2015–16 Villarreal CF season

The 2015–16 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 93rd season in existence and the club's 3rd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.[1][2] 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 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Villarreal
2015–16 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coachMarcelino
StadiumEl Madrigal
La Liga4th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
UEFA Europa LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Cédric Bakambu (12)

All:
Cédric Bakambu (22)

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 31 August 2015[3]

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 Sergio Asenjo
2 DF   ESP Mario (vice-captain)
3 DF   SVN Bojan Jokić
4 MF   ESP Tomás Pina
5 DF   ARG Mateo Musacchio
6 DF   ESP Víctor Ruiz
7 MF   ESP Samu
8 MF   MEX Jonathan dos Santos
9 FW   ESP Roberto Soldado
10 FW   BRA Léo Baptistão (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
11 DF   ESP Jaume Costa
13 GK   FRA Alphonse Areola (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
14 MF   ESP Manu Trigueros
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   COD Cédric Bakambu
18 MF   ESP Denis Suárez
19 MF   ESP Samu Castillejo
20 FW   ESP Adrián (on loan from Porto)
21 MF   ESP Bruno (captain)
22 DF   SRB Antonio Rukavina
23 DF   ITA Daniele Bonera
24 DF   CIV Eric Bailly
25 GK   ARG Mariano Barbosa
26 MF   ESP Matías Nahuel
27 DF   ESP Adrián Marín
28 MF   ESP Alfonso Pedraza
44 DF   ESP Pablo Íñiguez

Out on loan edit

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   SRB Aleksandar Pantić (on loan at Eibar)
MF   ESP Javier Espinosa (on loan at Elche)
MF   ESP Moi Gómez (on loan at Getafe)
MF   ESP Sergio Marcos (on loan at Lugo)

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 23 August 2015 15 May 2016 Matchday 1 4th 38 18 10 10 44 35 +9 047.37
Copa del Rey 3 December 2015 13 January 2016 Round of 32 Round of 16 4 1 0 3 6 7 −1 025.00
UEFA Europa League 17 September 2015 5 May 2016 Group stage Semi-finals 14 9 3 2 23 13 +10 064.29
Total 56 28 13 15 73 55 +18 050.00

Source: Competitions

La Liga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Real Madrid 38 28 6 4 110 34 +76 90 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Atlético Madrid 38 28 4 6 63 18 +45 88
4 Villarreal 38 18 10 10 44 35 +9 64 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Athletic Bilbao 38 18 8 12 58 45 +13 62 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 Celta Vigo 38 17 9 12 51 59 −8 60
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; 7) Play-off.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2015–16 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 third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary edit

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 10 10 44 35  +9 64 12 4 3 26 12  +14 6 6 7 18 23  −5

