UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Doosan Arena - Plzen Thursday 10 December 2015 19.00CET (19.00 local time) FC Viktoria Plzeň Group E - Matchday 6 Villarreal CF Last updated 08/12/2015 12:46CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 13 Match officials 15 Legend 17 1 FC Viktoria Plzeň - Villarreal CF Thursday 10 December 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Doosan Arena, Plzen Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 01/10/2015 GS Villarreal CF - FC Viktoria Plzeň 1-0 Villarreal Baptistão 54 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Viktoria Plzeň 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 Villarreal CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 FC Viktoria Plzeň - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Viktoria Plzeň - Club Atlético 06/12/2012 GS 1-0 Plzen Procházka 26 de Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid - FC Cristian Rodríguez 04/10/2012 GS 1-0 Madrid Viktoria Plzeň 90+3 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Messi 24 (P), 45+2, 01/11/2011 GS FC Viktoria Plzeň - FC Barcelona 0-4 Prague 90+2, Fàbregas 72 19/10/2011 GS FC Barcelona - FC Viktoria Plzeň 2-0 Barcelona Iniesta 10, Villa 82 Villarreal CF - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Mendy 90; Nihat 08/11/2007 GS FK Mladá Boleslav - Villarreal CF 1-2 Mlada Boleslav Kahveci 33, Santi Cazorla 56 UEFA Intertoto Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-0 Jorge López 22, 06/08/2003 SF Villarreal CF - FC Zbrojovka Brno Villarreal agg: 3-1 Anderson 90+3 Došek 52; José Mari 30/07/2003 SF FC Zbrojovka Brno - Villarreal CF 1-1 Brno 45+1 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Viktoria Plzeň 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 4 1 8 Villarreal CF 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 6 2 2 FC Viktoria Plzeň - Villarreal CF Thursday 10 December 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Doosan Arena, Plzen Match background Villarreal CF visit FC Viktoria Plzeň in the UEFA Europa League knowing they cannot be denied top spot in Group E if they win. • Villareal lead fellow qualifiers SK Rapid Wien on head-to-head record and will only relinquish first place if they collect fewer points than the Austrian side on matchday six. Previous meetings • Villarreal triumphed 1-0 when the teams met for the first time in UEFA competition on matchday two. • Villarreal are unbeaten in four matches against Czech teams: W3 D1. • Plzeň's record in five fixtures against Spanish clubs is W1 D0 L4 (W1 D0 L1 at home). Form guide • Plzeň will miss out this time, but they successfully navigated their way through their only previous UEFA Europa League group stage in 2012/13. • Villarreal managed an impressive 15 goals in last season's UEFA Europa League group stage, five of them away from home. They scored at least once in all 12 of their European games in 2014/15, 29 goals in total. Trivia and links • The journey from Villarreal to Plzen is around 1,500km. • Plzeň's Matús Kozáčík was in goal as Slovakia beat Spain 2-1 in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying, but he and Plzeň team-mate Patrik Hrošovský also featured in the side that lost 2-0 in the return fixture in September. • Plzeň are one of ten clubs in this season's group stage that qualified for Europe as domestic champions, along with KF Skenderbëu (Albania), Qarabağ FK (Azerbaijan), APOEL FC (Cyprus), FC Midtjylland (Denmark), KKS Lech Poznań (Poland), FK Partizan (Serbia), Celtic FC (Scotland), Molde FK (Norway) and FC Basel 1893 (Switzerland). The coaches • Marcelino's career as a midfielder was ended early by injury. As a coach, he worked his way up the Spanish leagues, taking over at Villarreal in 2013 following spells at Real Zaragoza, Real Racing Club and Sevilla FC. • Karel Krejčí was appointed by Plzeň this summer, replacing Miroslav Koubek. He was Pavel Vrba's assistant when Plzeň won two league titles and he continues to work as Vrba's No2 with the Czech national team. 3 FC Viktoria Plzeň - Villarreal CF Thursday 10 December 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Doosan Arena, Plzen Team facts FC Viktoria Plzeň Formed: 