UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2014/15 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Estadio El Madrigal - Villarreal Thursday 19 February 2015 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Villarreal CF Round of 32, First leg FC Salzburg Last updated 09/06/2015 19:29CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 12 Match officials 15 Legend 16 1 Villarreal CF - FC Salzburg Thursday 19 February 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 17/12/2009 GS Villarreal CF - FC Salzburg 0-1 Villarreal Švento 7 01/10/2009 GS FC Salzburg - Villarreal CF 2-0 Salzburg Janko 21, Tchoyi 84 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Villarreal CF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 FC Salzburg 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 Villarreal CF - Record versus clubs from opponents' country Villarreal CF have not played against a club from their opponents' country FC Salzburg - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 03/11/2011 GS FC Salzburg - Athletic Club 0-1 Salzburg Ander Herrera 37 Llorente 69 (P), 75 20/10/2011 GS Athletic Club - FC Salzburg 2-2 Bilbao (P); Wallner 30, Leonardo 36 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-2 02/10/2008 R1 FC Salzburg - Sevilla FC Salzburg Kanouté 38, 57 (P) agg: 0-4 Capel 6, Adriano 18/09/2008 R1 Sevilla FC - FC Salzburg 2-0 Seville 90+2 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 3-0 Morientes 12, Villa 32, 22/08/2006 QR3 Valencia CF - FC Salzburg Valencia agg: 3-1 Silva 90+3 09/08/2006 QR3 FC Salzburg - Valencia CF 1-0 Salzburg Piták 73 UEFA Intertoto Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-1 Lucarelli 18, Roche 25/08/1998 F Valencia CF - FC Salzburg Valencia agg: 4-1 36; Hütter 84 11/08/1998 F FC Salzburg - Valencia CF 0-2 Salzburg Angulo 6, Schwarz 44 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Villarreal CF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 FC Salzburg 4 2 0 2 4 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 10 3 1 6 7 14 2 Villarreal CF - FC Salzburg Thursday 19 February 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal Match background Villarreal CF will look to gain some recompense as they take on FC Salzburg in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 – the Austrian champions had the better of the sides' previous meetings. What they say Villarreal coach Marcelino: "Motivation isn't going to be a problem; we hope that our excitement leads to us finding the ideal state of mind to play as we know we can. It's important to enjoy our football. Salzburg are tough opponents, have great offensive potential and players of great individual ability. They will force us to work hard as a defensive collective. They're a great team but we're a strong team too. The main thing is our football, that we face the game with enthusiasm. we're convinced we can come through the tie." Salzburg coach Adi Hütter: "Villarreal are at home and want to play a good game but our task is to stop them and get a good result. We have a plan for this game; we know it's knockout football now and our goal is to get a good position for the second leg. We want to return home with a good result so that does not mean that we're going to be defending all the time. We want to be proactive and get a lead; Villarreal are tactically very disciplined and play in clearly defined patterns." Previous meetings • The sides met in the 2009/10 UEFA Cup group stage, Huub Stevens' Salzburg winning 2-0 at home and 1-0 in Spain. • The teams for the second encounter in Villarreal on 17 December 2009 were: Villarreal: Oliva, Gonzalo Rodríguez (Capdevila 46), Eguren, Llorente, Nilmar, Ángel López, Marcano, Bruno Soriano*, Pereira (Rossi 72), Escudero, Kiko (Matilla 61). Salzburg: Gustafsson, Afolabi, Schwegler*, Augustinussen, Nelisse (Rakić 64), Opdam, Ulmer*, Švento, Cziommer (Vladavić 81), Sekagya, Leitgeb* (Ježek 86). *eligible to play for the club in this season's competition. Form guide • Villarreal are four games unbeaten at home in Europe this season, scoring four times in each of their three victories. • Salzburg have won all three of their UEFA Europa League group stage away games this season. They are unbeaten in nine UEFA Europa League away fixtures (W8 D1, including qualifying). • Villarreal have scored 22 goals in eight European games this season (an average of 2.75 per match), with Salzburg having registered 26 (average: 2.6 per game) in ten continental fixtures. Villarreal have been tighter at the back, conceding seven to Salzburg's 14. Trivia and links • Alan tops this season's UEFA Europa League scorers rankings with eight Salzburg goals in five group games, but the Brazilian left the club to move to China in the winter; team-mate Jonatan Soriano was last season's UEFA Europa League top scorer, also with eight goals. • Jonatan Soriano is Spanish, and played for RCD Espanyol, UD Almería, Club Polideportivo Ejido, Albacete Balompié and FC Barcelona's B-team before heading to Austria in 2012. Villarreal's Jonathan Dos Santos was among his Barcelona B team-mates. • Villarreal's Bruno Soriano and Salzburg's Jonatan Soriano are not related. • Salzburg (Austria) are one of seven reigning domestic champions in the round of 32, along with Legia Warszawa (Poland), Aalborg BK (Denmark), Olympiacos FC (Greece), Celtic FC (Scotland), RSC Anderlecht (Belgium) and AFC Ajax (Netherlands). 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. • Adi Hütter took charge of Salzburg following Roger Schmidt's departure for Bayer 04 Leverkusen in summer 2014. A former midfielder with the club, he coached Salzburg's youth teams before moving into senior football with SCR Altach and SV Grödig, whom he led to promotion and then a third-place finish in Austria last season. 3 Villarreal CF - FC Salzburg Thursday 19 February 2015 - 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 Salzburg Formed: 1933 UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup: (1994) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) 4 Villarreal CF - FC Salzburg Thursday 19 February 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal League title: 8 (2014) Austrian Cup: 2 (2014) Ten-year record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2012/13: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round 2011/12: round of 32 2010/11: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2009/10: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2008/09: first round 2007/08: first round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2006/07: first round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third 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 7-0: Salzburg v FC Banants 17/07/08, UEFA Cup first qualifying round first leg • Biggest away win 2-6: FC Nistru Otaci v Salzburg 01/07/00, UEFA Intertoto Cup second round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Salzburg v FC Metalist Kharkiv 16/02/12, UEFA Europa League round of 32 first leg 0-4: Salzburg v Parma FC 06/11/03, UEFA Cup second round first leg • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Parma FC v Salzburg 27/11/03, UEFA Cup second round second leg 5-0: Fortuna Düsseldorf v Salzburg 17/09/80, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 7-0: Salzburg v FC Banants (see above) • Biggest away win 1-4: SK Liepājas Metalurgs v Salzburg 14/07/11, second qualifying round first leg 1-4: FK Sūduva v Salzburg 14/08/08, second qualifying round first leg 0-3 on three occasions, most recently v AFC Ajax 20/02/14, round of 32 first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Salzburg v FC Metalist Kharkiv (see above) 0-4: Salzburg v Parma FC (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Parma FC v Salzburg (see above) 5 Villarreal CF - FC Salzburg Thursday 19 February 2015 - 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.