UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2014/15 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Estadio El Madrigal - Villarreal Thursday 23 October 2014 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Villarreal CF Group A - Matchday 3 FC Zürich Last updated 09/06/2015 15:19CET
Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 12 Match officials 14 Legend 15
1 Villarreal CF - FC Zürich Thursday 23 October 2014 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams Villarreal CF - Record versus clubs from opponents' country Villarreal CF have not played against a club from their opponents' country FC Zürich - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 25/11/2009 GS Real Madrid CF - FC Zürich 1-0 Madrid Higuaín 21 Margairaz 64 (P), Aegerter 65; Ronaldo 15/09/2009 GS FC Zürich - Real Madrid CF 2-5 Zurich 27, 89, Raúl González 34, Higuaín 45+1, Guti 90+4
European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Zoco 9, Felo 14, 6-0 Muller 16, Puskás 70, 07/05/1964 SF Real Madrid CF - FC Zürich Madrid agg: 8-1 Di Stéfano 79, Amancio Amaro 87 Brizzi 71; Di Stéfano 22/04/1964 SF FC Zürich - Real Madrid CF 1-2 Zurich 16, Felo 25
Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Villarreal CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Zürich 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 3 14
2 Villarreal CF - FC Zürich Thursday 23 October 2014 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal Match background
Top of Group A after two games, Villarreal CF will look to take another step towards the UEFA Europa League round of 32 when they play host to FC Zürich. Form guide • Villarreal have won both of their home games in Europe this season 4-0. • Zürich have lost each of their four previous contests with Spanish sides – all against Real Madrid CF – and have yet to score in Spain. • Zürich won their first UEFA Cup group stage away game – 2-1 at AC Sparta Praha in 2007/08 – but have not won a UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League group stage match on the road since (D1 L4). Trivia and links • Left-back Alain Nef is the only Zürich player with Spanish Liga experience; he played eight games for relegation- bound RC Recreativo de Huelva while on loan from Udinese Calcio in 2008/09. • Villarreal's 4-0 win against Apollon Limassol FC was their eighth consecutive home victory, group stage to final, in the UEFA Europa League. Should they be triumphant in their remaining two group games at El Madrigal, they will match the all-time competition record of ten, held jointly by Club Atlético de Madrid and SL Benfica. The coaches • 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 Recreativo de Huelva, Real Racing Club, Real Zaragoza and Sevilla FC. • Marcelino missed his side's 4-0 success against Apollon on matchday two following the death of his father, with his assistant Rubén Uría taking command in his absence. • Not to be confused with the famous Swiss referee with whom he shares a name, Zürich coach Urs Meier was a defender for the likes of FC Schaffhausen, AC Bellinzona and Grasshopper Club before moving into coaching. Briefly in charge of the Liechtenstein national team, he took control of his hometown club in 2012, having thrived at the helm of their youth side.
3 Villarreal CF - FC Zürich Thursday 23 October 2014 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal Team facts
