Villarreal Quiz
Test your Villarreal knowledge: El Madrigal, Riquelme's penalty against Arsenal, Forlán's Golden Shoe and the 11-10 shootout win in Gdańsk.
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Winger Samuel Chukwueze left Villarreal in summer 2023 for which Serie A club?
WhyChukwueze joined AC Milan in July 2023, after coming through Villarreal's academy. -
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Villarreal midfielder Marcos Senna, born in Brazil, won Euro 2008 with which national team?
WhySenna was naturalised Spanish and played in midfield for Spain's Euro 2008-winning side. -
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Who was appointed Villarreal coach in January 2013 and led them back to La Liga at the end of that season?
WhyMarcelino signed on 14 January 2013 and won promotion from the Segunda División that season. -
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Villarreal won the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup on penalties against which Spanish club?
WhyThe tie finished 2-2 on aggregate and Villarreal beat Atlético Madrid on penalties. -
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Villarreal's first La Liga season ended in relegation after a 1999 play-off defeat to which club?
WhySevilla won both legs, 2-0 away and 1-0 at home, for a 3-0 aggregate win. -
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Santi Cazorla left Villarreal in 2006, then was bought back a year later. Which club did he spend that season at?
WhyCazorla starred at Recreativo de Huelva in 2006-07, and Villarreal used a buy-back clause to bring him home in 2007. -
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Which club did Villarreal knock out of the 2005-06 Champions League in the quarter-finals?
WhyThe tie finished 2-2 on aggregate and Villarreal went through on away goals against Inter. -
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Villarreal won the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup by beating which club in the final?
WhyVillarreal beat Dutch side Heerenveen in the 2003 Intertoto final. -
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Villarreal's run to the 2003-04 UEFA Cup semi-finals was ended by which club?
WhyThey lost an all-Spanish semi-final, and the side that beat them went on to win the trophy. -
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Giuseppe Rossi left Villarreal in January 2013 to join which club?
WhyRossi joined Fiorentina in January 2013 while still recovering from knee injuries. -
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Villarreal reached La Liga for the first time in 1998 by beating which club in a promotion play-off?
WhyThey drew 0-0 at home and 1-1 away to Compostela and went up on away goals. -
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On the final day of 2011-12, Raúl Tamudo's last-minute winner against Granada kept which club up at Villarreal's expense?
WhyTamudo's stoppage-time goal saved Rayo Vallecano, and Villarreal went down after losing at home on the final day. -
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Diego Forlán shared the 2004-05 European Golden Shoe, both players on 25 league goals, with which player?
WhyForlán (Villarreal) and Thierry Henry (Arsenal) both scored 25 league goals in 2004-05. -
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In Villarreal's debut Champions League season, 2005-06, which club finished bottom of their group?
WhyVillarreal won Group D ahead of Benfica and Lille. The side that finished bottom went out of Europe altogether. -
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In the 2020-21 Europa League semi-final, Unai Emery's Villarreal knocked out which of his former clubs?
WhyVillarreal beat Arsenal 2-1 at home and drew 0-0 at the Emirates, which took them to the final in Gdańsk. -
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Villarreal's Argentine playmaker of their 2006 Champions League run first arrived at the club in 2003 on loan from which club?
WhyHe had joined Barcelona from Boca in 2002, was loaned to Villarreal in 2003 and signed permanently later. -
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Fernando Roig, who took control of Villarreal in 1997, owns which ceramic-tile company?
WhyRoig is owner and president of Pamesa Cerámica as well as Villarreal's owner and president. -
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Marcelino left Villarreal in August 2016, days before the new season. Which club did he take over the following summer?
WhyMarcelino took over at the Mestalla in 2017 and won the Copa del Rey there in 2019. -
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Santi Cazorla left Villarreal in summer 2011 for which club, then bankrolled by Qatari owner Sheikh Abdullah Al Thani?
WhyCazorla joined Málaga in 2011 and moved on to Arsenal a year later. -
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Under Manuel Pellegrini, Villarreal finished second in La Liga in 2007-08. Which club won the title that season?
WhyReal Madrid won the 2007-08 title, with Villarreal runners-up. -
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In the 2010-11 Europa League semi-final, which club beat Villarreal 5-1 in the first leg, with Radamel Falcao scoring four?
WhyPorto won 7-4 on aggregate and went on to win the final against Braga in Dublin. -
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In the 2021-22 Champions League quarter-final, Villarreal knocked out which club?
WhyVillarreal 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. -
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Striker Nicolas Jackson left Villarreal in summer 2023 for which Premier League club?
WhyChelsea announced Jackson's signing at the end of June 2023. A move to Bournemouth had collapsed in January 2023. -
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Which goalkeeper had the decisive penalty saved by Gerónimo Rulli in the 2021 Europa League final shootout?
