Villarreal-Girona: three points or bust
Villarreal host Girona knowing a win will propel them past the Catalans into at least a tie for second; a draw makes direct promotion unlikely, a loss makes it impossible. No pressure, then.
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Stories
Girona presi says Xerez "played for Villarreal"
One's never far from the conspiracy theories in Spanish football, especially at this time of year, and Girona's president figures he knows why Xerez beat his club last week.
Quiniela 35
May Standings Player Total May SalomonJ 10 marhabal 7 Jens the dane 6 paella fanatic 5 Magpie 5 Athos 3 Jose Garcia 2 nielz m 2 cosa da costa 1 maddi 1 O...
Podcast: Trip to Vila-real, Alcorcón and Girona
We welcome back Sid from his big trip to Vila-real and El Madrigal. Sid talks about his experiences with the fans and the royal treatment he received from the club, Robin and everyone else. We also...
Insider video of the trip to Alcorcón
This is a really cool video done by Hernan Sanz & Co with visuals of the traveling fans, with voices Javi Mata and Toni Alegre. Makes me want to go there and be a part of this special phase of the...
A battling Villarreal gets 3 points at Alcorcón
A battling Villarreal gets 3 points at Alcorcón
Now or never as Villarreal takes on Alcorcon
Girona's shock loss today gives us some hope, but only if we win in Alcorcon. Vamos!!!
Quiniela 34 + Race for May & Ultimate prizes
Quiniela 34 Here are the overall standings! The margins at the top are wafer-thin. Player Total marhabal 109 paella fanatic 106 Jens the dane 104 Magpie 97 cosa da costa 93 J...
A big weekend coming up in the Segunda!
Alcorcon-Villarreal is a key matchup, but there are some other key games as well, both at the top part of the table and the bottom. Here's a quick look at what's coming up.
Bruno will be available to Villarreal on Sunday
Just a quick note here--per Hernan Sanz, Bruno will be able to play against Alcorcón. We will still be without Musacchio, and Dorado, Farinós and Hernán Pérez are still injured. ...
The playoffs beckon (we hope) after today's loss
Up a goal at halftime and dominating first-place Elche, how could it all go so suddenly wrong? The visitors storm back to take a 3-2 win in an shellshocked El Madrigal and leave Villarreal's hopes of automatic promotion in tatters
Villarreal-Elche. Let's go, Submarine!!!!
Villarreal take on Elche in another must-win game (where have you heard that before?)
Roster
Villarreal Roster
| # | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|
| Marcelino García Toral | - | Manager |
| Diego Mariño | 1 | Goalkeeper |
| Mario Gaspar | 2 | Defender |
| Joan Oriol | 3 | Defender |
| Mateo Musacchio | 4 | Defender |
| Joan Truyols | 5 | Defender |
| Olof Mellberg | 6 | Defender |
| Jérémy Perbet | 7 | Forward |
| Ikechukwu Uche | 8 | Forward |
| Javier Aquino | 9 | Midfielder |
| Rubén Cani | 10 | Midfielder |
| Hernán Pérez | 11 | Midfielder |
| Manu Trigueros | 14 | Midfielder |
| Javier Farinós | 15 | Midfielder |
| Chechu Dorado | 16 | Defender |
| Javi Venta | 17 | Defender |
| Jaume Costa | 18 | Defender |
| Marcos Senna | 19 | Midfielder |
| Héctor Canteros | 20 | Midfielder |
| Bruno Soriano | 21 | Midfielder |
| Juanma Gómez | 22 | Midfielder |
| Jonathan Pereira | 24 | Forward |
| Juan Carlos | 25 | Goalkeeper |
| Moi Gómez | 27 | Midfielder |
| Pablo Íñiguez | 29 | Defender |
| Gerard Moreno | 32 | Forward |
| Aitor Fernández | 51 | Goalkeeper |