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultDWWWWWLLDWLDLWWWWWWDDWDWDWDLLDWWLLDWLL
Position76433115555465554444444444444444444444
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 August 2015 (2015-08-23) 1 Real Betis 1–1 Villarreal Seville
22:30 CEST (UTC+2) Bruno G.   26'
Cejudo   35'
Pezzella   50'
Castro   87'
Report Soldado   31'
Castillejo   49'
Bruno S.   90+2'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 37,996
Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido
28 August 2015 (2015-08-28) 2 Villarreal 3–1 Espanyol Villarreal
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Soldado   67'
Bailly   85'
Bakambu   87', 90+3'
Report Caicedo   5',   35'
Pau   19'
López   27'
Montañés   30'
Raillo   48'
Arbilla   55'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 16,722
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
13 September 2015 (2015-09-13) 3 Granada 1–3 Villarreal Granada
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) Babin   11'
Lopes   65'
Rico   74'
Report Pina   14'
Trigueros   49'
Bakambu   51'
Soldado   67'
Baily   81'
Areola   90'
Samu   90+1'
Stadium: Los Cármenes
Attendance: 13,954
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
20 September 2015 (2015-09-20) 4 Villarreal 3–1 Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) Bruno   23',   42' (pen.)
Baptistão   44',   79'
Matías Nahuel   49'
Bailly   59'
Mario   66'
Report Laporte   11'
Gurpegi   48'
Aduriz   64',   90+2'
De Marcos   87'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 19,832
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
23 September 2015 (2015-09-23) 5 Málaga 0–1 Villarreal Málaga
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) Recio   39'
Boka   61'
Report Dos Santos   17'
Bailly   67'
Tissone   71'
Suárez   79'
Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 18,647
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 6 Villarreal 1–0 Atlético Madrid Villarreal
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Baptistão   14'
Soldado   51'
Costa   84'
Report Griezmann   41'
Tiago   71'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 20,087
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
4 October 2015 (2015-10-04) 7 Levante 1–0 Villarreal Valencia
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) Juanfran   19'
Morales   50'
Deyverson   83'
José Mari   84'
Rubén   90+2'
Report Jokić   4'   36'
Costa   60'
Soldado   84'
Ruiz   87'
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 16,059
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
18 October 2015 (2015-10-18) 8 Villarreal 1–2 Celta Vigo Villarreal
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bailly   36'   47'
Suárez   67'
Soldado   71'
report Fernández   36'
Gómez   37'
Orellana   41'
Wass   43'
Nolito   90'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,436
Referee: José González González
25 October 2015 (2015-10-25) 9 Las Palmas 0–0 Villarreal Las Palmas
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bigas   63' Report Samu   86'
Rukavina   90+2'
Stadium: Gran Canaria
Attendance: 18,517
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 10 Villarreal 2–1 Sevilla Villarreal
18:15 CET (UTC+1) Bailly   10'
Mario   25'
Bakambu   32',   61'
Soldado   50'
Costa   82'
Ruiz   90+4'
Report Iborra   29'
Rami   63'
Llorente   76'
Konoplyanka   87'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 16,730
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
8 November 2015 (2015-11-08) 11 Barcelona 3–0 Villarreal Barcelona
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Mathieu   27'
Iniesta   37'
Neymar   47',   60', 85'
Suárez   47',   70' (pen.)
Piqué   64'
Report Mario   39'
Costa   69'
Bonera   72'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 72,109
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
22 November 2015 (2015-11-22) 12 Villarreal 1–1 Eibar Villarreal
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Costa   41',   85'
Soldado   44'
Mario   75'
Report Enrich   27'
Keko   74'   76'
Escalante   79'
García   90+3'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 15,788
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
29 November 2015 (2015-11-29) 13 Getafe 2–0 Villarreal Getafe
12:00 CET (UTC+1) Lafita   17',   21'
Cala   34'
Vázquez   51'
J. Rodríguez   65'
Lacen   78'
Report Ruiz   5'
Bailly   85'
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 5,903
Referee: José González González
6 December 2015 (2015-12-06) 14 Villarreal 2–1 Rayo Vallecano Villarreal
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Dos Santos   35'
Bakambu   69', 86'
Report Baena   33'
Jozabed   41'
Castro   60'
Miku   80'
Quini   88'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 16,101
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
13 December 2015 15 Villarreal 1–0 Real Madrid Villarreal
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Soldado   8'
Bailly   72'
Suárez   90+2'
Report Marcelo   31'
Ramos   66'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 20,468
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
20 December 2015 16 Real Sociedad 0–2 Villarreal San Sebastián
18:15 CET (UTC+1) Canales   39'
I. Martínez   55'
Report Suárez   27', 88'
Trigueros   73'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 21,949
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
31 December 2015 17 Villarreal 1–0 Valencia Villarreal
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Bruno   64'
Soldado   68'
Report Gomes   16'
Barragán   45'
Villalba   90+2'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 18,526
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
3 January 2016 (2016-01-03) 18 Deportivo La Coruña 1–2 Villarreal A Coruña
18:15 CET (UTC+1) Luis Alberto   9',   48'
Arribas   25'
Report Bruno   36', 90+5' (pen.),   39'
Dos Santos   43'
Navarro   90+5'
Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 23,815
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
10 January 2016 (2016-01-10) 19 Villarreal 2–0 Sporting Gijón Vilarreal
12:00 CET (UTC+1) Bakambu   26', 51'
