UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS (First leg: 1-3) Estadio de la Cerámica - Villarreal Thursday 22 February 2018 Villarreal CF 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Olympique Lyonnais Round of 32, Second leg Previous meetings 2 Match background 6 Team facts 8 Squad list 10 Fixtures and results 14 Match-by-match lineups 18 Match officials 20 Legend 21 1 Villarreal CF - Olympique Lyonnais Thursday 22 February 2018 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Ndombele 46, Fekir Olympique Lyonnais - Villarreal 15/02/2018 R32 3-1 Decines 49, Depay 82; Fornals CF 63 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 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 Olympique Lyonnais 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 Villarreal CF - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-0 23/08/2016 PO AS Monaco FC - Villarreal CF Monaco Fabinho 90+1 (P) agg: 3-1 Pato 36; Fabinho 3 17/08/2016 PO Villarreal CF - AS Monaco FC 1-2 Villarreal (P), Bernardo Silva 72 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 07/12/2005 GS Villarreal CF - LOSC Lille 1-0 Villarreal Guayre 67 27/09/2005 GS LOSC Lille - Villarreal CF 0-0 Paris UEFA Intertoto Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-3 07/08/2002 SF ES Troyes AC - Villarreal CF Troyes Match forfeited f 31/07/2002 SF Villarreal CF - ES Troyes AC 0-0 Villarreal Olympique Lyonnais - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 07/12/2016 GS Olympique Lyonnais - Sevilla FC 0-0 Decines 27/09/2016 GS Sevilla FC - Olympique Lyonnais 1-0 Seville Ben Yedder 53 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Valencia CF - Olympique Cornet 37, Lacazette 09/12/2015 GS 0-2 Valencia Lyonnais 76 Olympique Lyonnais - Valencia 29/09/2015 GS 0-1 Lyon Feghouli 42 CF 2 Villarreal CF - Olympique Lyonnais Thursday 22 February 2018 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Olympique Lyonnais - Real 28/11/2013 GS 1-0 Lyon Gomis 66 Betis Balompié Real Betis Balompié - Olympique 19/09/2013 GS 0-0 Seville Lyonnais UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Real Sociedad de Fútbol - 2-0 28/08/2013 PO San Sebastian Vela 67, 90+1 Olympique Lyonnais agg: 4-0 Olympique Lyonnais - Real Griezmann 17, 20/08/2013 PO 0-2 Lyon Sociedad de Fútbol Seferović 50 UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Ander Herrera 48, Athletic Club - Olympique Aritz Aduriz 55 (P); 08/11/2012 GS 2-3 Bilbao Lyonnais Gomis 22, Gourcuff 45+1, Lacazette 63 Olympique Lyonnais - Athletic Lisandro 54, Briand 25/10/2012 GS 2-1 Lyon Club 86; Ibai Gómez 79 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Olympique Lyonnais - Real 02/11/2011 GS 0-2 Lyon Ronaldo 24, 69 (P) Madrid CF Benzema 19, Khedira Real Madrid CF - Olympique 18/10/2011 GS 4-0 Madrid 47, Lloris 55 (og), Lyonnais Ramos 81 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Real Madrid CF - Olympique 3-0 Marcelo 37, Benzema 16/03/2011 R16 Madrid Lyonnais agg: 4-1 66, Di María 76 Olympique Lyonnais - Real Gomis 83; Benzema 22/02/2011 R16 1-1 Lyon Madrid CF 65 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Real Madrid CF - Olympique 1-1 10/03/2010 R16 Madrid Ronaldo 6; Pjanić 75 Lyonnais agg: 1-2 Olympique Lyonnais - Real 16/02/2010 R16 1-0 Lyon Makoun 47 Madrid CF UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Henry 25, 27, Messi FC Barcelona - Olympique 5-2 40, Eto'o 43, Keita 11/03/2009 R16 Barcelona Lyonnais agg: 6-3 90+5; Makoun 44, Juninho 48 3 Villarreal CF - Olympique Lyonnais Thursday 22 February 2018 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal UEFA Champions League Olympique Lyonnais - FC 24/02/2009 R16 1-1 Lyon Juninho 7; Henry 67 Barcelona UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Olympique Lyonnais - FC Juninho 7, 80 (P); 27/11/2007 GS 2-2 Lyon Barcelona Iniesta 3, Messi 58 (P) FC Barcelona - Olympique Clerc 21 (og), Messi 19/09/2007 GS 3-0 Barcelona Lyonnais 82, Henry 90+1 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers M. Diarra 39, Van Real Madrid CF - Olympique 21/11/2006 GS 2-2 Madrid Nistelrooy 83; Carew Lyonnais 11, Malouda 