2022–23 Villarreal CF season

Villarreal 2022–23 football season
Villarreal
2022–23 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coachUnai Emery
(until 24 October)
Quique Setién
(from 25 October)
StadiumEstadio de la Cerámica
Ciutat de València
(temporary)
La Liga5th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nicolas Jackson (12)

All:
José Luis Morales (14)
Biggest winSanta Amalia 0–9 Villarreal
Biggest defeatBarcelona 3–0 Villarreal
Lech Poznań 3–0 Villarreal
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2022–23 season was the 100th season in the history of Villarreal CF and their 10th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

This season was the first since 2007–08 or 2009–10 without veteran right-back Mario Gaspar who departed to join english club Watford F.C. following the end of the previous campaign.

Players

First-team squad

As of 25 January 2023[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Pepe Reina
2 DF Spain ESP Kiko Femenía
3 DF Spain ESP Raúl Albiol (captain)
4 DF Spain ESP Pau Torres
5 DF Spain ESP Jorge Cuenca
6 MF France FRA Étienne Capoue
7 FW Spain ESP Gerard Moreno
8 DF Argentina ARG Juan Foyth
10 MF Spain ESP Dani Parejo
11 FW Nigeria NGA Samuel Chukwueze
12 DF Colombia COL Johan Mojica
14 MF Spain ESP Manu Trigueros (vice-captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Senegal SEN Nicolas Jackson
16 MF Spain ESP Álex Baena
17 MF Argentina ARG Giovani Lo Celso (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
18 DF Spain ESP Alberto Moreno
19 MF France FRA Francis Coquelin
20 MF Spain ESP Manu Morlanes
21 MF Spain ESP Yeremy Pino
22 FW Spain ESP José Luis Morales
23 DF Algeria ALG Aïssa Mandi
24 DF Spain ESP Alfonso Pedraza
35 GK Denmark DEN Filip Jörgensen

Reserve team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF Spain ESP Alberto del Moral
27 FW Spain ESP Diego Collado
28 MF Spain ESP Carlo Adriano
31 GK Andorra AND Iker Álvarez
32 MF Spain ESP Antonio Pacheco
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF Senegal SEN Mamadou Fall (on loan from Los Angeles FC)
36 DF Spain ESP Dani Tasende
37 DF Spain ESP Adrián de la Fuente
40 MF Spain ESP Rodri Alonso

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Spain ESP Iván Martín (at Girona until 30 June 2023)
MF Spain ESP Vicente Iborra (at Levante until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Senegal SEN Boulaye Dia (at Salernitana until 30 June 2023)
FW Netherlands NED Arnaut Danjuma (at Tottenham Hotspur until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

In

Date Player From Type Fee Ref.
1 July 2022 Spain Álex Baena Girona Loan return [2]
1 July 2022 Spain Jorge Cuenca Getafe Loan return [3]
1 July 2022 Spain Manu Morlanes Espanyol Loan return [4]
1 July 2022 Spain José Luis Morales Levante Transfer Free [5]
8 July 2022 Spain Pepe Reina Italy Lazio Transfer Free [6]
28 July 2022 Spain Kiko Femenía England Watford Transfer Undisclosed [7]
14 August 2022 Argentina Giovani Lo Celso England Tottenham Hotspur Loan [8]
1 September 2022 Colombia Johan Mojica Elche Transfer €5.5M [9]