Villarreal CF Formed: 1923 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 Porto 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)
FC Zürich Formed: 1896 Nickname: Der Stadtclub (The City Club) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None
4 Villarreal CF - FC Zürich Thursday 23 October 2014 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 12 (2009) Swiss Cup: 8 (2014) Ten-year record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: third qualifying round 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: UEFA Champions League group stage 2008/09: first round 2007/08: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2006/07: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round 2005/06: first round 2004/05: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 7-0: Zürich v NK Brotnjo 22/06/02, UEFA Intertoto Cup first round first leg • Biggest away win 0-7: KA Akureyri v Zürich 22/09/70, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Zürich v Bayer 04 Leverkusen 19/12/07, UEFA Cup group stage • Heaviest away defeat 6-0: Real Madrid CF v Zürich 07/05/64, European Champion Clubs' Cup semi-final second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 4-0: Zürich v FC Shakhtar Donetsk 13/08/98, second qualifying round first leg 4-0: Zürich v Anorthosis Famagusta FC 15/09/98, first round first leg • Biggest away win 0-3: Sliema Wanderers FC v Zürich 12/08/99, qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Zürich v Bayer 04 Leverkusen (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: 1. FC Kaiserslautern v Zürich 03/10/79, first round second leg 4-0: SL Benfica v Zürich 08/12/82, third round second leg
5 Villarreal CF - FC Zürich Thursday 23 October 2014 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal Squad list
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 Goalkeepers 1 Sergio Asenjo ESP 28/06/1989 25 - 1 - 1 - 8 - 12 - 20 - 25 Juan Carlos ESP 27/07/1987 27 - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 3 - 31 Aitor ESP 03/05/1991 23 ------35 Quique Cebriá ESP 01/04/1995 19 ------Defenders 2 Mario Gaspar ESP 24/11/1990 23 - 2 1 2 - 6 1 12 - 20 1 3 Bojan Jokić SVN 17/05/1996 18 ------1 - 5 - 5 Mateo Musacchio ARG 26/08/1990 24 - 2 - 1 - 5 1 15 - 26 - 15 Víctor Ruiz ESP 25/01/1989 25 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 12 1 22 1 16 José Dorado ESP 10/07/1982 32 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 18 Jaume Costa ESP 18/03/1988 26 - 2 - - - 3 - 1 - 3 - 20 Gabriel Paulista BRA 26/11/1990 23 - 2 - 2 - 8 - 2 - 4 - 22 Antonio Rukavina SRB 26/01/1984 30 - - - 1 - 4 - 1 - 4 - 28 Adrian Marín ESP 09/01/1997 17 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 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 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 6 Jonathan Dos Santos MEX 26/04/1990 24 - - - 2 - 5 - 2 - 6 - 10 Cani ESP 03/08/1981 33 - 1 1 2 - 7 - 35 5 54 8 14 Manu Trigueros ESP 17/10/1991 23 - 2 - 2 - 7 - 2 - 4 - 17 Denis Cheryshev RUS 26/12/1990 23 - 1 - 1 - 7 1 1 - 2 - 19 Moi Gómez ESP 23/06/1994 20 - 1 - 1 - 6 2 1 - 2 - 21 Bruno Soriano ESP 12/06/1984 30 - 2 1 2 - 8 - 28 - 46 1 24 Javier Espinosa ESP 19/09/1992 22 - 2 - 1 2 6 1 1 2 3 2 26 Sergio Marcos ESP 03/02/1992 22 ------27 Nahuel Leiva ARG 22/11/1996 17 - 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 Luciano Vietto ARG 05/12/1993 20 - 2 2 2 - 7 2 2 - 4 2 8 Ikechukwu Uche NGA 05/01/1984 30 - 1 - 1 1 6 3 7 2 8 2 9 Giovani dos Santos MEX 11/05/1989 25 - 1 1 1 - 5 - 10 2 18 4 23 Gerard Moreno ESP 07/04/1992 22 - 1 - 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 Coach - Marcelino ESP 14/08/1965 49 - 2 - 1 - - - 1 - 5 -
