UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2014/15 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS GSP Stadium - Thursday 11 December 2014 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Apollon FC Group A - Matchday 6 Villarreal CF Last updated 09/06/2015 18:16CET

Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 11 Match officials 13 Legend 15

1 Apollon Limassol FC - Villarreal CF Thursday 11 December 2014 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Villarreal CF - Apollon Limassol Moreno 9, 82, 02/10/2014 GS 4-0 Villarreal FC Espinosa 44, 51

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Apollon Limassol FC 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 Villarreal CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 Apollon Limassol FC - versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers - Apollon Limassol 1-1 26/09/1989 R1 Zaragoza Pardeza 89; Pittas 38 FC agg: 4-1 Apollon Limassol FC - Real Juanito 44, Pardeza 14/09/1989 R1 0-3 Limassol Zaragoza 73, Pablo Alfaro 83

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Apollon Limassol FC - FC 1-1 Christodoulou 54; 29/09/1982 R1 Limassol Barcelona agg: 1-9 Moratalla 38 Maradona 6, 60, 63, Schuster 35, 69, FC Barcelona - Apollon Limassol 15/09/1982 R1 8-0 Barcelona Víctor Muñoz 45, FC Urbano 58, Alexanco 81

Villarreal CF - Record versus clubs from opponents' country Villarreal CF have not played against a club from their opponents' country

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Apollon Limassol FC 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 3 2 17 Villarreal CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0

2 Apollon Limassol FC - Villarreal CF Thursday 11 December 2014 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit GSP Stadium, Nicosia Match background

Apollon Limassol FC are already certain to bow out at the end of the UEFA Europa League group stage but could potentially take Villarreal CF down with them in Group A. • Apollon can finish no higher than fourth in the section. • Only a win will guarantee Villarreal a place in the round of 32; anything less and they could be leapfrogged by FC Zürich. Form guide • With Rubén Uría deputising for coach Marcelino, Villarreal won 4-0 when these sides met in Spain on matchday two. • Having made their debut last season, Apollon are the first Cypriot side to have reached the UEFA Europa League group stage for a second time. • Apollon embarked on a four-game Group A losing streak after beating Zürich 3-2 on matchday one; Villarreal are yet to win away in the section (D1 L1). Trivia and links • Villarreal midfielder Bruno Soriano can make his 50th UEFA club competition appearance on matchday six. • Apollon's Marcos Gullón came through the youth ranks at Villarreal and played for the club at senior level from 2010 to 2012. • Apollon boast Spanish talent in former FC Barcelona trainee Hugo López, who has never played in the Liga. • Apollon's Gaston Sangoy scored twice against Villarreal during his time at Real Sporting de Gijón, while on-loan forward Fabrice also has Liga experience: while at Málaga CF he became the Liga's youngest ever goalscorer at 16 years and 98 days, finding the target against RC Celta de Vigo on 18 August 2012. • Apollon's Fotis Papoulis scored the first goal of the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League group stage, nine minutes into their 3-2 matchday one win against Zürich. The coaches • On 8 October, Apollon parted company with coach Christakis Christoforou, who had been at the helm since March 2013. • Romanian coach took charge of Apollon on 16 October, having previously worked in when he held the reins at AC Omonia from 2005 to 2007. Capped 55 times as a defender, Andone has served as a coach in Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in recent years. • An attacking midfielder in the Spanish top flight with Real Sporting de Gijón, Villarreal coach Marcelino started coaching early after retiring due to injury aged 28. In charge at El Madrigal since 2013, he has also overseen RC , Real Racing Club, Real Zaragoza and Sevilla FC.

