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Round 1

  1. Before it was renamed Estadio de la Cerámica in 2017, what was Villarreal's home ground called?
  2. Fernando Roig, who took control of Villarreal in 1997, owns which ceramic-tile company?
  3. Villarreal reached La Liga for the first time in 1998 by beating which club in a promotion play-off?
  4. Villarreal's first La Liga season ended in relegation after a 1999 play-off defeat to which club?
  5. Villarreal won the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup by beating which club in the final?
  6. Villarreal won the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup on penalties against which Spanish club?
  7. Villarreal's run to the 2003-04 UEFA Cup semi-finals was ended by which club?
  8. Which club did Villarreal knock out of the 2005-06 Champions League in the quarter-finals?
  9. In the second leg of the 2006 Champions League semi-final, which Villarreal player had a late penalty saved by Jens Lehmann?
  10. Villarreal's Argentine playmaker of their 2006 Champions League run first arrived at the club in 2003 on loan from which club?
Answers — round 1
  1. El Madrigal — Villarreal played at El Madrigal until it was renamed Estadio de la Cerámica in 2017.
  2. Pamesa — Roig is owner and president of Pamesa Cerámica as well as Villarreal's owner and president.
  3. SD Compostela — They drew 0-0 at home and 1-1 away to Compostela and went up on away goals.
  4. Sevilla — Sevilla won both legs, 2-0 away and 1-0 at home, for a 3-0 aggregate win.
  5. Heerenveen — Villarreal beat Dutch side Heerenveen in the 2003 Intertoto final.
  6. Atlético Madrid — The tie finished 2-2 on aggregate and Villarreal beat Atlético Madrid on penalties.
  7. Valencia — They lost an all-Spanish semi-final, and the side that beat them went on to win the trophy.
  8. Inter — The tie finished 2-2 on aggregate and Villarreal went through on away goals against Inter.
  9. Juan Román Riquelme — Lehmann saved Riquelme's penalty. The game ended 0-0 and Arsenal went through 1-0 on aggregate.
  10. Barcelona — He had joined Barcelona from Boca in 2002, was loaned to Villarreal in 2003 and signed permanently later.

Round 2

  1. Diego Forlán joined Villarreal in 2004 from which club?
  2. Diego Forlán shared the 2004-05 European Golden Shoe, both players on 25 league goals, with which player?
  3. Under Manuel Pellegrini, Villarreal finished second in La Liga in 2007-08. Which club won the title that season?
  4. Santi Cazorla left Villarreal in 2006, then was bought back a year later. Which club did he spend that season at?
  5. On the final day of 2011-12, Raúl Tamudo's last-minute winner against Granada kept which club up at Villarreal's expense?
  6. Who was appointed Villarreal coach in January 2013 and led them back to La Liga at the end of that season?
  7. Giuseppe Rossi left Villarreal in January 2013 to join which club?
  8. In the 2020-21 Europa League semi-final, Unai Emery's Villarreal knocked out which of his former clubs?
  9. Which goalkeeper had the decisive penalty saved by Gerónimo Rulli in the 2021 Europa League final shootout?
  10. In the 2021-22 Champions League quarter-final, Villarreal knocked out which club?
Answers — round 2
  1. Manchester United — Forlán joined Villarreal in 2004 after two and a half years in England, and left in 2007.
  2. Thierry Henry — Forlán (Villarreal) and Thierry Henry (Arsenal) both scored 25 league goals in 2004-05.
  3. Real Madrid — Real Madrid won the 2007-08 title, with Villarreal runners-up.
  4. Recreativo — Cazorla starred at Recreativo de Huelva in 2006-07, and Villarreal used a buy-back clause to bring him home in 2007.
  5. Rayo Vallecano — Tamudo's stoppage-time goal saved Rayo Vallecano, and Villarreal went down after losing at home on the final day.
  6. Marcelino García Toral — Marcelino signed on 14 January 2013 and won promotion from the Segunda División that season.
  7. Fiorentina — Rossi joined Fiorentina in January 2013 while still recovering from knee injuries.
  8. Arsenal — Villarreal beat Arsenal 2-1 at home and drew 0-0 at the Emirates, which took them to the final in Gdańsk.
  9. David de Gea — Villarreal won the 2021 final 11-10 on penalties in Gdańsk. Rulli saved De Gea's kick, the 22nd of the shootout.
  10. Bayern Munich — Villarreal won 1-0 at home, then drew 1-1 in Munich thanks to Samuel Chukwueze's late goal. Juventus were their round-of-16 victims, and Liverpool beat them in the semi-final.

Round 3

  1. Striker Nicolas Jackson left Villarreal in summer 2023 for which Premier League club?
  2. In 2023, centre-back Pau Torres left Villarreal to rejoin his former manager Unai Emery at which club?
  3. Winger Samuel Chukwueze left Villarreal in summer 2023 for which Serie A club?
  4. Santi Cazorla left Villarreal in summer 2011 for which club, then bankrolled by Qatari owner Sheikh Abdullah Al Thani?
  5. Marcelino left Villarreal in August 2016, days before the new season. Which club did he take over the following summer?
  6. Villarreal midfielder Marcos Senna, born in Brazil, won Euro 2008 with which national team?
  7. In the 2010-11 Europa League semi-final, which club beat Villarreal 5-1 in the first leg, with Radamel Falcao scoring four?
  8. In Villarreal's debut Champions League season, 2005-06, which club finished bottom of their group?
Answers — round 3
  1. Chelsea — Chelsea announced Jackson's signing at the end of June 2023. A move to Bournemouth had collapsed in January 2023.
  2. Aston Villa — Emery had taken over at Aston Villa in November 2022, and Pau Torres followed him there in July 2023.
  3. AC Milan — Chukwueze joined AC Milan in July 2023, after coming through Villarreal's academy.
  4. Málaga — Cazorla joined Málaga in 2011 and moved on to Arsenal a year later.
  5. Valencia — Marcelino took over at the Mestalla in 2017 and won the Copa del Rey there in 2019.
  6. Spain — Senna was naturalised Spanish and played in midfield for Spain's Euro 2008-winning side.
  7. Porto — Porto won 7-4 on aggregate and went on to win the final against Braga in Dublin.
  8. Manchester United — Villarreal won Group D ahead of Benfica and Lille. The side that finished bottom went out of Europe altogether.

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