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
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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. 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. 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

La Liga

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 July 2010.

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

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

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

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

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)

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