2021–22 Villarreal CF season

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Villarreal
2021–22 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coachUnai Emery
StadiumEstadio de la Cerámica
La Liga7th
Copa del ReyRound of 32
UEFA Champions LeagueSemi-finals
UEFA Super CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Arnaut Danjuma (10)

All:
Arnaut Danjuma (16)
Highest home attendance16,719 vs Real Betis
(3 October 2021)
Lowest home attendance7,837 vs Granada
(16 August 2021)
Biggest winVictoria 0–8 Villarreal
Biggest defeatVillarreal 1–3 Barcelona

The 2021–22 season was the 99th season in the existence of Villarreal CF and the club's ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Villarreal participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Super Cup.

Players[edit]

As of 1 February 2022[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Sergio Asenjo
2 DF Spain ESP Mario Gaspar (captain)
3 DF Spain ESP Raúl Albiol (3rd captain)
4 DF Spain ESP Pau Torres
5 MF Spain ESP Dani Parejo
6 MF France FRA Étienne Capoue
7 FW Spain ESP Gerard Moreno
8 DF Argentina ARG Juan Foyth
9 FW Spain ESP Paco Alcácer
10 MF Spain ESP Vicente Iborra (vice-captain)
11 FW Nigeria NGA Samuel Chukwueze
12 DF Ecuador ECU Pervis Estupiñán
13 GK Argentina ARG Gerónimo Rulli
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Spain ESP Manu Trigueros (4th captain)
15 FW Netherlands NED Arnaut Danjuma
16 FW Senegal SEN Boulaye Dia
17 MF Argentina ARG Giovani Lo Celso (on loan from Tottenham)
18 DF Spain ESP Alberto Moreno
19 MF France FRA Francis Coquelin
20 DF Spain ESP Rubén Peña
21 MF Spain ESP Yeremy Pino
22 DF Algeria ALG Aïssa Mandi
23 MF Spain ESP Moi Gómez
24 DF Spain ESP Alfonso Pedraza
25 DF Ivory Coast CIV Serge Aurier

Reserve team[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW Senegal SEN Nicolas Jackson
27 DF Spain ESP Adrián de la Fuente
28 MF Russia RUS Nikita Iosifov
31 GK Andorra AND Iker Álvarez
32 DF Spain ESP Lanchi
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 GK Denmark DEN Filip Jörgensen
37 DF Spain ESP Dani Tasende
38 MF Spain ESP Carlo Adriano
39 MF Spain ESP Antonio Pacheco

Out on loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Spain ESP Jorge Cuenca (at Getafe until 30 June 2022)
DF Spain ESP Xavi Quintillà (at Leganés until 30 June 2022)
MF Spain ESP Álex Baena (at Girona until 30 June 2022)
MF Spain ESP Iván Martín (at Girona until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Spain ESP Manu Morlanes (at Espanyol until 30 June 2022)
FW Spain ESP Álex Millán (at Union SG until 30 June 2022)
FW Spain ESP Fer Niño (at Mallorca until 30 June 2022)
FW France FRA Haissem Hassan (at Mirandés until 30 June 2022)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Player From Type Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 Morocco Sofian Chakla Getafe Loan return [2]
30 June 2021 Spain Jorge Cuenca Almería Loan return [3]
30 June 2021 Spain Enric Franquesa Girona Loan return [4]
30 June 2021 Spain Miguel Ángel Leal Netherlands Groningen Loan return [5]
30 June 2021 Spain Mario González Portugal Tondela Loan return [6]
30 June 2021 Spain Iván Martín Mirandés Loan return [7]
30 June 2021 Spain Manu Morlanes Almería Loan return [8]
30 June 2021 Spain Javier Ontiveros Huesca Loan return [9]
30 June 2021 Spain Xavi Quintillà England Norwich City Loan return [10]
1 July 2021 Argentina Juan Foyth England Tottenham Hotspur Buyout clause €15M [11]
1 July 2021 Algeria Aïssa Mandi Real Betis Transfer Free [12]
7 July 2021 Spain Manu Morlanes Almería Transfer Undisclosed [13][14]
13 July 2021 Senegal Boulaye Dia France Reims Transfer Undisclosed [15]
19 July 2021 Netherlands Arnaut Danjuma England Bournemouth Transfer €25M [16]
4 October 2021 Ivory Coast Serge Aurier Free agent Transfer Free [17]
31 January 2022 Argentina Giovani Lo Celso England Tottenham Hotspur Loan [18]

