updated 22 May 2022.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		UEFA Champions League		UEFA Super Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ESP	Sergio Asenjo	8	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
13	GK	ARG	Gerónimo Rulli	46	0	32	0	2	0	12	0	0	0
35	GK	DEN	Filip Jörgensen	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ESP	Mario Gaspar	18	0	7+5	0	2+1	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
3	DF	ESP	Raúl Albiol	43	1	28	0	1+1	1	12	0	1	0
4	DF	ESP	Pau Torres	47	6	33	5	1	0	12	1	1	0
8	DF	ARG	Juan Foyth	38	1	22+3	1	1+1	0	10	0	1	0
12	DF	ECU	Pervis Estupiñán	41	0	17+11	0	1+1	0	7+3	0	0+1	0
18	DF	ESP	Alberto Moreno	35	6	13+11	3	2+1	2	3+4	1	1	0
20	DF	ESP	Rubén Peña	11	0	1+6	0	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
22	DF	ALG	Aïssa Mandi	22	2	14+3	1	2	1	0+2	0	0+1	0
24	DF	ESP	Alfonso Pedraza	41	4	19+9	4	2	0	4+6	0	1	0
25	DF	CIV	Serge Aurier	24	0	10+9	0	0	0	1+4	0	0	0
27	DF	ESP	Adrián de la Fuente	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	ESP	Dani Tasende	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
5	MF	ESP	Dani Parejo	46	3	32+1	2	0+1	0	12	1	0	0
6	MF	FRA	Étienne Capoue	44	3	26+4	1	1	0	12	2	1	0
10	MF	ESP	Vicente Iborra	24	0	12+8	0	2+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
11	MF	NGA	Samuel Chukwueze	35	7	12+15	3	2	2	2+4	2	0	0
14	MF	ESP	Manu Trigueros	47	8	27+8	6	2	1	4+5	1	1	0
17	MF	ARG	Giovani Lo Celso	22	1	11+5	1	0	0	6	0	0	0
19	MF	FRA	Francis Coquelin	28	3	8+12	2	0	0	6+2	1	0	0
21	MF	ESP	Yeremy Pino	40	7	21+10	6	0+1	0	6+1	1	1	0
23	MF	ESP	Moi Gómez	38	3	13+16	2	2	1	2+4	0	0+1	0
28	MF	RUS	Nikita Iosifov	2	1	0+1	0	0+1	1	0	0	0	0
38	MF	ESP	Carlo Adriano	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	ESP	Gerard Moreno	27	13	14+3	9	0+2	1	6+1	2	1	1
9	FW	ESP	Paco Alcácer	23	5	10+8	1	2	3	1+2	1	0	0
15	FW	NED	Arnaut Danjuma	34	16	17+6	10	0	0	10+1	6	0	0
16	FW	SEN	Boulaye Dia	35	7	13+12	5	0+1	1	3+5	1	1	0
26	FW	SEN	Nicolas Jackson	10	0	0+9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
17	FW	ESP	Dani Raba	12	1	0+7	0	3	1	0+1	0	0+1	0
-	MF	ESP	Manu Morlanes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
-	DF	ESP	Jorge Cuenca	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Goalscorers

As of 17 March 2022

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	La Liga	Copa del Rey	Champions League	UEFA Super Cup	Total
1	15	FW		Arnaut Danjuma	8	0	5	0	13
2	7	FW		Gerard Moreno	8	1	2	1	12
3	14	MF		Manu Trigueros	5	1	1	0	7
	21	FW		Yeremy Pino	6	0	1	0	7
5	16	FW		Boulaye Dia	5	1	0	0	6
	18	DF		Alberto Moreno	3	2	1	0	6
7	4	DF		Pau Torres	4	0	1	0	5
	11	FW		Samuel Chukwueze	2	2	1	0	5
9	9	FW		Paco Alcácer	0	3	1	0	4
10	5	MF		Dani Parejo	2	0	1	0	3
	6	MF		Étienne Capoue	1	0	2	0	3
12	22	DF		Aïssa Mandi	1	1	0	0	2
13	3	DF		Raúl Albiol	0	1	0	0	1
	12	MF		Dani Raba	0	1	0	0	1
	15	MF		Nikita Iosifov	0	1	0	0	1
	19	MF		Francis Coquelin	1	0	0	0	1
	23	MF		Moi Gómez	0	1	0	0	1
Own goals					1	1	0	0	2
Totals					48	16	16	1	81

Notes

1. The match was played at the Riazor in A Coruña, instead of Victoria's regular stadium, the San Pedro de Visma, as it did not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

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