The Villarreal Chronicle
Player ratings26 Apr 2027
A defender's goal wins it for Villarreal — 7.84
1 for Pape Guèye, marked 7.84, and a centre-half's name in the part of the report he normally only reaches by mistake. He will not be allowed to forget it in the dressing room for a month.
The terraces26 Apr 2027
Villarreal supporters have found a favourite in Alberto Moleiro
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Alberto Moleiro has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Match24 Apr 2027
Villarreal get the job done against Rayo Vallecano
A 1‑0 win over Rayo Vallecano, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad26 Apr 2027
Villarreal lose Enzo Gómez
45 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
The dugout26 Apr 2027
The manager makes an example of Dani Parejo
“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.
The dugout26 Apr 2027
Alberto Moleiro gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Alberto Moleiro is on it.
The dugout26 Apr 2027
A satisfied Luken Fuentes
“The players deserve the credit. My job was easy today.” It was not, and everybody in the room knew it; after 1‑0, Luken Fuentes could afford to be generous.
Player ratings26 Apr 2027
Nobody could get near Alberto Moleiro
Successful dribbles: 13. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
The dugout26 Apr 2027
Nicolas Pépé does not fit this one
Ninety specific minutes wanted a different sort of player, and the manager picked one. He is not out of form and he is not in the side, and both are true.
In brief
- Market The Carlos Romero question follows Villarreal around
- Player ratings Kang-In Lee unlocks it
- Looking ahead A reunion for Carlos Romero