Out[edit]

Date Player To Type Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 Spain Miguelón Espanyol Buyout clause €500K [19]
2 July 2021 Spain Enric Franquesa Levante Transfer Undisclosed [20]
7 July 2021 Spain Jaume Costa Mallorca Transfer Free [21]
7 July 2021 Spain Manu Morlanes Almería Transfer Undisclosed [13][14]
10 July 2021 Spain Iván Martín Alavés Loan [22]
13 July 2021 Colombia Carlos Bacca Granada Transfer Free [23]
23 July 2021 Argentina Ramiro Funes Mori Saudi Arabia Al Nassr Transfer €2.5M [24]
4 August 2021 Romania Andrei Rațiu Huesca Transfer
13 August 2021 Spain Álex Millán Belgium Cercle Brugge Loan
16 August 2021 Spain Manu Morlanes Espanyol Loan
18 August 2021 Spain Fer Niño Mallorca Loan
19 August 2021 Spain Álex Baena Girona Loan [25]
27 August 2021 Spain Javier Ontiveros Osasuna Loan [26]
27 August 2021 Morocco Sofian Chakla Belgium OH Leuven Loan [27]
30 August 2021 Spain Jorge Cuenca Getafe Loan [28]
31 January 2022 Spain Dani Raba Granada Released [29]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

16 July 2021 Friendly Valencia Spain 3–2 Spain Villarreal Oliva, Spain
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Manuel Gordillo Escamilla
22 July 2021 Friendly Villarreal Spain 2–2 France Lyon San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Antonio Campos Salinas
24 July 2021 Friendly Honvéd Hungary Cancelled Spain Villarreal Budapest, Hungary
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Bozsik Aréna
Note: The match was cancelled due to the detection of COVID-19 cases among Villarreal.[30]
26 July 2021 Friendly Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine Cancelled Spain Villarreal Austria
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Note: The match was cancelled due to the detection of COVID-19 cases among Villarreal.[30]
28 July 2021 Friendly Hertha BSC Germany Cancelled Spain Villarreal Zell am See, Austria
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Alois Latini Stadion
Note: The match was cancelled due to the detection of COVID-19 cases among Villarreal.[30]
29 July 2021 Friendly Villarreal Spain 0–0 Spain Levante Villarreal, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva
Referee: Iván Caparrós Hernández
31 July 2021 Friendly Marseille France 2–1 Spain Villarreal Marseille, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
4 August 2021 Friendly Leicester City England 3–2 Spain Villarreal Leicester, England
19:45 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Referee: Matt Donohue
7 August 2021 Friendly Leeds United England 2–2 Spain Villarreal York
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
3 September 2021 Friendly Villarreal Spain 2–3 Portugal Braga Villarreal, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 16 August 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 7th 38 16 11 11 63 37 +26 042.11
Copa del Rey 30 November 2021 6 January 2022 First round Round of 32 3 2 0 1 16 3 +13 066.67
UEFA Champions League 14 September 2021 3 May 2022 Group stage Semi-finals 12 5 3 4 20 17 +3 041.67
UEFA Super Cup 11 August 2021 Final Runners-up 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 54 23 15 16 100 58 +42 042.59