6 Villarreal CF - FC Zürich Thursday 23 October 2014 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
FC Zürich 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 1 David Da Costa SUI 19/04/1986 28 - 2 - 2 - 12 - 2 - 11 - 31 Andres Malloth SUI 27/11/1992 21 ------32 Anthony Favre SUI 01/02/1984 30 ------5 - 11 - Defenders 4 Raphael Koch SUI 20/01/1990 24 ------3 - 8 - 5 Berat Djimsiti SUI 19/02/1993 21 - 2 - 2 - 11 1 2 - 6 - 13 Alain Nef SUI 06/02/1982 32 - - - 1 - 3 - 16 - 34 - 16 Philippe Koch SUI 08/02/1991 23 - 2 - 2 - 12 - 7 - 23 - 19 Armin Alesevic SUI 06/03/1994 20 ------25 Ivan Kecojević MNE 10/04/1988 26 - 2 - 2 - 12 1 2 - 8 1 26 Cédric Brunner SUI 17/02/1994 20 ------30 Nico Elvedi SUI 30/09/1996 18 - - - - - 1 - - - - - Midfielders 10 Davide Chiumiento SUI 22/11/1984 29 - 2 - 2 - 12 5 2 - 7 1 15 Oliver Buff SUI 03/08/1992 22 - 2 - 1 - 12 - 4 1 10 1 17 Yassine Chikhaoui TUN 22/09/1986 28 - 2 1 1 - 11 4 14 - 18 1 18 Avraham Rikan ISR 10/09/1988 26 - 2 - 2 1 7 1 2 1 6 1 20 Burim Kukeli ALB 16/01/1984 30 - - - 2 - 10 1 2 - 4 - 21 Mike Kleiber SUI 04/02/1993 21 ------22 Asmir Kajević MNE 15/02/1990 24 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 24 Maurice Brunner SUI 29/01/1991 23 - 1 - - - 2 - - - 2 - 27 Marco Schönbächler SUI 11/01/1990 24 - 2 - 2 - 11 2 8 - 16 - 34 Francisco Rodriguez SUI 14/09/1995 19 - 1 - 1 - 11 2 1 - 2 - 37 Gilles Yapi CIV 30/01/1982 32 - 2 - 2 1 12 - 5 1 29 4 Forwards 7 Mario Gavranović SUI 24/11/1989 24 ------4 1 9 Amine Chermiti TUN 26/12/1987 26 - 2 3 2 - 11 4 8 - 17 4 11 Armando Sadiku ALB 27/05/1991 23 ------14 Franck Etoundi CMR 30/08/1990 24 - 2 - 2 1 11 3 2 1 6 1 23 Patrick Rossini SUI 02/04/1988 26 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 2 - 3 - 33 Dimitri Oberlin SUI 27/09/1997 17 ------Coach - Urs Meier SUI 07/07/1961 53 - 2 - 2 - - - 2 - 6 -
7 Villarreal CF - FC Zürich Thursday 23 October 2014 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal Fixtures and results
Villarreal CF Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 21/08/2014 UEL FC Astana (A) W 3-0 Cani 33, Dos Santos 48, Mario Gaspar 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 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (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 23/10/2014 UEL FC Zürich (H) 26/10/2014 League Sevilla FC (A) 02/11/2014 League Valencia CF (H) 06/11/2014 UEL FC Zürich (A) 09/11/2014 League RCD Espanyol (A) 23/11/2014 League Getafe CF (H) VfL Borussia 27/11/2014 UEL Mönchengladbach (H) 30/11/2014 League Córdoba CF (A) 07/12/2014 League Real Sociedad de Fútbol (H) 11/12/2014 UEL Apollon Limassol FC (A) 14/12/2014 League Club Atlético de Madrid (A) 21/12/2014 League RC Deportivo La Coruña (H) 04/01/2015 League Elche CF (A) 11/01/2015 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) 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)
8 Villarreal CF - FC Zürich Thursday 23 October 2014 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