3 Apollon Limassol FC - Villarreal CF Thursday 11 December 2014 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit GSP Stadium, Nicosia Team facts

Apollon Limassol FC Formed: 1954 Nickname: Thrylos (Legend) UEFA club competition honours • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 3 (2006) : 7 (2013) Ten-year record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: group stage 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA competition 2010/11: third qualifying round 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA competition 2006/07: UEFA Champions League first qualifying round 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA competition 2004/05: did not take part in UEFA competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 4-0: Apollon v Vác FC 29/09/93, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 1-4 twice, most recently v FC Lokomotiv Moskva 28/08/14, UEFA Europa League play-off second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Apollon v Győri ETO FC 23/09/67, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 8-0: Djurgårdens IF v Apollon 29/06/96, UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage 8-0: FC Barcelona v Apollon 15/09/82, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 4-0: Apollon v Vác FC (see above) • Biggest away win 1-4 twice, most recently v FC Lokomotiv Moskva (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Apollon v AFC Ajax 27/09/01, first round second leg 0-3: Apollon v Real Zaragoza 14/09/89, first round first leg • Heaviest away defeat 6-1: v Apollon 19/09/84, first round first leg 5-0: VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach v Apollon 23/10/14, group stage

Villarreal CF Formed: 1923

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Nickname: El Submarino Amarillo (The Yellow Submarine) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Intertoto Cup (2): 2003, 2004 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) None Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: UEFA Champions League group stage 2010/11: semi-finals 2009/10: round of 32 2008/09: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals 2007/08: round of 32 2006/07: UEFA Intertoto Cup third round 2005/06: UEFA Champions League semi-finals 2004/05: quarter-finals (having qualified as a UEFA Intertoto Cup winner) Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-1: Villarreal v NAC Breda 27/08/09, UEFA Europa League play-off second leg 5-0: Villarreal v FC Dnepr Mogilev 19/08/10, UEFA Europa League play-off first leg • Biggest away win 0-3 three times, most recently v FC Astana 21/08/14, UEFA Europa League play-off first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Villarreal v Manchester City FC 02/11/11, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: FC v Villarreal 28/04/11, UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 6-1: Villarreal v NAC Breda (see above) 5-0: Villarreal v FC Dnepr Mogilev (see above) • Biggest away win 0-3: FC Astana v Villarreal (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-2: Villarreal v AZ Alkmaar 07/04/05, quarter-final first leg 0-1: Villarreal v FC Salzburg 17/12/09, group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: FC Porto v Villarreal (see above)

5 Apollon Limassol FC - Villarreal CF Thursday 11 December 2014 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit GSP Stadium, Nicosia Squad list

Apollon Limassol FC Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 23 ALB 15/10/1980 34 ------2 - 17 - 31 Michalis Fani CYP 04/02/1981 33 ------2 - 44 Takis Panagiotou CYP 30/04/1997 17 ------83 POR 08/04/1983 31 - 2 - 5 - 12 - 9 - 15 - Defenders 2 Dustley Mulder NED 27/01/1985 29 - 1 - 2 - 6 - 8 - 20 - 16 CYP 30/07/1984 30 - 2 - 4 - 10 - 10 - 16 - 20 Bertrand Robert FRA 16/11/1983 31 - 2 - 5 - 11 1 8 - 19 1 27 Angelis Angelis CYP 31/05/1989 25 - 1 - 4 - 9 - 6 - 7 - 28 Marios Stylianou CYP 23/09/1993 21 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 6 - 8 - 45 Renos Christodoulou CYP 05/09/1997 17 ------47 Christos Antoniou CYP 11/07/1997 17 ------50 João Paulo POR 06/06/1981 33 - 2 - 4 - 10 1 6 - 26 1 88 Georgios Vasiliou CYP 12/06/1984 30 - 1 - 1 - 8 - 6 - 9 - Midfielders 6 Marcos Gullón ESP 20/02/1989 25 - 2 - 3 1 8 - 10 1 15 1 8 Nicolae Grigore ROU 19/07/1983 31 - - - 1 - 1 - 16 - 27 3 14 Camel Meriem FRA 18/10/1979 35 - 2 - 5 - 12 1 30 2 39 2 17 Hugo Lopez ESP 15/05/1988 26 - 1 1 5 - 10 4 5 - 6 1 41 Alastair David Reynolds SCO 02/09/1996 18 ------42 CYP 29/06/1997 17 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 48 Charis Kyriakou CYP 09/02/1995 19 ------2 - 4 - 56 Rachid Hamdani FRA 08/04/1985 29 - 2 - 5 - 8 - 9 - 13 - 70 Farley BRA 14/01/1994 20 - - - 2 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 97 Andreas Fragkou CYP 19/01/1997 17 ------Forwards 9 Thuram BRA 01/02/1991 23 - 2 1 4 - 9 2 4 - 6 1 10 Gaston Sangoy ARG 05/10/1984 30 - 1 - 4 - 11 6 10 3 13 5 11 Jan Rezek CZE 05/05/1982 32 - 2 1 3 - 10 1 12 2 31 6 19 Guie Gneki Abraham CIV 25/07/1986 28 - 1 1 4 - 6 - 6 1 18 6 26 Fotis Papoulis GRE 22/01/1985 29 - 2 1 4 1 11 4 9 2 13 3 77 Fabrice CMR 12/05/1996 18 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - Coach - Ioan Andone ROU 15/03/1960 54 - - - 3 - - - 15 - 33 -