Bruno   53'
Ruiz   61'
Samu   79'
Soldado   87'
Report Carmona   33'
Cases   87'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 16,705
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 20 Villarreal 0–0 Real Betis Vilarreal
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Ruiz   24'
Castillejo   90+4'
Report Petros   79' Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 15,402
Referee: José González González
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 21 Espanyol 2–2 Villarreal Cornellà de Llobregat
18:15 CET (UTC+1) Caicedo   4'
Jordán   35'
Gerard   40',   56'   89'
Salva   79'
Álvarez   89'
Report Trigueros   24'
Costa   56'
Musacchio   88'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 16,251
Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 22 Villarreal 1–0 Granada Vilarreal
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Costa   8'
Bruno   55' (pen.)
Mario   85'
Castillejo   89'
Report Rico   11'
Lombán   16'
Babin   54'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 23 Athletic Bilbao 0–0 Villarreal Bilbao
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Williams   29'   90'
San José   41'
Lekue   60'
Merino   67'
Muniain   90'
Report Costa   27'
Bakambu   40'
Soldado   75'
Ruiz   76'
Bonera   77'   90+4'
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 41,101
Referee: Mario Melero López
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 24 Villarreal 1–0 Málaga Vilarreal
18:15 CET (UTC+1) Soldado   18'
Trigueros   77'
Bakambu   90'
Report Albentosa   34' Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,142
Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido
21 February 2016 25 Atlético Madrid 0–0 Villarreal Madrid
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Gabi   69'
Filipe Luís   73'
Report Castillejo   62'
Bailly   77'
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 45,323
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
28 February 2016 (2016-02-28) 26 Villarreal 3–0 Levante Vilarreal
12:00 CET (UTC+1) Baptistão   12'
Castillejo   30'
Adrián   48'
Report Navarro   27'   56'
Lerma   39'
Verza   44'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 15,783
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) 27 Celta Vigo 0–0 Villarreal Vigo
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Díaz   51'
Cabral   73'
Report Matías Nahuel   54'
Suárez   72'
Bailly   73'
Mario   77'
Rukavina   86'
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 15,376
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 28 Villarreal 0–1 Las Palmas Vilarreal
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Soldado   31' Report García   30'
Lemos   53'
Montoro   60'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 15,790
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
13 March 2016 (2016-03-13) 29 Sevilla 4–2 Villarreal Seville
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Banega   6'   79'
Iborra   23'
Ruiz   51' (o.g.)
Konoplyanka   65'
Krohn-Dehli   74'
Reyes   90+1'
Report Bonera   25'
Bakambu   29', 37'
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 35,069
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
20 March 2016 30 Villarreal 2–2 Barcelona Villarreal
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Soldado   20'
Bruno   24'
Asenjo   40'
Ruiz   41'
Rukavina   43'
Bakambu   57'
Mathieu   63' (o.g.)
Pina   78'
Mario   84'
Trigueros   85'
Report Turan   13'
Piqué   16'
Rakitić   20'
Neymar   41' (pen.)
Alba   53'
Mascherano   90+4'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 24,398
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
3 April 2016 31 Eibar 1–2 Villarreal Eibar
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Juncà   11'
Capa   22',   50'
Mauro   90'
Report Rukavina   12'
Adrián   35'
Soldado   50'
Bakambu   71'
Pina   78'
Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 5,183
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
10 April 2016 (2016-04-10) 32 Villarreal 2–0 Getafe Vilarreal
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) Suárez   15'
Rukavina   26'
Bakambu   84'
Bruno   90'
Report Cala   35'
Medrán   68'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,570
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
17 April 2016 (2016-04-17) 33 Rayo Vallecano 2–1 Villarreal Madrid
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) Guerra   7',   57'
Amaya   68'
Miku   81'
Report Adrián   20'
Ruiz   57'
Marín   59'
Mario   72'
Matías Nahuel   80'
Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 12,628
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
20 April 2016 34 Real Madrid 3–0 Villarreal Madrid
22:00 CEST (UTC+2) Benzema   41'
Danilo   46'
Vázquez   69'
Modrić   76'
Casemiro   85'
Report Trigueros   44' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 62,678
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
24 April 2016 (2016-04-24) 35 Villarreal 0–0 Real Sociedad Villarreal
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Pina   32'
Mario   69'
Dos Santos   72'
Adrián   90'
Report Vela   51' Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,215
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
1 May 2016 36 Valencia 0–2 Villarreal Valencia
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Fuego   42' Report Samu   16'
Musacchio   23'
Adrián   33'
Rodri   43'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 38,283
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
8 May 2016 (2016-05-08) 37 Villarreal 0–2 Deportivo La Coruña Villarreal
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bonera   10'
Trigueros   49'
Ruiz   51'
Report Fajr   32'
Lucas   57'
Arribas   88'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 12,843
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
15 May 2016 38 Sporting Gijón 2–0 Villarreal Gijón
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Jony   8'
Aït-Atmane   63'
Álvarez   79'
Report Ruiz   49'
Mario   90'
Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 27,295
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Copa del Rey edit