Source: Soccerway

La Liga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Real Betis 38 19 8 11 62 40 +22 65 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 Real Sociedad 38 17 11 10 40 37 +3 62
7 Villarreal 38 16 11 11 63 37 +26 59 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
8 Athletic Bilbao 38 14 13 11 43 36 +7 55
9 Valencia 38 11 15 12 48 53 −5 48
Source: LaLiga Santander
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[31]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2021–22 Copa del Rey, Real Betis, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League berth awarded to the Copa del Rey winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 16 11 11 63 37  +26 59 10 6 3 40 18  +22 6 5 8 23 19  +4

Source: La Liga

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultDDDWDWDWLLDLWDLLWWWDLWWDWWLWLLDWWLDWLW
Position1315111414121111121313131212121311988876767777777777777
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[32][33]

16 August 2021 1 Villarreal 0–0 Granada Villarreal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 7,837
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
Note: Juan Foyth's first yellow card was overturned after Villarreal successfully appealed the decision.[34]
21 August 2021 2 Espanyol 0–0 Villarreal Cornellà de Llobregat
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
29 August 2021 3 Atlético Madrid 2–2 Villarreal Madrid
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 26,840
Referee: César Soto Grado
19 September 2021 5 Mallorca 0–0 Villarreal Palma
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium
Attendance: 9,168
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
22 September 2021 6 Villarreal 4–1 Elche Villarreal
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 8,234
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
25 September 2021 7 Real Madrid 0–0 Villarreal Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 23,985
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
3 October 2021 8 Villarreal 2–0 Real Betis Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 16,719
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
17 October 2021 9 Villarreal 1–2 Osasuna Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 14,831
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
23 October 2021 10 Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Villarreal Bilbao
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 38,698
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
26 October 2021 11 Villarreal 3–3 Cádiz Villarreal
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 12,190
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
30 October 2021 12 Valencia 2–0 Villarreal Valencia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 31,487
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
7 November 2021 13 Villarreal 1–0 Getafe Villarreal
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 13,504
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
20 November 2021 14 Celta Vigo 1–1 Villarreal Vigo
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 10,086
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
27 November 2021 15 Villarreal 1–3 Barcelona Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 19,050
Referee: César Soto Grado
4 December 2021 16 Sevilla 1–0 Villarreal Seville
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 30,865
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
12 December 2021 17 Villarreal 2–0 Rayo Vallecano Villarreal
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 13,133
Referee: Mario Melero López
18 December 2021 18 Real Sociedad 1–3 Villarreal San Sebastián
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 29,679
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
21 December 2021 4 Villarreal 5–2 Alavés Villarreal
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 12,530
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 11 September 2021, but was postponed due to the late return of several South American players from international duty.[35]
3 January 2022 19 Villarreal 5–0 Levante Villarreal
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 13,462
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
9 January 2022 20 Villarreal 2–2 Atlético Madrid Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 14,127
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
16 January 2022 21 Elche 1–0 Villarreal Elche
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 12,433
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
22 January 2022 22 Villarreal 3–0 Mallorca Villarreal
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 13,207
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
6 February 2022 23 Real Betis 0–2 Villarreal Seville
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 44,870
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
12 February 2022 24 Villarreal 0–0 Real Madrid Villarreal
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,894
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
19 February 2022 25 Granada 1–4 Villarreal Granada
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 13,389
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
27 February 2022 26 Villarreal 5–1 Espanyol Villarreal
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 15,600
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
5 March 2022 27 Osasuna 1–0 Villarreal Pamplona
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 18,659
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
12 March 2022 28 Villarreal 1–0 Celta Vigo Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 14,929
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
20 March 2022 29 Cádiz 1–0 Villarreal Cádiz
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
Attendance: 13,325
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
2 April 2022 30 Levante 2–0 Villarreal Valencia
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 14,908
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
9 April 2022 31 Villarreal 1–1 Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 16,603
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
16 April 2022 32 Getafe 1–2 Villarreal Getafe
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 9,647
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
19 April 2022 33 Villarreal 2–0 Valencia Villarreal
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 13,570
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
30 April 2022 34 Alavés 2–1 Villarreal Vitoria-Gasteiz
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 12,579
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
8 May 2022 35 Villarreal 1–1 Sevilla Villarreal
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,461
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
12 May 2022 36 Rayo Vallecano 1–5 Villarreal Madrid
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 7,945
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
15 May 2022 37 Villarreal 1–2 Real Sociedad Villarreal
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 16,689
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
22 May 2022 38 Barcelona 0–2 Villarreal Barcelona
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 54,850
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