Villarreal CF Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls

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Villarreal CF Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA Goalkeepers 1 Sergio Asenjo ESP 28/06/1989 25 - 1 - 2 - 14 - 13 - 21 - 25 Juan Carlos ESP 27/07/1987 27 - 1 - 3 - - - 3 - 5 - 31 Aitor ESP 03/05/1991 23 ------35 Quique Cebriá ESP 01/04/1995 19 ------Defenders 2 ESP 24/11/1990 24 - 2 1 4 - 12 3 14 - 22 1 3 Bojan Jokić SVN 17/05/1996 18 ------1 - 5 - 5 ARG 26/08/1990 24 - 2 - 1 - 5 1 15 - 26 - 15 Víctor Ruiz ESP 25/01/1989 25 - 1 - 5 - 10 - 15 1 25 1 16 José Dorado ESP 10/07/1982 32 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 18 Jaume Costa ESP 18/03/1988 26 - 2 - 1 - 9 - 2 - 4 - 20 Gabriel Paulista BRA 26/11/1990 24 - 2 - 5 - 14 - 5 - 7 - 22 Antonio Rukavina SRB 26/01/1984 30 - - - 2 - 5 - 2 - 5 - 28 Adrian Marín ESP 09/01/1997 17 - 1 - 3 - 4 - 3 - 4 - 30 Israel Puerto ESP 15/06/1993 21 ------1 - 33 Cristian Galas ESP 15/02/1993 21 ------36 Ramón Bueno ESP 07/04/1995 19 ------Midfielders 4 Tomás Pina ESP 14/10/1987 27 - 1 - 4 1 5 - 4 1 5 1 6 Jonathan Dos Santos MEX 26/04/1990 24 - - - 5 - 11 - 5 - 9 - 10 Cani ESP 03/08/1981 33 - 1 1 4 1 9 - 37 6 56 9 14 ESP 17/10/1991 23 - 2 - 3 - 13 1 3 - 5 - 17 RUS 26/12/1990 23 - 1 - 4 1 13 2 4 1 5 1 19 Moi Gómez ESP 23/06/1994 20 - 1 - 2 - 10 4 2 - 3 - 21 Bruno Soriano ESP 12/06/1984 30 * 2 1 5 1 13 1 31 1 49 2 24 Javier Espinosa ESP 19/09/1992 22 - 2 - 4 2 6 1 4 2 6 2 26 Sergio Marcos ESP 03/02/1992 22 ------27 Nahuel Leiva ARG 22/11/1996 18 - 1 1 ------1 1 32 Pablo González ESP 12/05/1993 21 ------34 Raúl Aranda ESP 02/04/1995 19 ------37 Javier García ESP 23/06/1996 18 ------38 Pablo Larrea ESP 04/02/1994 20 ------Forwards 7 ARG 05/12/1993 21 - 2 2 5 2 13 4 5 2 7 4 8 NGA 05/01/1984 30 - 1 - 2 1 12 4 8 2 9 2 9 MEX 11/05/1989 25 - 1 1 3 1 8 - 12 3 20 5 23 Gerard Moreno ESP 07/04/1992 22 - 1 - 3 3 7 2 3 3 4 3 Coach - Marcelino ESP 14/08/1965 49 - 2 - 4 - - - 4 - 8 -

