Villarreal 1-0 Real Zaragoza: result and report

La Liga · Monday 18 April 2011

Result

Villarreal 1-0 Real Zaragoza

La Liga · Monday 18 April 2011, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Villarreal 1-0 Real Zaragoza: match report

Villarreal beat Real Zaragoza 1-0 in La Liga on Monday 18 April 2011. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Giuseppe Rossi of Villarreal in the 71st minute, from the penalty spot.

Discipline: Villarreal received 2 yellow cards; Real Zaragoza received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Villarreal were 4th on 54 points from 31 and Real Zaragoza 17th on 33 points from 31. Villarreal went on to finish that season 4th with 62 points, and Real Zaragoza 14th with 45.

Villarreal lined up in a 4-4-2 and Real Zaragoza in a 5-4-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Villarreal wins, 2 draws and 2 for Real Zaragoza.

Going into the match Villarreal's last five read L-L-W-D-L and Real Zaragoza's W-L-L-W-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Yellow card · Ivan ObradovićReal Zaragoza
  • 23'Yellow card · CaniVillarreal
  • 37'Yellow card · Ikechukwu UcheReal Zaragoza
  • 53'Yellow card · GabiReal Zaragoza
  • 64'Yellow card · Leonardo PonzioReal Zaragoza
  • 70'Yellow card · Maurizio LanzaroReal Zaragoza
  • 71'Penalty goal · Giuseppe RossiVillarreal · 1-0
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Borja ValeroVillarreal
  • 90+3'Second yellow · Ikechukwu UcheReal Zaragoza

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Villarreal 5, draws 2, Real Zaragoza 2.

Team news

Villarreal line-up (4-4-2)

Diego López, Mateo Musacchio, José Manuel Catalá, Mario Gaspar, Marchena, Santi Cazorla, Cani, Borja Valero, Bruno, Nilmar, Giuseppe Rossi

Real Zaragoza line-up (5-4-1)

Toni Doblas, Carlos Diogo Enseñat, Maurizio Lanzaro, Paulo da Silva, Ivan Obradović, Gabi, Saïd Boutahar, Ikechukwu Uche, Nicolás Bertolo, Jirí Jarosík, Leonardo Ponzio