Out

Date Player To Type Fee Ref.
1 July 2022 Ivory Coast Serge Aurier England Nottingham Forest Released [10]
1 July 2022 Spain Rubén Peña Osasuna Transfer Free [11]
4 July 2022 Spain Xavi Quintillà Portugal Santa Clara Transfer Free [12]
7 July 2022 Spain Sergio Asenjo Valladolid Transfer Free [13]
28 July 2022 Spain Moi Gómez Osasuna Transfer €1.8M [14]
28 July 2022 Spain Mario Gaspar England Watford Transfer Free [15]
29 July 2022 Spain Vicente Iborra Levante Loan [16]
16 August 2022 Ecuador Pervis Estupiñán England Brighton & Hove Albion Transfer €17.8M [17]
18 August 2022 Senegal Boulaye Dia Italy Salernitana Loan [18]
19 August 2022 Spain Paco Alcácer United Arab Emirates Sharjah Transfer Free [19]
6 January 2023 Argentina Gerónimo Rulli Netherlands Ajax Transfer Undisclosed [20]
25 January 2023 Netherlands Arnaut Danjuma England Tottenham Hotspur Loan [21]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Sporting CP Portugal v Spain Villarreal
14 July 2022 Friendly Sporting CP Portugal 1–1 Spain Villarreal Faro/Loulé, Portugal
21:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Ricardo Baixinho (Portugal)
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands v Spain Villarreal
16 July 2022 Friendly PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 1–2 Spain Villarreal Eindhoven, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof (Netherlands)
Borussia Dortmund Germany v Spain Villarreal
22 July 2022 Friendly Borussia Dortmund Germany 0–2 Spain Villarreal Altach, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
Reims France v Spain Villarreal
24 July 2022 Friendly Reims France 0–1 Spain Villarreal Reims, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune
Referee: Willy Delajod (France)
Southampton England v Spain Villarreal
30 July 2022 Friendly Southampton England 1–2 Spain Villarreal Southampton, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 11,734
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Fulham England v Spain Villarreal
31 July 2022 Friendly Fulham England 1–1 Spain Villarreal Fulham, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Referee: John Brooks (England)
Villarreal Spain v Spain Levante
3 August 2022 Friendly Villarreal Spain 3–1 Spain Levante Villarreal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Villarreal CF
Referee: Sergio Claudio Muresan
Inter Milan Italy v Spain Villarreal
6 August 2022 Friendly Inter Milan Italy 2–4 Spain Villarreal Pescara, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia
Referee: Antonio Rapuano (Italy)
Fenerbahçe Turkey v Spain Villarreal
3 December 2022 Friendly Fenerbahçe Turkey 2–1 Spain Villarreal Istanbul, Turkey
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Referee: Erkan Özdamar (Turkey)
Galatasaray Turkey v Spain Villarreal
6 December 2022 Friendly Galatasaray Turkey 3–4 Spain Villarreal Istanbul, Turkey
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Nef Stadium
Referee: Cagdas Altay (Turkey)
Aston Villa England v Spain Villarreal
15 December 2022 Friendly Aston Villa England 0–1 Spain Villarreal Birmingham, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0) Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 13,591
Referee: Darren Bond (England)
Napoli Italy v Spain Villarreal
17 December 2022 Friendly Napoli Italy 2–3 Spain Villarreal Naples, Italy
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 24,600
Referee: Federico Dionisi (Italy)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 13 August 2022 4 June 2023 Matchday 1 5th 38 19 7 12 59 40 +19 050.00
Copa del Rey 12 November 2022 19 January 2023 First round Round of 16 4 3 0 1 17 4 +13 075.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 18 August 2022 16 March 2023 Play-off round Round of 16 10 6 2 2 21 13 +8 060.00
Total 52 28 9 15 97 57 +40 053.85

Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Atlético Madrid 38 23 8 7 70 33 +37 77 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4 Real Sociedad 38 21 8 9 51 35 +16 71
5 Villarreal 38 19 7 12 59 40 +19 64 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6 Real Betis 38 17 9 12 46 41 +5 60
7 Osasuna 38 15 8 15 37 42 −5 53 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
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)[24]
Notes:
  1. ^ Osasuna were initially disqualified from the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League due to historic match-fixing.[22] However, the club became later eligible to participate after an evidence of innocence had been provided.[23]

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 19 7 12 59 40  +19 64 12 3 4 36 18  +18 7 4 8 23 22  +1

Source: La Liga

Results by round

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 23 June 2022.[25][26]