7 Apollon Limassol FC - Villarreal CF Thursday 11 December 2014 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit GSP Stadium, Nicosia Fixtures and results

Apollon Limassol FC Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 21/08/2014 UEL FC Lokomotiv Moskva (H) D 1-1 Abraham 80 24/08/2014 League AEK Larnaca FC (H) L 2-5 Robert 40, Papoulis 45 Rezek 20, Papoulis 51, Thuram 78, Lopez 28/08/2014 UEL FC Lokomotiv Moskva (A) W 4-1 84 01/09/2014 League Ermis Aradippou FC (A) W 3-1 Thuram 11, Rezek 53, Meriem 76 13/09/2014 League Ayia Napa FC (H) W 1-0 Sangoy 28 (P) 18/09/2014 UEL FC Zürich (H) W 3-2 Papoulis 9, Gullón 40, P. Koch 87 (og) 22/09/2014 League AEL Limassol FC (A) W 2-1 Lopez 23, Sangoy 44 27/09/2014 League Othellos Athienou FC (H) W 4-0 Lopez 17, 57, Thuram 71, Farley 85 02/10/2014 UEL Villarreal CF (A) L 0-4 Nea Salamis Famagusta FC 06/10/2014 League L 0-4 (A) VfL Borussia 23/10/2014 UEL L 0-5 Mönchengladbach (A) 27/10/2014 League Ethnikos Achnas FC (H) W 3-0 Papoulis 66, Stojanovic 79, Sangoy 86 01/11/2014 League Doxa Katokopia FC (A) W 3-1 Sangoy 9, 18 (P), Lopez 54 VfL Borussia 06/11/2014 UEL L 0-2 Mönchengladbach (H) 10/11/2014 League AC Omonia (H) W 3-0 Papoulis 14, 33, Stojanovic 64 21/11/2014 League APOEL FC (H) D 0-0 27/11/2014 UEL FC Zürich (A) L 1-3 Farley 23 01/12/2014 League Anorthosis Famagusta FC (A) W 1-0 Sangoy 57 06/12/2014 League AEK Larnaca FC (A) L 1-3 João Paulo 75 11/12/2014 UEL Villarreal CF (H) 15/12/2014 League Ermis Aradippou FC (H) 20/12/2014 League Ayia Napa FC (A) 03/01/2015 League AEL Limassol FC (H) 10/01/2015 League Othellos Athienou FC (A) Nea Salamis Famagusta FC 17/01/2015 League (H) 24/01/2015 League Ethnikos Achnas FC (A) 31/01/2015 League Doxa Katokopia FC (H) 07/02/2015 League AC Omonia (A) 14/02/2015 League APOEL FC (A) 21/02/2015 League Anorthosis Famagusta FC (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 APOEL FC 12 9 3 0 17 2 30 2 Apollon Limassol FC 12 8 1 3 23 15 25 3 Ermis Aradippou FC 12 7 2 3 16 12 23 4 AEK Larnaca FC 12 6 3 3 18 12 21 5 AC Omonia 12 6 1 5 12 12 19 6 AEL Limassol FC 12 4 5 3 19 13 17 7 Anorthosis Famagusta FC 12 5 1 6 17 16 16