Copa del Rey[edit]

30 November 2021 First round Victoria 0–8 Villarreal A Coruña
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Riazor[a]
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
15 December 2021 Second round Atlético Sanluqueño 1–7 Villarreal Sanlúcar de Barrameda
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estadio El Palmar
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.[36]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUN VIL ATA YB
1 England Manchester United 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase 2–1 3–2 1–1
2 Spain Villarreal 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10 0–2 2–2 2–0
3 Italy Atalanta 6 1 3 2 12 13 −1 6 Transfer to Europa League 2–2 2–3 1–0
4 Switzerland Young Boys 6 1 2 3 7 12 −5 5 2–1 1–4 3–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
14 September 2021 1 Villarreal Spain 2–2 Italy Atalanta Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 12,916
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
29 September 2021 2 Manchester United England 2–1 Spain Villarreal Manchester, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 73,130
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
20 October 2021 3 Young Boys Switzerland 1–4 Spain Villarreal Bern, Switzerland
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 27,398
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
2 November 2021 4 Villarreal Spain 2–0 Switzerland Young Boys Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 14,890
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
23 November 2021 5 Villarreal Spain 0–2 England Manchester United Villarreal, Spain
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 20,875
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
9 December 2021 6 Atalanta Italy 2–3 Spain Villarreal Bergamo, Italy
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 11,690
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Note: The match was originally scheduled on 8 December 2021 at 21:00 CET, but was postponed to the following day at 19:00 CET due to adverse weather conditions.[37]

Knockout phase[edit]

Round of 16[edit]

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 13 December 2021.[38]

22 February 2022 First leg Villarreal Spain 1–1 Italy Juventus Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,686
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
16 March 2022 Second leg Juventus Italy 0–3
(1–4 agg.)
Spain Villarreal Turin, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 30,385
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Quarter-finals[edit]

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022.[39]

6 April 2022 First leg Villarreal Spain 1–0 Germany Bayern Munich Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 21,626
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
12 April 2022 Second leg Bayern Munich Germany 1–1
(1–2 agg.)
Spain Villarreal Munich, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Semi-finals[edit]

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 18 March 2022, after the quarter-final draw.

27 April 2022 First leg Liverpool England 2–0 Spain Villarreal Liverpool, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 51,586
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
3 May 2022 Second leg Villarreal Spain 2–3
(2–5 agg.)
England Liverpool Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 23,665
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

UEFA Super Cup[edit]

11 August 2021 Final Chelsea England 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Spain Villarreal Belfast, Northern Ireland
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 10,435
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Penalties

Statistics[edit]

Squad statistics[edit]

