The Villarreal Chronicle
Player ratings22 Feb 2027
Both of them Ayoze Pérez's — 8.75
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.75, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Villarreal
Renato Veiga was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The dugout22 Feb 2027
The manager makes an example of Santi Comesaña
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Izei Ríos out for 42 days
The medical room confirms 42 days on the sidelines for Izei Ríos, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Loan watch22 Feb 2027
Álex Quevedo counts the days
“I watch every Villarreal game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Zamora runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
Match21 Feb 2027
Honours even between Villarreal and Celta
2‑2, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
The dugout22 Feb 2027
Gabriel Serrano: “We have to be better”
“It is not the end of the world and it is not good enough. Both of those are true.” The manager, after a 2‑2 draw, said the honest thing and then went to say it again inside.
The dugout22 Feb 2027
Santiago Mouriño dropped after a run of poor form
The one version of being left out a player cannot argue with, and the one he takes worst. Somebody else has been better and the team sheet says so, in public, every week until it changes.
The dugout22 Feb 2027
No place in the plan for Sergio Canales
The manager wanted a different profile for this opponent, which is a real football reason and no consolation. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.
In brief
- Market The Georges Mikautadze story refuses to die
- Market Still no ink between Villarreal and Ilias Akhomach
- Looking ahead A reunion for Marc Cucurella