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Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 8 Nea Salamis Famagusta FC 12 3 4 5 13 14 13 9 Ethnikos Achnas FC 12 3 4 5 10 17 13 10 Othellos Athienou FC 12 2 2 8 6 14 8 11 Ayia Napa FC 12 1 5 6 13 21 8 12 Doxa Katokopia FC 12 1 3 8 7 23 6

Villarreal CF Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers Cani 33, G. Dos Santos 48, Mario Gaspar 21/08/2014 UEL FC Astana (A) W 3-0 84 24/08/2014 League Levante UD (A) W 2-0 Uche 56, Cheryshev 85 Vietto 21, 54, Bruno Soriano 61 (P), Leiva 28/08/2014 UEL FC Astana (H) W 4-0 67 31/08/2014 League FC Barcelona (H) L 0-1 14/09/2014 League Granada CF (A) D 0-0 VfL Borussia 18/09/2014 UEL D 1-1 Uche 68 Mönchengladbach (A) 21/09/2014 League de (H) W 4-2 Espinosa 33, Musacchio 62, Vietto 74, 87 24/09/2014 League SD Eibar (A) D 1-1 Moreno 71 27/09/2014 League Real Madrid CF (H) L 0-2 02/10/2014 UEL Apollon Limassol FC (H) W 4-0 Moreno 9, 82, Espinosa 44, 51 05/10/2014 League RC Celta de Vigo (A) W 3-1 Moi Gómez 32, 33, Mario Gaspar 90+1 19/10/2014 League UD Almería (H) W 2-0 Uche 23, 59 Cani 6, Vietto 57, Bruno Soriano 60, G. 23/10/2014 UEL FC Zürich (H) W 4-1 Dos Santos 78 26/10/2014 League Sevilla FC (A) L 1-2 Vietto 79 02/11/2014 League Valencia CF (H) L 1-3 Trigueros 88 06/11/2014 UEL FC Zürich (A) L 2-3 Pina 19, Moreno 23 09/11/2014 League RCD Espanyol (A) D 1-1 Mario Gaspar 26 23/11/2014 League Getafe CF (H) W 2-1 Mario Gaspar 38, Moreno 43 VfL Borussia 27/11/2014 UEL D 2-2 Vietto 26, Cheryshev 63 Mönchengladbach (H) 30/11/2014 League Córdoba CF (A) W 2-0 Vietto 24, Uche 70 04/12/2014 Cup Cádiz CF (A) W 2-1 Moreno 17, Leiva 21 Bruno Soriano 63, Cheryshev 73, Moi 07/12/2014 League Real Sociedad de Fútbol (H) W 4-0 Gómez 80, 86 11/12/2014 UEL Apollon Limassol FC (A) 14/12/2014 League Club Atlético de Madrid (A) 17/12/2014 Cup Cádiz CF (H) 21/12/2014 League RC Deportivo La Coruña (H) 03/01/2015 League Elche CF (A) 10/01/2015 League Málaga CF (A) 18/01/2015 League Athletic Club (H) 25/01/2015 League Levante UD (H) 01/02/2015 League FC Barcelona (A) 08/02/2015 League Granada CF (H) 15/02/2015 League Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (A)