31 Olympique Lyonnais - Real 13/09/2006 GS 2-0 Lyon Fred 11, Tiago 31 Madrid CF UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Real Madrid CF - Olympique 23/11/2005 GS 1-1 Madrid Guti 41; Carew 72 Lyonnais Olympique Lyonnais - Real Carew 21, Juninho 13/09/2005 GS 3-0 Lyon Madrid CF 26, Wiltord 31 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Olympique Lyonnais - Real 1-0 09/03/2004 R16 Lyon Juninho 77 Sociedad de Fútbol agg: 2-0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol - 25/02/2004 R16 0-1 San Sebastian Schürrer 18 (og) Olympique Lyonnais UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Luyindula 66, Carrière Olympique Lyonnais - FC 23/10/2001 GS1 2-3 Lyon 88; Kluivert 9, Rivaldo Barcelona 18, Gerard 90+4 FC Barcelona - Olympique Kluivert 78, Rivaldo 10/10/2001 GS1 2-0 Barcelona Lyonnais 87 (P) UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Olympique Lyonnais - Valencia Marlet 90; Sánchez 17/10/2000 GS1 1-2 Lyon CF 45, Baraja 86 Valencia CF - Olympique 27/09/2000 GS1 1-0 Valencia Zahovič 77 Lyonnais Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Villarreal CF 3 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 7 2 2 3 6 6 4 Villarreal CF - Olympique Lyonnais Thursday 22 February 2018 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Olympique Lyonnais 16 7 4 5 15 3 4 8 0 0 0 0 31 10 8 13 32 43 5 Villarreal CF - Olympique Lyonnais Thursday 22 February 2018 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal Match background Hosts of the 2018 UEFA Europa League final, Lyon appear to be in control of this round of 32 tie as they defend a 3-1 first-leg lead against Villarreal – the team with most wins and most goals in the competition's nine-season history. • The Spanish club ensured a fourth successive appearance at this stage of the competition by topping Group A, while their French opponents, who reached the 2016/17 semi-finals, qualified for this season's knockout phase as runners- up of Group E, behind Atalanta. • Both teams came through with 11 points, having won three matches, drawn two and lost one, the sole defeat coming in each case on matchday six after qualification had already been secured. Previous meetings • After a goalless first half in the first leg at the Parc OL, the game sparked into life when Lyon scored twice in four minutes after the interval through Tanguy Ndombele (his first European goal) and skipper Nabil Fekir. Villarreal then pulled a goal back through Pablo Fornals before substitute Memphis Depay restored the home side's two-goal advantage with a spectacular strike from distance. • This is Villarreal's first home fixture against a French club in the UEFA Europa League or UEFA Cup. In four UEFA Champions League matches, home and away, they have scored just two goals, most recently losing twice to Monaco (home 1-2, away 0-1) in the 2016/17 play-offs. • While the two teams had never met until the first leg, Lyon are accustomed to taking on Spanish opposition, having now played 31 matches against them. Their overall record against Liga teams is W10 D8 L13, with an away record of W3 D4 L8. Their most recent victory in Spain was a 2-0 success against Villarreal's near-neighbours Valencia in the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League group stage, Maxwel Cornet scoring the opening goal. Form guide • Victorious in just one of their last four European matches at home (D1 L2), Villarreal have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last eight (W3 D1 L4) – since a 1-0 win over Liverpool in the first leg of the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League semi-final. • The Spanish club are featuring in a fourth consecutive UEFA Europa League knockout phase, having extended their perfect record of qualifying from the group stage to six out of six – a competition record. • Villarreal were undefeated at home in four round of 32 fixtures, and on a run of three successive wins, when Roma ran out 4-0 winners at the Estadio de la Cerámica at this stage of last season's competition • Lyon conceded one goal in each of their group stage away matches (W1 D1 L1).