Villarreal CF 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 FC Barcelona 8 7 1 0 22 0 22 2 Sevilla FC 8 6 1 1 15 8 19 3 Real Madrid CF 8 6 0 2 30 9 18 4 Valencia CF 8 5 2 1 17 7 17 5 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 5 2 1 14 7 17 6 Villarreal CF 8 4 2 2 12 7 14 7 RC Celta de Vigo 8 3 4 1 13 11 13 8 Málaga CF 8 3 3 2 7 8 12 9 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 8 3 2 3 11 12 11 10 Getafe CF 8 3 1 4 6 12 10 11 RCD Espanyol 8 2 3 3 9 10 9 12 SD Eibar 8 2 3 3 8 10 9 13 UD Almería 8 2 3 3 7 9 9 14 Granada CF 8 2 2 4 5 12 8 15 RC Deportivo La Coruña 8 2 1 5 11 19 7 16 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 8 1 2 5 9 13 5 17 Athletic Club 8 1 2 5 5 12 5 18 Elche CF 8 1 2 5 7 18 5 19 Levante UD 8 1 2 5 4 20 5 20 Córdoba CF 8 0 4 4 5 13 4
FC Zürich Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 20/07/2014 League Grasshopper Club (H) W 1-0 Chiumiento 59 23/07/2014 League FC Thun (H) W 2-1 Chikhaoui 31, 62 Chiumiento 21, Rodriguez 23, Chikhaoui 27/07/2014 League FC Vaduz (A) W 4-1 51, Chermiti 66 (P) 03/08/2014 League BSC Young Boys (H) W 2-1 Chiumiento 58, Chermiti 74 (P) 09/08/2014 League FC Basel 1893 (A) L 1-4 Chermiti 55 16/08/2014 League FC Luzern (A) D 1-1 Kecojević 39 21/08/2014 UEL FC Spartak Trnava (A) W 3-1 Chermiti 4, 45+2, 58 Etoundi 14 (P), 17, 36, C. Brunner 24, 24/08/2014 Cup FC Schönbühl (A) W 7-0 Kleiber 47, M. Brunner 59, 81 28/08/2014 UEL FC Spartak Trnava (H) D 1-1 Chikhaoui 48 31/08/2014 League FC St Gallen (A) W 2-0 Rikan 77, Etoundi 79 Chiumiento 19, 53, Djimsiti 62, Chermiti 14/09/2014 League FC Sion (H) W 4-1 90+2 18/09/2014 UEL Apollon Limassol FC (A) L 2-3 Rikan 50, Yapi 53
9 Villarreal CF - FC Zürich Thursday 23 October 2014 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
FC Zürich 21/09/2014 Cup Black Stars Basel (A) W 2-1 aet Etoundi 30, Chermiti 95 ET 24/09/2014 League FC Aarau (H) D 0-0 28/09/2014 League BSC Young Boys (A) L 1-2 Chikhaoui 66 VfL Borussia 02/10/2014 UEL D 1-1 Etoundi 23 Mönchengladbach (H) 05/10/2014 League FC Vaduz (H) W 3-0 Kukeli 5, Schönbächler 15, 25 19/10/2014 League Grasshopper Club (A) W 3-1 Etoundi 29, 81, Rodriguez 70 23/10/2014 UEL Villarreal CF (A) 26/10/2014 League FC St Gallen (H) 29/10/2014 Cup SC Cham 1910 (A) 01/11/2014 League FC Luzern (H) 06/11/2014 UEL Villarreal CF (H) 09/11/2014 League FC Aarau (A) 22/11/2014 League FC Sion (A) 27/11/2014 UEL Apollon Limassol FC (H) 30/11/2014 League FC Basel 1893 (H) 07/12/2014 League FC Thun (A) VfL Borussia 11/12/2014 UEL Mönchengladbach (A) 07/02/2015 League FC St Gallen (A) 14/02/2015 League FC Thun (H) 21/02/2015 League Grasshopper Club (A) 28/02/2015 League FC Aarau (H) 07/03/2015 League FC Vaduz (A) 14/03/2015 League FC Sion (H) 21/03/2015 League BSC Young Boys (A) 04/04/2015 League FC Luzern (H) 11/04/2015 League FC Basel 1893 (A) 18/04/2015 League FC St Gallen (H) 25/04/2015 League FC Aarau (A) 28/04/2015 League FC Sion (A) 02/05/2015 League BSC Young Boys (H) 09/05/2015 League FC Basel 1893 (H) 16/05/2015 League FC Thun (A) 20/05/2015 League FC Vaduz (H) 31/05/2015 League FC Luzern (A) 07/06/2015 League Grasshopper Club (H)
Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Zürich 12 8 2 2 24 12 26 2 FC Basel 1893 12 8 1 3 25 16 25 3 FC St Gallen 12 6 3 3 21 15 21 4 FC Thun 12 6 3 3 21 17 21 5 BSC Young Boys 12 5 3 4 20 16 18 6 FC Aarau 12 3 5 4 14 17 14 7 FC Sion 12 3 3 6 10 14 12
10 Villarreal CF - FC Zürich Thursday 23 October 2014 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 8 Grasshopper Club 12 3 2 7 13 22 11 9 FC Vaduz 12 2 4 6 8 18 10 10 FC Luzern 12 0 6 6 12 21 6
11 Villarreal CF - FC Zürich Thursday 23 October 2014 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal Match-by-match lineups Villarreal CF