Round of 32 edit

3 December 2015 First leg Huesca 3–2 Villarreal Huesca
21:00 CET (UTC+1) L. Fernández   3'
Mérida   53' (pen.)
Machís   75'
Carlos David   90+2'
Cristian   90+2'
López   90+3'
Summary Jokić   33'
Bailly   36'
Matías Nahuel   51',   90+3'
Bakambu   58'
Stadium: El Alcoraz
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
17 December 2015 Second leg Villarreal 2–0
(4–3 agg.)
Huesca Vilarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Trigueros   28'
Soldado   78'
Summary Morillas   63'
Carlos David   84'
Aythami   90+2'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Round of 16 edit

6 January 2016 First leg Athletic Bilbao 3–2 Villarreal Bilbao
12:00 CET (UTC+1) Williams   54'
Aduriz   68'
Laporte   81'
Report Baptistão   16'
Samu   38'
Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
13 January 2016 Second leg Villarreal 0–1
(2–4 agg.)
Athletic Bilbao Vilarreal
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Williams   21' Stadium: El Madrigal
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

UEFA Europa League edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Rapid Wien 6 5 0 1 10 6 +4 15 Advance to knockout phase
2   Villarreal 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13
3   Viktoria Plzeň 6 1 1 4 8 10 −2 4
4   Dinamo Minsk 6 1 0 5 3 11 −8 3
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
17 September 2015 (2015-09-17) 1 Rapid Wien   2–1   Villarreal Vienna, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Schwab   50'
S. Hofmann   53' (pen.)
Report Baptistão   45' Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 36,200[4]
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
1 October 2015 (2015-10-01) 2 Villarreal   1–0   Viktoria Plzeň Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Baptistão   54' Report Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,481[5]
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
22 October 2015 (2015-10-22) 3 Villarreal   4–0   Dinamo Minsk Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Bakambu   17', 32'
Soldado   61'
Bailly   71'
Report Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 14,025[6]
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
5 November 2015 (2015-11-05) 4 Dinamo Minsk   1–2   Villarreal Barysaw, Belarus[C]
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Vitus   69' Report Soldado   72' (pen.)
Palitsevich   86' (o.g.)
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 4,959[7]
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
26 November 2015 (2015-11-26) 5 Villarreal   1–0   Rapid Wien Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Soriano   78' Report Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 14,760[8]
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
10 December 2015 (2015-12-10) 6 Viktoria Plzeň   3–3   Villarreal Plzeň, Czech Republic
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Kolář   8' (pen.)
Kovařík   65'
Hořava   90'
Report Bakambu   40'
Dos Santos   62'
Soriano   90+4'
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 10,071[9]
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