Valladolid v Villarreal
13 August 2022 1 Valladolid 0–3 Villarreal Valladolid
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: José Zorrilla
Attendance: 17,543
Referee: Mario Melero López
Atlético Madrid v Villarreal
21 August 2022 2 Atlético Madrid 0–2 Villarreal Madrid
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano
Attendance: 57,033
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
Getafe v Villarreal
28 August 2022 3 Getafe 0–0 Villarreal Getafe
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 9,815
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
Villarreal v Elche
4 September 2022 4 Villarreal 4–0 Elche Valencia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València[note 1]
Attendance: 13,915
Referee: Miguel Ortiz Arias
Real Betis v Villarreal
11 September 2022 5 Real Betis 1–0 Villarreal Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 53,276
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
Villarreal v Sevilla
18 September 2022 6 Villarreal 1–1 Sevilla Valencia
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València[note 1]
Attendance: 18,292
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
Cádiz v Villarreal
1 October 2022 7 Cádiz 0–0 Villarreal Cádiz
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
Attendance: 15,516
Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva
Real Sociedad v Villarreal
9 October 2022 8 Real Sociedad 1–0 Villarreal San Sebastián
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 32,689
Referee: César Soto Grado
Villarreal v Osasuna
17 October 2022 9 Villarreal 2–0 Osasuna Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Brašanac Yellow card 27'
  • Herrera Yellow card 49'
  • Cruz Yellow card 61'
  • Kike Yellow card 66'
  • R. García Yellow card 72'
  • Oroz Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Ciutat de València[note 1]
Attendance: 9,699
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
Barcelona v Villarreal
20 October 2022 10 Barcelona 3–0 Villarreal Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 73,261
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Villarreal v Almería
23 October 2022 11 Villarreal 2–1 Almería Valencia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València[note 1]
Attendance: 13,816
Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea
Athletic Bilbao v Villarreal
30 October 2022 12 Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Villarreal Bilbao
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 46,081
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
Villarreal v Mallorca
6 November 2022 13 Villarreal 0–2 Mallorca Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València[note 1]
Attendance: 16,603
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
Espanyol v Villarreal
9 November 2022 14 Espanyol 0–1 Villarreal Cornellà de Llobregat
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 17,400
Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva
Villarreal v Valencia
31 December 2022 15 Villarreal 2–1 Valencia Villarreal
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 19,247
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
Villarreal v Real Madrid
7 January 2023 16 Villarreal 2–1 Real Madrid Villarreal
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 21,088
Referee: César Soto Grado
Celta Vigo v Villarreal
13 January 2023 17 Celta Vigo 1–1 Villarreal Vigo
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 13,931
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
Villarreal v Girona
22 January 2023 18 Villarreal 1–0 Girona Villarreal
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Bueno Yellow card 3' Yellow-red card 78'
  • Gutiérrez Yellow card 32'
  • Stuani Yellow card 40'
  • Juanpe Yellow card 90+9'
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 15,558
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Villarreal v Rayo Vallecano
30 January 2023 19 Villarreal 0–1 Rayo Vallecano Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 13,789
Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana
Elche v Villarreal
4 February 2023 20 Elche 3–1 Villarreal Elche
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Martínez Valero
Attendance: 18,421
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
Villarreal v Barcelona
12 February 2023 21 Villarreal 0–1 Barcelona Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 21,178
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
Mallorca v Villarreal
18 February 2023 22 Mallorca 4–2 Villarreal Palma
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium
Attendance: 13,957
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
Villarreal v Getafe
27 February 2023 23 Villarreal 2–1 Getafe Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 13,090
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
Almería v Villarreal
4 March 2023 24 Almería 0–2 Villarreal Almería
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
Attendance: 13,311
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
Villarreal v Real Betis
12 March 2023 25 Villarreal 1–1 Real Betis Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 19,174
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
Osasuna v Villarreal
19 March 2023 26 Osasuna 0–3 Villarreal Pamplona
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 20,169
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
Villarreal v Real Sociedad
2 April 2023 27 Villarreal 2–0 Real Sociedad Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 18,768
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
Real Madrid v Villarreal
8 April 2023 28 Real Madrid 2–3 Villarreal Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 57,887
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
Villarreal v Valladolid
15 April 2023 29 Villarreal 1–2 Valladolid Villarreal
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 14,876
Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva
Sevilla v Villarreal
23 April 2023 30 Sevilla 2–1 Villarreal Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 29,635
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
Villarreal v Espanyol
27 April 2023 31 Villarreal 4–2 Espanyol Villarreal
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 16,134
Referee: César Soto Grado
Villarreal v Celta Vigo
30 April 2023 32 Villarreal 3–1 Celta Vigo Villarreal
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 16,123
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
Valencia v Villarreal
3 May 2023 33 Valencia 1–1 Villarreal Valencia
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 43,634
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao
13 May 2023 34 Villarreal 5–1 Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 16,871
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Girona v Villarreal
20 May 2023 35 Girona 1–2 Villarreal Girona
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Montilivi
Attendance: 11,649
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
Villarreal v Cádiz
24 May 2023 36 Villarreal 2–0 Cádiz Villarreal
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 15,099
Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana
Rayo Vallecano v Villarreal
28 May 2023 37 Rayo Vallecano 2–1 Villarreal Madrid
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 11,085
Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva
Villarreal v Atlético Madrid
4 June 2023 38 Villarreal 2–2 Atlético Madrid Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 18,226
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Copa del Rey