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Villarreal CF 22/02/2015 League SD Eibar (H) 01/03/2015 League Real Madrid CF (A) 08/03/2015 League RC Celta de Vigo (H) 15/03/2015 League UD Almería (A) 22/03/2015 League Sevilla FC (H) 05/04/2015 League Valencia CF (A) 08/04/2015 League RCD Espanyol (H) 12/04/2015 League Getafe CF (A) 19/04/2015 League Córdoba CF (H) 26/04/2015 League Real Sociedad de Fútbol (A) 29/04/2015 League Club Atlético de Madrid (H) 03/05/2015 League RC Deportivo La Coruña (A) 10/05/2015 League Elche CF (H) 17/05/2015 League Málaga CF (H) 24/05/2015 League Athletic Club (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Real Madrid CF 14 12 0 2 51 12 36 2 FC Barcelona 14 11 1 2 36 7 34 3 Club Atlético de Madrid 14 10 2 2 27 12 32 4 Sevilla FC 14 9 2 3 25 17 29 5 Valencia CF 14 7 4 3 25 13 25 6 Villarreal CF 14 7 3 4 23 14 24 7 Málaga CF 14 7 3 4 17 14 24 8 RC Celta de Vigo 14 5 5 4 17 16 20 9 SD Eibar 14 5 4 5 19 21 19 10 Athletic Club 14 5 3 6 12 15 18 11 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 14 5 2 7 16 25 17 12 Getafe CF 14 4 3 7 11 19 15 13 RCD Espanyol 14 3 5 6 15 22 14 14 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 14 3 4 7 15 20 13 15 Levante UD 14 3 4 7 11 29 13 16 Granada CF 14 2 6 6 8 23 12 17 UD Almería 14 2 4 8 11 20 10 18 Córdoba CF 14 1 7 6 11 22 10 19 RC Deportivo La Coruña 14 2 4 8 12 24 10 20 Elche CF 14 2 4 8 12 29 10

10 Apollon Limassol FC - Villarreal CF Thursday 11 December 2014 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit GSP Stadium, Nicosia Match-by-match lineups Apollon Limassol FC

UEFA Europa League - Play-off (21/08/2014) Apollon Limassol FC 1-1 FC Lokomotiv Moskva Goals: 0-1 Kasaev 39, 1-1 Abraham 80 Apollon Limassol FC: Bruno Vale, Gullón, Meriem (69 Rezek), Merkis, Abraham, Robert, Papoulis, Stylianou (70 Mulder), João Paulo, Hamdani, Vasiliou (79 Thuram) (28/08/2014) FC Lokomotiv Moskva 1-4 Apollon Limassol FC (agg: 2-5) Goals: 0-1 Rezek 20, 0-2 Papoulis 51, 0-3 Thuram 78, 0-4 Lopez 84, 1-4 Pavlyuchenko 85 Apollon Limassol FC: Bruno Vale, Gullón (87 Angeli), Sangoy, Rezek, Meriem (64 Thuram), Merkis, Robert, Papoulis (81 Lopez), Stylianou, João Paulo, Hamdani

Group stage Group A Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 5 2 3 0 11 4 9 Villarreal CF 5 2 2 1 13 7 8 FC Zürich 5 2 1 2 10 11 7 Apollon Limassol FC 5 1 0 4 4 16 3

Matchday 1 (18/09/2014) Apollon Limassol FC 3-2 FC Zürich Goals: 1-0 Papoulis 9, 2-0 Gullón 40, 2-1 Rikan 50, 2-2 Yapi 53, 3-2 P. Koch 87 (og) Apollon Limassol FC: Bruno Vale, Gullón, Sangoy (78 Lopez), Rezek, Meriem, Merkis, Robert, Papoulis, Stylianou (91 Angeli), João Paulo, Hamdani (67 Thuram) Matchday 2 (02/10/2014) Villarreal CF 4-0 Apollon Limassol FC Goals: 1-0 Moreno 9, 2-0 Espinosa 44, 3-0 Espinosa 51, 4-0 Moreno 82 Apollon Limassol FC: Bruno Vale, Sangoy, Meriem, Merkis, Lopez (46 Abraham), Robert, Papoulis (83 Thuram), Stylianou, João Paulo, Hamdani, Vasiliou (48 Rezek) Matchday 3 (23/10/2014) VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 5-0 Apollon Limassol FC Goals: 1-0 Traoré 11, 2-0 Hrgota 56, 3-0 Traoré 67, 4-0 Herrmann 83, 5-0 Angeli 90+1 (og) Apollon Limassol FC: Bruno Vale, Mulder, Gullón (50 Grigore), Sangoy, Rezek, Merkis, Lopez, Abraham (70 Meriem), Robert, Angeli, Hamdani Matchday 4 (06/11/2014) Apollon Limassol FC 0-2 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Goals: 0-1 Raffael 56, 0-2 Herrmann 90+5 Apollon Limassol FC: Bruno Vale, Mulder (67 Papoulis), Thuram, Meriem, Merkis, Abraham (60 Stylianou), Robert, Angeli, Wheeler, Hamdani, Farley Matchday 5 (27/11/2014) FC Zürich 3-1 Apollon Limassol FC Goals: 0-1 Farley 23, 1-1 Djimsiti 32, 2-1 Chikhaoui 39 (P) , 3-1 Chikhaoui 59 (P) Apollon Limassol FC: Bruno Vale, Thuram, Meriem (46 Gullón), Lopez, Abraham (80 Sangoy), Robert, Papoulis (55 Fabrice), Angeli, João Paulo, Hamdani, Farley Matchday 6 (11/12/2014) Apollon Limassol FC-Villarreal CF Villarreal CF