UEFA Europa League - Play-off (21/08/2014) FC Astana 0-3 Villarreal CF Goals: 0-1 Cani 33, 0-2 Dos Santos 48, 0-3 Mario Gaspar 84 Villarreal CF: Sergio Asenjo, Mario Gaspar, Musacchio, Uche (63 Vietto), 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 Group A Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Villarreal CF 2 1 1 0 5 1 4 Apollon Limassol FC 2 1 0 1 3 6 3 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 FC Zürich 2 0 1 1 3 4 1
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, Dos Santos (63 Trigueros), Vietto (72 Dos Santos), Cani, Víctor Ruiz, Gabriel Paulista, Bruno Soriano, Rukavina (15 Mario Gaspar), Moreno, Espinosa, A. Marín Matchday 3 (23/10/2014) Villarreal CF-FC Zürich Matchday 4 (06/11/2014) FC Zürich-Villarreal CF Matchday 5 (27/11/2014) Villarreal CF-VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Matchday 6 (11/12/2014) Apollon Limassol FC-Villarreal CF FC Zürich
UEFA Europa League - Play-off (21/08/2014) FC Spartak Trnava 1-3 FC Zürich Goals: 0-1 Chermiti 4, 1-1 Vlasko 14 (P) , 1-2 Chermiti 45+2, 1-3 Chermiti 58 FC Zürich: Da Costa, Djimsiti, Chermiti (73 Etoundi), Chiumiento, Buff, P. Koch, Chikhaoui, Rikan (83 Rossini), Kecojević, Schönbächler, Yapi (28/08/2014)
12 Villarreal CF - FC Zürich Thursday 23 October 2014 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
FC Zürich 1-1 FC Spartak Trnava (agg: 4-2) Goals: 1-0 Chikhaoui 48, 1-1 Špalek 90+2 FC Zürich: Da Costa, Djimsiti, Chermiti, Chiumiento, Buff (78 Rodriguez), P. Koch, Chikhaoui (69 Etoundi), Rikan, Kecojević, Schönbächler (82 M. Brunner), Yapi
Group stage 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) FC Zürich: Da Costa, Djimsiti, Chermiti (68 Etoundi), Chiumiento (91 Rossini), P. Koch, Chikhaoui, Rikan, Kukeli, Kecojević, Schönbächler (73 Buff), Yapi Matchday 2 (02/10/2014) FC Zürich 1-1 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Goals: 1-0 Etoundi 23, 1-1 Nordtveit 25 FC Zürich: Da Costa, Djimsiti, Chermiti (91 Rossini), Chiumiento, Nef, Etoundi, Rikan (20 Rodriguez), Kukeli, Kecojević, Schönbächler (84 P. Koch), Yapi Matchday 3 (23/10/2014) Villarreal CF-FC Zürich Matchday 4 (06/11/2014) FC Zürich-Villarreal CF Matchday 5 (27/11/2014) FC Zürich-Apollon Limassol FC Matchday 6 (11/12/2014) VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach-FC Zürich
13 Villarreal CF - FC Zürich Thursday 23 October 2014 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal Match officials
Referee Halis Özkahya (TUR) Assistant referees Çem Satman (TUR) , Kemal Yilmaz (TUR) Additional assistant referees Tolga Özkalfa (TUR) , Ali Palabıyık (TUR) Fourth official Ekrem Kan (TUR) UEFA Delegate Andrew Shaw (ENG) UEFA Referee observer Rune Pedersen (NOR)
Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches Halis Özkahya 30/05/1980 12 31
UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 09/08/2012 UEL 3QR BSC Young Boys Kalmar FF 3-0 Berne 24/10/2013 UEL GS FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Thun 3-0 Kyiv
Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 01/12/2010 RCUP IR Ticino Team Centre 2-3 Esposende 05/09/2011 U21 QR Switzerland Croatia 4-0 Sion 09/08/2012 UEL 3QR BSC Young Boys Kalmar FF 3-0 Berne 24/10/2013 UEL GS FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Thun 3-0 Kyiv
14 Villarreal CF - FC Zürich Thursday 23 October 2014 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal 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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