Santa Amalia v Villarreal
12 November 2022 First round Santa Amalia 0–9 Villarreal Almendralejo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Rubio Yellow card 5'
Report
Stadium: Estadio Francisco de la Hera
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
Guijuelo v Villarreal
20 December 2022 Second round Guijuelo 1–2 (a.e.t.) Villarreal Guijuelo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Carmona 14'
  • Ibañez Yellow card 97'
  • Lorenzo Red card 103'
  • Trapero Yellow card 104'
  • Aizpiri Yellow card 114'
  • Roberto Yellow card 119'
Report
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
Cartagena v Villarreal
3 January 2023 Round of 32 Cartagena 1–5 Villarreal Cartagena
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Cartagonova
Attendance: 14,800
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
Villarreal v Real Madrid
19 January 2023 Round of 16 Villarreal 2–3 Real Madrid Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 20,124
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

UEFA Europa Conference League

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was made on 2 August 2022.

Villarreal Spain v Croatia Hajduk Split
18 August 2022 First leg Villarreal Spain 4–2 Croatia Hajduk Split Valencia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València[note 1]
Attendance: 11,275
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Hajduk Split Croatia v Spain Villarreal
25 August 2022 Second leg Hajduk Split Croatia 0–2
(2–6 agg.)
Spain Villarreal Split, Croatia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.[27]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIL LCH HBS AW
1 Spain Villarreal 6 4 1 1 14 9 +5 13 Advance to round of 16 4–3 2–2 5–0
2 Poland Lech Poznań 6 2 3 1 12 7 +5 9 Advance to knockout round play-offs 3–0 0–0 4–1
3 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6 1 4 1 8 5 +3 7 1–2 1–1 4–0
4 Austria Austria Wien 6 0 2 4 2 15 −13 2 0–1 1–1 0–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Villarreal Spain v Poland Lech Poznań
8 September 2022 1 Villarreal Spain 4–3 Poland Lech Poznań Valencia
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València[note 1]
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel v Spain Villarreal
15 September 2022 2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 1–2 Spain Villarreal Be'er Sheva, Israel
22:00 IDT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Turner Stadium
Attendance: 13,413
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
Villarreal Spain v Austria Austria Wien
6 October 2022 3 Villarreal Spain 5–0 Austria Austria Wien Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València[note 1]
Attendance: 9,539
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands)
Austria Wien Austria v Spain Villarreal
13 October 2022 4 Austria Wien Austria 0–1 Spain Villarreal Vienna, Austria
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
Villarreal Spain v Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
27 October 2022 5 Villarreal Spain 2–2 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva Valencia
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València[note 1]
Attendance: 6,338
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)
Lech Poznań Poland v Spain Villarreal
3 November 2022 6 Lech Poznań Poland 3–0 Spain Villarreal Poznań, Poland
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Poznań
Attendance: 30,117
Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 24 February 2023.