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UEFA Europa League - Play-off (21/08/2014) FC Astana 0-3 Villarreal CF Goals: 0-1 Cani 33, 0-2 G. Dos Santos 48, 0-3 Mario Gaspar 84 Villarreal CF: Sergio Asenjo, Mario Gaspar, Musacchio, Uche (63 Vietto), G. Dos Santos, Cani, Trigueros, Cheryshev (74 Espinosa), Jaume Costa, Gabriel Paulista (32 Víctor Ruiz), Bruno Soriano (28/08/2014) Villarreal CF 4-0 FC Astana (agg: 7-0) Goals: 1-0 Vietto 21, 2-0 Vietto 54, 3-0 Bruno Soriano 61 (P) , 4-0 Leiva 67 Villarreal CF: Juan Carlos, Mario Gaspar, Pina, Musacchio, Vietto, Trigueros (46 Bruno Soriano), Jaume Costa (56 A. Marín), Moi Gómez (64 Leiva), Gabriel Paulista, Moreno, Espinosa

Group stage Matchday 1 (18/09/2014) VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-1 Villarreal CF Goals: 1-0 Herrmann 21, 1-1 Uche 68 Villarreal CF: Sergio Asenjo, Mario Gaspar, Pina (60 Trigueros), Musacchio, Vietto (67 Uche ), Cani, Víctor Ruiz, Cheryshev, Moi Gómez , Gabriel Paulista, Bruno Soriano Matchday 2 (02/10/2014) Villarreal CF 4-0 Apollon Limassol FC Goals: 1-0 Moreno 9, 2-0 Espinosa 44, 3-0 Espinosa 51, 4-0 Moreno 82 Villarreal CF: Juan Carlos, J. Dos Santos (63 Trigueros), Vietto (72 G. Dos Santos), Cani, Víctor Ruiz, Gabriel Paulista, Bruno Soriano, Rukavina (15 Mario Gaspar), Moreno, Espinosa, A. Marín Matchday 3 (23/10/2014) Villarreal CF 4-1 FC Zürich Goals: 1-0 Cani 6, 1-1 Schönbächler 43, 2-1 Vietto 57, 3-1 Bruno Soriano 60, 4-1 G. Dos Santos 78 Villarreal CF: Juan Carlos, Mario Gaspar, J. Dos Santos, Vietto (66 G. Dos Santos), Cani (74 Cheryshev), Víctor Ruiz, Gabriel Paulista, Bruno Soriano (69 Pina), Moreno, Espinosa, A. Marín Matchday 4 (06/11/2014) FC Zürich 3-2 Villarreal CF Goals: 0-1 Pina 19, 1-1 Etoundi 21, 1-2 Moreno 23, 2-2 Buff 26, 3-2 Chikhaoui 29 Villarreal CF: Juan Carlos, Pina (65 Bruno Soriano), J. Dos Santos, G. Dos Santos, Víctor Ruiz, Moi Gómez (59 Vietto), Gabriel Paulista, Rukavina, Moreno, Espinosa (68 Cheryshev), A. Marín Matchday 5 (27/11/2014) Villarreal CF 2-2 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Goals: 1-0 Vietto 26, 1-1 Raffael 55, 2-1 Cheryshev 63, 2-2 Xhaka 67 Villarreal CF: Sergio Asenjo, Mario Gaspar, Vietto, Uche (71 Pina), Cani (56 J. Dos Santos), Trigueros (87 Espinosa), Víctor Ruiz, Cheryshev, Jaume Costa, Gabriel Paulista, Bruno Soriano Matchday 6 (11/12/2014) Apollon Limassol FC-Villarreal CF