WhyVillarreal won the 2021 final 11-10 on penalties in Gdańsk. Rulli saved De Gea's kick, the 22nd of the shootout. -
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Before it was renamed Estadio de la Cerámica in 2017, what was Villarreal's home ground called?
WhyVillarreal played at El Madrigal until it was renamed Estadio de la Cerámica in 2017. -
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In the second leg of the 2006 Champions League semi-final, which Villarreal player had a late penalty saved by Jens Lehmann?
WhyLehmann saved Riquelme's penalty. The game ended 0-0 and Arsenal went through 1-0 on aggregate. -
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Diego Forlán joined Villarreal in 2004 from which club?
WhyForlán joined Villarreal in 2004 after two and a half years in England, and left in 2007. -
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In 2023, centre-back Pau Torres left Villarreal to rejoin his former manager Unai Emery at which club?
WhyEmery had taken over at Aston Villa in November 2022, and Pau Torres followed him there in July 2023.
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About Villarreal
Fernando Roig took control of Villarreal in 1997. He is the club's owner and president, and he also owns and runs the tile company Pamesa Cerámica. A year after he arrived, Villarreal reached La Liga for the first time. They drew 0-0 at home and 1-1 away against SD Compostela in a promotion play-off and went up on away goals. The first top-flight season ended in relegation after a 1999 play-off, which Sevilla won 3-0 on aggregate. Their ground was called El Madrigal until 2017, when it was renamed Estadio de la Cerámica.
Europe came quickly once they were back in La Liga. Villarreal won the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2003 against Heerenveen and again in 2004, beating Atlético Madrid on penalties. Valencia ended their run in the 2003-04 UEFA Cup semi-finals. In their first Champions League season, 2005-06, Villarreal won Group D ahead of Benfica and Lille while Manchester United finished bottom. They knocked out Inter on away goals in the quarter-finals. In the second leg of the semi-final against Arsenal, Jens Lehmann saved a late penalty from Juan Román Riquelme. That game ended 0-0 and Arsenal went through 1-0 on aggregate. Riquelme had first joined on loan from Barcelona in 2003, and Diego Forlán arrived from Manchester United in 2004. Forlán shared the 2004-05 European Golden Shoe with Thierry Henry after both scored 25 league goals.
Under Manuel Pellegrini, Villarreal finished second in 2007-08, behind champions Real Madrid. Marcos Senna, who was born in Brazil, won Euro 2008 with Spain. Santi Cazorla left for Recreativo de Huelva in 2006, was brought back a year later through a buy-back clause, and then joined Málaga in 2011. Porto ended the 2010-11 Europa League run, winning the first leg of the semi-final 5-1 with four goals from Radamel Falcao. In 2011-12 Villarreal were relegated on the final day after losing 1-0 at home to Atlético Madrid, while Raúl Tamudo's stoppage-time winner kept Rayo Vallecano up. Giuseppe Rossi left for Fiorentina in January 2013. Marcelino was appointed that month and won promotion back to La Liga at the end of the season.
Unai Emery's Villarreal beat his old club Arsenal in the 2020-21 Europa League semi-finals, winning 2-1 at home and drawing 0-0 at the Emirates. They beat Manchester United 11-10 on penalties in the final in Gdańsk, where Gerónimo Rulli saved David de Gea's kick, the 22nd of the shootout. The following season they knocked Juventus and then Bayern Munich out of the Champions League before losing to Liverpool in the semi-finals. Samuel Chukwueze scored the late goal in Munich. In summer 2023 Nicolas Jackson left for Chelsea, Pau Torres joined Emery at Aston Villa and Chukwueze moved to AC Milan. See how many of these you can get right.
Villarreal quiz answers, explained
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Winger Samuel Chukwueze left Villarreal in summer 2023 for which Serie A club?
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AC Milan. Chukwueze joined AC Milan in July 2023, after coming through Villarreal's academy.
Villarreal midfielder Marcos Senna, born in Brazil, won Euro 2008 with which national team?
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Spain. Senna was naturalised Spanish and played in midfield for Spain's Euro 2008-winning side.
Who was appointed Villarreal coach in January 2013 and led them back to La Liga at the end of that season?
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Marcelino García Toral. Marcelino signed on 14 January 2013 and won promotion from the Segunda División that season.
Villarreal won the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup on penalties against which Spanish club?
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Atlético Madrid. The tie finished 2-2 on aggregate and Villarreal beat Atlético Madrid on penalties.
Villarreal's first La Liga season ended in relegation after a 1999 play-off defeat to which club?