Knockout phase edit

Round of 32 edit
18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) First leg Villarreal   1–0   Napoli Villarreal, Spain
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Suárez   82'
Musacchio   86'
Soldado   90'
Report Valdifiori   38'
Callejón   67'
Insigne   83'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,686
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
25 February 2016 (2016-02-25) Second leg Napoli   1–1
(1–2 agg.)
  Villarreal Naples, Italy
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Hamšík   17',   25'
López   33'
Jorginho   83'
Report Rukavina   25'
Bruno   36'
Pina   59'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 23,928
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Round of 16 edit
10 March 2016 (2016-03-10) First leg Villarreal   2–0   Bayer Leverkusen Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Bakambu   4', 56'
Trigueros   71'
Report Tah   14'
Hernández   48'
Jedvaj   76'   90+5'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 16,211
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
17 March 2016 (2016-03-17) Second leg Bayer Leverkusen   0–0
(0–2 agg.)
  Villarreal Leverkusen, Germany
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Mehmedi   42'
Papadopoulos   73'
Bellarabi   79'
Report Rukavina   60'
Bakambu   80'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 23,409
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
Quarter-finals edit
7 April 2016 (2016-04-07) First leg Villarreal   2–1   Sparta Prague Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Bakambu   3', 63'
Costa   40'
Report Brabec   31',   45+4'
Matějovský   41'
Nhamoinesu   43'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 15,803
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
14 April 2016 (2016-04-14) Second leg Sparta Prague   2–4
(3–6 agg.)
  Villarreal Prague, Czech Republic
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Krejčí   27',   71'
Frýdek   41'
Juliš   60'
Kováč   63'
Dočkal   65'
Konaté   77'
Lafata   90+1'
Report Bakambu   5', 49'
Soldado   35'
Castillejo   43',   78'
Lafata   45+1' (o.g.)
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 18,201
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
Semi-finals edit
28 April 2016 (2016-04-28) First leg Villarreal   1–0   Liverpool Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Costa   60'
Adrián   90+2'
Report Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 21,606
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
5 May 2016 (2016-05-05) Second leg Liverpool   3–0
(3–1 agg.)
  Villarreal Liverpool, England
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Bruno   7' (o.g.)
Clyne   35'
Sturridge   63'
Lallana   81'
UEFA Report Ruiz   30'   71'
Soldado   40'
Suárez   90+4'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,074
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Last updated on 15 May 2016
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 7 0 4 0 0 0 3 0
13 GK   FRA Alphonse Areola 37 0 32 0 0 0 5 0
25 GK   ARG Mariano Barbosa 12 0 2 0 4 0 6 0
Defenders
2 DF   ESP Mario Gaspar 44 2 32+1 2 0+1 0 10 0
5 DF   ARG Mateo Musacchio 21 1 12+1 1 3 0 4+1 0
6 DF   ESP Víctor Ruiz 51 0 32+3 0 1+1 0 14 0
11 DF   ESP Jaume Costa 27 1 17+1 1 0+1 0 7+1 0
22 DF   SRB Antonio Rukavina 31 0 14+4 0 3 0 10 0
23 DF   ITA Daniele Bonera 16 0 10+4 0 0 0 1+1 0
24 DF   CIV Eric Bailly 35 1 25 0 3 0 7 1
27 DF   ESP Adrián Marín 16 0 10+1 0 3 0 0+2 0
44 DF   ESP Pablo Íñiguez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
48 DF   ESP Miguelón 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF   ESP Tomás Pina 36 1 19+8 0 2 0 6+1 1
7 MF   ESP Samu 26 3 7+9 2 4 1 4+2 0
8 MF   MEX Jonathan dos Santos 38 1 20+6 0 1+1 0 7+3 1
14 MF   ESP Manu Trigueros 45 3 24+7 2 2 1 6+6 0
18 MF   ESP Denis Suárez 48 5 25+8 4 0+2 0 11+2 1
19 MF   ESP Samu Castillejo 45 2 19+9 1 4 0 8+5 1
21 MF   ESP Bruno 45 7 28+3 5 0+2 0 12 2
26 MF   ESP Matías Nahuel 30 1 11+9 0 4 1 2+4 0
28 MF   ESP Alfonso Pedraza 3 0 2 0 0 0 0+1 0
29 MF   ESP Rodri 6 0 1+2 0 3 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   ESP Roberto Soldado 44 8 27+1 5 0+3 1 12+1 2
10 FW   BRA Léo Baptistão 34 6 12+14 3 2 1 3+3 2
17 FW   COD Cédric Bakambu 50 22 21+13 12 2+1 1 11+2 9
20 FW   ESP Adrián 23 5 10+6 4 0 0 1+6 1
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
3 DF   SVN Bojan Jokić 7 0 2 0 1 0 4 0

See also edit

2015–16 La Liga

References edit

  1. ^ "Villarreal". LFP. 2014.
  2. ^ Soccerway - Villarreal
  3. ^ "Primer equipo" [First team] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Rapid Wien vs. Villarreal". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Villarreal vs. Viktoria Plzeň". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Villarreal vs. Dinamo Minsk". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Dinamo Minsk vs. Villarreal". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Villareal vs. Rapid Wien". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Viktoria Plzeň vs. Villarreal". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2015.