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Referee Serge Gumienny (BEL) Assistant referees Frank Bleyen (BEL) , Jimmy Cremers (BEL) Additional assistant referees Alexandre Boucaut (BEL) , Luc Wouters (BEL) Fourth official Thibaud Nijssen (BEL) UEFA Referee observer Gerard Perry (IRL)

Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches Serge Gumienny 14/04/1972 39 82

Serge Gumienny Referee since: 1988 First division: 2000 FIFA badge: 2003

Tournaments: 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2005 UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup

Finals N/A

UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 28/09/2006 UEL R1 CA Osasuna AŞ 0-0 Pamplona 30/08/2007 UEL 2QR PFC CSKA Sofia AC Omonia 2-1 Sofia 14/08/2008 UEL 2QR AEK Athens FC AC Omonia 0-1 Athens 18/12/2008 UEL GS Real Racing Club Manchester City FC 3-1 Santander 18/02/2009 UEL R32 FC Dynamo Kyiv Valencia CF 1-1 Kyiv 22/10/2009 UEL GS Valencia CF SK Slavia Praha 1-1 Valencia 16/12/2009 UEL GS Athletic Club SV Werder Bremen 0-3 Bilbao 25/08/2011 UEL PO Sevilla FC Hannover 96 1-1 Seville 19/09/2013 UEL GS Valencia CF Swansea City AFC 0-3 Valencia 20/02/2014 UEL R32 Real Betis Balompié FC Rubin Kazan 1-1 Seville

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 27/07/2005 UIC SF RC Deportivo La Coruña Newcastle United FC 2-1 La Coruna 28/09/2006 UEL R1 CA Osasuna Trabzonspor AŞ 0-0 Pamplona 30/08/2007 UEL 2QR PFC CSKA Sofia AC Omonia 2-1 Sofia 14/08/2008 UEL 2QR AEK Athens FC AC Omonia 0-1 Athens 11/10/2008 U21 PO Spain 2-1 Aarau 18/12/2008 UEL GS Real Racing Club Manchester City FC 3-1 Santander 18/02/2009 UEL R32 FC Dynamo Kyiv Valencia CF 1-1 Kyiv 22/10/2009 UEL GS Valencia CF SK Slavia Praha 1-1 Valencia

13 Apollon Limassol FC - Villarreal CF Thursday 11 December 2014 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 16/12/2009 UEL GS Athletic Club SV Werder Bremen 0-3 Bilbao 08/10/2010 EURO QR Cyprus Norway 1-2 Larnaca 08/12/2010 UCL GS Real Madrid CF AJ Auxerre 4-0 Madrid 25/08/2011 UEL PO Sevilla FC Hannover 96 1-1 Seville 12/10/2012 WC QR Belarus Spain 0-4 Minsk 19/09/2013 UEL GS Valencia CF Swansea City AFC 0-3 Valencia 20/02/2014 UEL R32 Real Betis Balompié FC Rubin Kazan 1-1 Seville

14 Apollon Limassol FC - Villarreal CF Thursday 11 December 2014 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit GSP Stadium, Nicosia Legend Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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