Last updated 22 May 2022.
No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey UEFA Champions League UEFA Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Spain ESP Sergio Asenjo 8 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
13 GK Argentina ARG Gerónimo Rulli 46 0 32 0 2 0 12 0 0 0
35 GK Denmark DEN Filip Jörgensen 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Spain ESP Mario Gaspar 18 0 7+5 0 2+1 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
3 DF Spain ESP Raúl Albiol 43 1 28 0 1+1 1 12 0 1 0
4 DF Spain ESP Pau Torres 47 6 33 5 1 0 12 1 1 0
8 DF Argentina ARG Juan Foyth 38 1 22+3 1 1+1 0 10 0 1 0
12 DF Ecuador ECU Pervis Estupiñán 41 0 17+11 0 1+1 0 7+3 0 0+1 0
18 DF Spain ESP Alberto Moreno 35 6 13+11 3 2+1 2 3+4 1 1 0
20 DF Spain ESP Rubén Peña 11 0 1+6 0 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
22 DF Algeria ALG Aïssa Mandi 22 2 14+3 1 2 1 0+2 0 0+1 0
24 DF Spain ESP Alfonso Pedraza 41 4 19+9 4 2 0 4+6 0 1 0
25 DF Ivory Coast CIV Serge Aurier 24 0 10+9 0 0 0 1+4 0 0 0
27 DF Spain ESP Adrián de la Fuente 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF Spain ESP Dani Tasende 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF Spain ESP Dani Parejo 46 3 32+1 2 0+1 0 12 1 0 0
6 MF France FRA Étienne Capoue 44 3 26+4 1 1 0 12 2 1 0
10 MF Spain ESP Vicente Iborra 24 0 12+8 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
11 MF Nigeria NGA Samuel Chukwueze 35 7 12+15 3 2 2 2+4 2 0 0
14 MF Spain ESP Manu Trigueros 47 8 27+8 6 2 1 4+5 1 1 0
17 MF Argentina ARG Giovani Lo Celso 22 1 11+5 1 0 0 6 0 0 0
19 MF France FRA Francis Coquelin 28 3 8+12 2 0 0 6+2 1 0 0
21 MF Spain ESP Yeremy Pino 40 7 21+10 6 0+1 0 6+1 1 1 0
23 MF Spain ESP Moi Gómez 38 3 13+16 2 2 1 2+4 0 0+1 0
28 MF Russia RUS Nikita Iosifov 2 1 0+1 0 0+1 1 0 0 0 0
38 MF Spain ESP Carlo Adriano 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Spain ESP Gerard Moreno 27 13 14+3 9 0+2 1 6+1 2 1 1
9 FW Spain ESP Paco Alcácer 23 5 10+8 1 2 3 1+2 1 0 0
15 FW Netherlands NED Arnaut Danjuma 34 16 17+6 10 0 0 10+1 6 0 0
16 FW Senegal SEN Boulaye Dia 35 7 13+12 5 0+1 1 3+5 1 1 0
26 FW Senegal SEN Nicolas Jackson 10 0 0+9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
17 FW Spain ESP Dani Raba 12 1 0+7 0 3 1 0+1 0 0+1 0
- MF Spain ESP Manu Morlanes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
- DF Spain ESP Jorge Cuenca 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goalscorers[edit]

As of 17 March 2022
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player La Liga Copa del Rey Champions League UEFA Super Cup Total
1 15 FW Netherlands Arnaut Danjuma 8 0 5 0 13
2 7 FW Spain Gerard Moreno 8 1 2 1 12
3 14 MF Spain Manu Trigueros 5 1 1 0 7
21 FW Spain Yeremy Pino 6 0 1 0 7
5 16 FW Senegal Boulaye Dia 5 1 0 0 6
18 DF Spain Alberto Moreno 3 2 1 0 6
7 4 DF Spain Pau Torres 4 0 1 0 5
11 FW Nigeria Samuel Chukwueze 2 2 1 0 5
9 9 FW Spain Paco Alcácer 0 3 1 0 4
10 5 MF Spain Dani Parejo 2 0 1 0 3
6 MF France Étienne Capoue 1 0 2 0 3
12 22 DF Algeria Aïssa Mandi 1 1 0 0 2
13 3 DF Spain Raúl Albiol 0 1 0 0 1
12 MF Spain Dani Raba 0 1 0 0 1
15 MF Russia Nikita Iosifov 0 1 0 0 1
19 MF France Francis Coquelin 1 0 0 0 1
23 MF Spain Moi Gómez 0 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 1 0 0 2
Totals 48 16 16 1 81

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The match was played at the Riazor in A Coruña, instead of Victoria's regular stadium, the San Pedro de Visma, as it did not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

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