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Sevilla. Sevilla won both legs, 2-0 away and 1-0 at home, for a 3-0 aggregate win.
Santi Cazorla left Villarreal in 2006, then was bought back a year later. Which club did he spend that season at?
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Recreativo. Cazorla starred at Recreativo de Huelva in 2006-07, and Villarreal used a buy-back clause to bring him home in 2007.
Which club did Villarreal knock out of the 2005-06 Champions League in the quarter-finals?
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Inter. The tie finished 2-2 on aggregate and Villarreal went through on away goals against Inter.
Villarreal won the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup by beating which club in the final?
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Heerenveen. Villarreal beat Dutch side Heerenveen in the 2003 Intertoto final.
Villarreal's run to the 2003-04 UEFA Cup semi-finals was ended by which club?
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Valencia. They lost an all-Spanish semi-final, and the side that beat them went on to win the trophy.
Giuseppe Rossi left Villarreal in January 2013 to join which club?
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Fiorentina. Rossi joined Fiorentina in January 2013 while still recovering from knee injuries.
Villarreal reached La Liga for the first time in 1998 by beating which club in a promotion play-off?
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SD Compostela. They drew 0-0 at home and 1-1 away to Compostela and went up on away goals.
On the final day of 2011-12, Raúl Tamudo's last-minute winner against Granada kept which club up at Villarreal's expense?
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Rayo Vallecano. Tamudo's stoppage-time goal saved Rayo Vallecano, and Villarreal went down after losing at home on the final day.
Diego Forlán shared the 2004-05 European Golden Shoe, both players on 25 league goals, with which player?
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Thierry Henry. Forlán (Villarreal) and Thierry Henry (Arsenal) both scored 25 league goals in 2004-05.
In Villarreal's debut Champions League season, 2005-06, which club finished bottom of their group?
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Manchester United. Villarreal won Group D ahead of Benfica and Lille. The side that finished bottom went out of Europe altogether.
In the 2020-21 Europa League semi-final, Unai Emery's Villarreal knocked out which of his former clubs?
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Arsenal. Villarreal beat Arsenal 2-1 at home and drew 0-0 at the Emirates, which took them to the final in Gdańsk.
Villarreal's Argentine playmaker of their 2006 Champions League run first arrived at the club in 2003 on loan from which club?
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Barcelona. He had joined Barcelona from Boca in 2002, was loaned to Villarreal in 2003 and signed permanently later.
Fernando Roig, who took control of Villarreal in 1997, owns which ceramic-tile company?
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Pamesa. Roig is owner and president of Pamesa Cerámica as well as Villarreal's owner and president.
Marcelino left Villarreal in August 2016, days before the new season. Which club did he take over the following summer?
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Valencia. Marcelino took over at the Mestalla in 2017 and won the Copa del Rey there in 2019.
Santi Cazorla left Villarreal in summer 2011 for which club, then bankrolled by Qatari owner Sheikh Abdullah Al Thani?
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Málaga. Cazorla joined Málaga in 2011 and moved on to Arsenal a year later.
Under Manuel Pellegrini, Villarreal finished second in La Liga in 2007-08. Which club won the title that season?
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Real Madrid. Real Madrid won the 2007-08 title, with Villarreal runners-up.
In the 2010-11 Europa League semi-final, which club beat Villarreal 5-1 in the first leg, with Radamel Falcao scoring four?
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Porto. Porto won 7-4 on aggregate and went on to win the final against Braga in Dublin.
In the 2021-22 Champions League quarter-final, Villarreal knocked out which club?
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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.
Striker Nicolas Jackson left Villarreal in summer 2023 for which Premier League club?
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Chelsea. Chelsea announced Jackson's signing at the end of June 2023. A move to Bournemouth had collapsed in January 2023.
Which goalkeeper had the decisive penalty saved by Gerónimo Rulli in the 2021 Europa League final shootout?
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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.
Before it was renamed Estadio de la Cerámica in 2017, what was Villarreal's home ground called?
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El Madrigal. Villarreal played at El Madrigal until it was renamed Estadio de la Cerámica in 2017.
In the second leg of the 2006 Champions League semi-final, which Villarreal player had a late penalty saved by Jens Lehmann?
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Juan Román Riquelme. Lehmann saved Riquelme's penalty. The game ended 0-0 and Arsenal went through 1-0 on aggregate.
Diego Forlán joined Villarreal in 2004 from which club?
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Manchester United. Forlán joined Villarreal in 2004 after two and a half years in England, and left in 2007.
In 2023, centre-back Pau Torres left Villarreal to rejoin his former manager Unai Emery at which club?
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Aston Villa. Emery had taken over at Aston Villa in November 2022, and Pau Torres followed him there in July 2023.
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