Villarreal — Champions League 2026/27

Villarreal's confirmed playing squad, fixtures, results, current standing and league-phase journey in the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League.

Results last changed 14 Oct 2026, 22:16 UTC. Data last checked 15 Oct 2026, 10:33 UTC.

Rank

Points

Won

Played

Villarreal currently sit 14th in the 36-team table with 3 points from 2 matches played (6 remaining). That position is currently in the "Knockout play-off round" zone. Next up: Matchday 3, away at Liverpool.

Zone: Knockout play-off round

Villarreal club profile

Founded: 1923

Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal

Capacity: 23,008

Honours

1×UEFA Europa League (2021)
2×UEFA Intertoto Cup (2003, 2004)

Nicknamed "El Submarino Amarillo", the club won their first major trophy by beating Manchester United on penalties in the 2021 UEFA Europa League final.

Source: Wikipedia, cross-checked 12 Oct 2026. See Data Sources.

Can Villarreal still qualify?

Villarreal can still finish anywhere from 1st to 36th in the 36-team table.

Direct to the round of 16 (top 8): In contention — a top-8 finish is still mathematically possible.

Avoiding elimination (top 24): 18 more points from the remaining 6 games would guarantee avoiding elimination.

Based only on points still mathematically reachable — a “guarantee” holds even if every rival wins all its remaining games. Try your own results in the simulator.

How Villarreal got here

Villarreal (🇪🇸) qualified for the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League and was placed in Pot 3 for the league-phase draw. In the 36-team Swiss-style league phase, every club plays eight different opponents — two drawn from each of the four pots — with the top eight going straight to the round of 16, teams 9th–24th entering the knockout play-offs, and 25th–36th eliminated. How the league phase works →

Who Villarreal play in the league phase

Villarreal's eight league-phase opponents are Borussia Dortmund (away), Napoli (home), Liverpool (away), Paris Saint-Germain (home), Slavia Prague (away), Sabah FK (home), Fenerbahçe (away) and Manchester United (home). Two are drawn from each of the four seeding pots, with four matches at home and four away.

Pot 1Liverpool (A), Paris Saint-Germain (H)

Pot 2Borussia Dortmund (A), Manchester United (H)

Pot 3Napoli (H), Fenerbahçe (A)

Pot 4Slavia Prague (A), Sabah FK (H)

Villarreal's league-phase journey

Across 2 league-phase matches, Villarreal have won 1, drawn 0 and lost 1, scoring 5 and conceding 4. They currently sit 14th of 36 in the “Knockout play-off round” zone.

Recent form: L W

Beaten: Napoli

Lost to: Borussia Dortmund

Villarreal records this campaign

Current run: 1 win

Biggest win: 3–1 home to Napoli (MD2)

Heaviest defeat: 2–3 away at Borussia Dortmund (MD1)

Highest-scoring match: 2–3 away at Borussia Dortmund (MD1) — 5 goals

Clean sheets: 0

Villarreal playing squad

The Villarreal confirmed squad for the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League league phase features 13 registered players, captained by Raúl Albiol. The roster features 1 goalkeeper, 4 defenders, 4 midfielders, and 4 forwards.