The 2005–06 season brought the club considerable European success and recognition, due to their consistent performances in the Champions League. ⭕️ In the qualifying round stage, Villarreal controversially defeated English side Everton with a 4–2 aggregate score with two 2–1 victories. ⭕️ In the group stage, Villarreal were to be in the same group as Portuguese champions Benfica, French club Lille, and ⭕️ England's Manchester United. Remaining undefeated throughout the group stage, Villarreal were twice victorious (1–0 each against Benfica away and Lille ⭕️ at home) and earned four draws, including two scoreless draws with Manchester United. They topped their group and progressed to ⭕️ the knock-out stages along with Benfica. The club progressed to the quarter-finals in their Champions League debut by defeating the ⭕️ Scottish club Rangers 3–3 on the away goals rule (a 2–2 draw in Glasgow and a 1–1 draw at home ⭕️ gave the Spanish side one more away goal than their opponents).

2008–09 Champions League [ edit ]

In the knock-out stage, they ⭕️ faced Panathinaikos, who left Villarreal with a 1–1 away advantage, despite this the Greeks were to lose 1–2 in Athens. ⭕️ Villarreal reached the quarter-finals for the second time in two tries, and were once again paired with Arsenal. The first ⭕️ leg saw a 1–1 draw by a free-kick by Marcos Senna, equalised by an Emmanuel Adebayor volley. Theo Walcott, Emmanuel ⭕️ Adebayor and Robin van Persie secured a 3–0 win for Arsenal on the return, knocking Villarreal out of the tournament.

Beginning ⭕️ of the 2024s: The European Fairytale [ edit ]

Matches [ edit ]