Anderlecht Belgium v Spain Villarreal
9 March 2023 First leg Anderlecht Belgium 1–1 Spain Villarreal Brussels, Belgium
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 15,265
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
Villarreal Spain v Belgium Anderlecht
16 March 2023 Second leg Villarreal Spain 0–1
(1–2 agg.)
Belgium Anderlecht Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 16,212
Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)

Statistics

Squad statistics

Last updated 4 June 2023.
No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey UEFA Europa
Conference League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Spain ESP Pepe Reina 32 0 22 0 3 0 7 0
35 GK Denmark DEN Filip Jörgensen 6 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
Defenders
2 DF Spain ESP Kiko Femenía 28 0 13+7 0 2 0 2+4 0
3 DF Spain ESP Raúl Albiol 27 0 24+1 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF Spain ESP Pau Torres 39 1 34 1 2 0 0+3 0
5 DF Spain ESP Jorge Cuenca 23 0 5+5 0 2+1 0 10 0
8 DF Argentina ARG Juan Foyth 30 1 22+2 1 2+1 0 2+1 0
12 DF Colombia COL Johan Mojica 27 0 5+12 0 3 0 6+1 0
18 DF Spain ESP Alberto Moreno 28 0 14+10 0 1 0 2+1 0
23 DF Algeria ALG Aïssa Mandi 35 0 16+5 0 3+1 0 10 0
24 DF Spain ESP Alfonso Pedraza 29 1 20+6 0 0+1 0 2 1
33 DF Senegal SEN Mamadou Fall 7 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 5 0
37 DF Spain ESP Adrián de la Fuente 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Midfielders
6 MF France FRA Étienne Capoue 37 6 22+6 3 1+3 3 0+5 0
10 MF Spain ESP Dani Parejo 50 3 37 3 1+3 0 3+6 0
14 MF Spain ESP Manu Trigueros 30 1 8+15 0 2+1 0 4 1
16 MF Spain ESP Álex Baena 39 12 15+11 6 4 2 9 4
17 MF Argentina ARG Giovani Lo Celso 29 2 14+8 2 0 0 2+5 0
19 MF France FRA Francis Coquelin 25 3 9+7 1 1+1 1 7 1
20 MF Spain ESP Manu Morlanes 14 0 2+2 0 0+3 0 7 0
21 MF Spain ESP Yeremy Pino 46 4 31+5 4 2 0 3+5 0
26 MF Spain ESP Alberto del Moral 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF Spain ESP Ramon Terrats 18 1 11+5 1 0 0 1+1 0
Forwards
7 FW Spain ESP Gerard Moreno 29 11 14+7 7 2+1 3 3+2 1
11 FW Nigeria NGA Samuel Chukwueze 50 13 27+10 6 3+1 4 9 3
15 FW Senegal SEN Nicolas Jackson 37 13 16+10 12 1 0 3+7 1
22 FW Spain ESP José Luis Morales 42 15 11+18 7 2+1 2 6+4 6
27 FW Spain ESP Diego Collado 3 1 0+2 0 1 1 0 0
34 FW Spain ESP Fer Niño 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
40 FW France FRA Haissem Hassan 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
43 FW Spain ESP Jorge Pascual 3 1 0+2 1 0 0 0+1 0
Players transferred out during the season
9 FW Netherlands NED Arnaut Danjuma 17 6 6+4 2 1+1 2 3+2 2
13 GK Argentina ARG Gerónimo Rulli 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Villarreal played home matches at Estadi Ciutat de València, Valencia, instead of their regular stadium, Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal, due to ongoing stadium renovations.

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