1911 Nickname: Viktorka UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 3 (2015) Czechoslovakian/Czech Cup: 1 (2010) Ten-year record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: third qualifying round 2013/14: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2012/13: round of 16 2011/12: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 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: did not take part in UEFA competition 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 5-0: Plzeň v Ruch Chorzów 09/08/12, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 0-4: FC Pyunik v Plzeň 12/07/11, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Plzeň v FC Barcelona 01/11/11, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 6-1: FC Bayern München v Plzeň 29/09/71, European Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg 5-0: FC Bayern München v Plzeň 23/10/13, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 5-0: Plzeň v Ruch Chorzów (see above for details) • Biggest away win 0-3: SSC Napoli v Plzeň 14/02/13, round of 32 first leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-4: Plzeň v FC Petrolul Ploieşti 07/08/14, third qualifying round first leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-1: Olympique Lyonnais v Plzeň 13/03/04, round of 16 first leg 3-0: Beşiktaş JK v Plzeň 05/08/10, third qualifying round second leg Villarreal CF Formed: 1923 Nickname: El Submarino Amarillo (The Yellow Submarine) 4 FC Viktoria Plzeň - Villarreal CF Thursday 10 December 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Doosan Arena, Plzen 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 Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: round of 16 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 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 Europa League/UEFA Cup • 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 1-3: Villarreal v Sevilla FC 12/03/15, round of 16 first leg • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: FC Porto v Villarreal (see above) 5 FC Viktoria Plzeň - Villarreal CF Thursday 10 December 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Doosan Arena, Plzen Squad list FC Viktoria Plzeň Current season All-time UCL QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Matúš Kozáčik SVK 27/12/1983 31 - 2 - 2 - 4 - 15 - 27 - 63 - 13 Petr Bolek CZE 13/06/1984 31 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 4 - 12 - 33 Roman Pavlík CZE 17/01/1976 39 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - Defenders 2 Lukáš Hejda CZE 09/03/1990 25 - - - - - 3 - 7 - 10 - 18 - 3 Aleš Matějů CZE 03/06/1996 19 - - - - - 1 - 5 - 1 - 1 - 4 Roman Hubník CZE 06/06/1984 31 - 2 - 2 - - - - - 8 2 28 2 8 David Limberský CZE 06/10/1983 32 * 2 - 2 - 5 - 14 2 23 - 59 1 14 Radim Řezník CZE 20/01/1989 26 - - - - - - - - - 15 - 36 1 21 Václav Procházka CZE 08/05/1984 31 - 2 - 2 - 4 - 14 - 23 1 47 1 22 Jan Baránek CZE 26/06/1993 22 * - - 1 - 4 - 13 4 4 - 5 - 27 František Rajtoral CZE 12/03/1986 29 - 2 - 2 - 5 - 13 - 17 4 53 6 Midfielders 6 Václav Pilař CZE 13/10/1988 27 - - - - - - - - - 5 - 19 4 7 Tomáš Hořava CZE 29/05/1988 27 * 2 - 1 - 4 1 15 4 8 2 29 5 9 Ondřej Vaněk CZE 05/07/1990 25 - 2 - 2 1 2 - 10 - 2 - 15 2 10 Jan Kopic CZE 04/06/1990 25 - 2 - 2 2 5 - 16 2 5 - 17 3 11 Milan Petržela CZE 19/06/1983 32 - 2 1 2 - 4 1 13 2 12 2 44 5 17 Patrik Hrošovský SVK 22/04/1992 23 - 1 - 2 - 5 1 12 - 6 1 10 1 19 Jan Kovařík CZE 19/06/1988 27 - 2 - 1 - 5 - 16 4 11 1 31 3 23 Egon Vůch CZE 01/02/1991 24 - - - 1 - 1 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 26 Daniel Kolář CZE 27/10/1985 30 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 12 1 24 5 63 14 29 Tomáš Kučera CZE 20/07/1991 24 - - - - - 2 - 6 - 2 - 2 - Forwards 12 Michal Ďuriš SVK 01/06/1988 27 - 1 - 2 1 5 1 15 11 19 2 57 16 16 Jan Holenda CZE 22/08/1985 30 - 2 - 1 - 4 1 10 1 14 4 27 6 25 Aidin Mahmutović BIH 06/04/1986 29 - 2 1 1 - 3 - 9 3 3 - 10 1 Coach - Karel Krejčí CZE 20/12/1968 46 - - - 2 - 5 - - - 5 - 7 - 6 FC Viktoria Plzeň - Villarreal CF Thursday 10 December 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Doosan Arena, Plzen Villarreal CF Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No.