Villarreal Report

Sending all our love and support to the victims and all affected by the tragic train wreck in Toledo today, as well as all the front line workers 💛❤️

A special night for Cesar Bonafé, Mauro Roca, and Sergio Barrer, who made their first-team debuts with Villarreal tonight after being among the top talents of Villarreal B, C, and Juvenil A respectively. Miralcamp to the world 🌟💛

One goal, two assists, relentless runs, constant entertainment ⚡️ Hope you all enjoyed the pilot of the Nizar El Jmili show 🪄💛

🟨 FULL TIME 🟨 🔴⚪️ 0️⃣ - 5️⃣ 💛 Villarreal get the job done and advance to the second round of the cup with a 0-5 win over Manacor. A great crowd and a vibrant night of football at Na Capellera in which Villarreal's academy graduates stole the show 🌟

Filan change because apparently Iñigo doesn't like these guys: 🟩 IN: Georges Mikautadze 🟥 OUT: Pau Navarro 🔴⚪️ 0️⃣ - 5️⃣ 💛 ⏰️ 75'

👏 19-year-old forward Sergio Barrera makes his first team debut: 🟩 IN: Sergio Barrera 🟥 OUT: Carlos Macià 🔴⚪️ 0️⃣ - 5️⃣ 💛 ⏰️ 70'

GOOAALLL VILLARREAL!! A prolonged one two with Nizar lets Nicolas Pépé put the fifth on the board on his return from injury! The Ivorian feeds the run of Nizar, who lays it back to him after getting to the box where Nico scores a delightful chip 🪄 🔴⚪️ 0️⃣ - 5️⃣ 💛 ⏰️ 68'

We've got two more senior debuts: 🟩 IN: Cesar Bonafé and Mauro Roca 🟥 OUT: Sergi Cardona and Alberto Moleiro 🔴⚪️ 0️⃣ - 4️⃣ 💛 ⏰️ 57'

GOOAALLL VILLARREAL!! Nizar El Jmili gets on the scoresheet! The winger receives a pass from Diatta on the byline, drives toward the box, fakes the defender and puts away a great finish to notch his first goal for the first team! 🌟 ⚪️🔴 0️⃣ - 4️⃣ 💛 ⏰️ 55'

GOOAALLL VILLARREAL!! Sergi Cardona makes it three with a top finish! Our #23 latches onto a great long ball from Oluwaseyi and calmly slots the 1v1 into the corner 💛 🔴⚪️ 0️⃣ - 3️⃣ 💛 ⏰️ 47'

🟨 HALF-TIME 🟨 🔴⚪️ 0️⃣ - 2️⃣ 💛 Routine first round Copa action for Villarreal, who head into the break with a decent lead and little worry about the result thanks to Diatta and Oluwaseyi's goals. A great atmosphere in Manacor, in which the academy graduates are standing out 🌟

GOOAALLL VILLARREAL!! Tani Oluwaseyi doubles the lead, but all the credit goes to Nizar El Jmili, who receives the ball on the right wing, beats his man and tees up the Canadian for his signature first-time finish from just inside the box! 💛 🔴⚪️ 0️⃣ - 2️⃣ 💛 ⏰️ 26'

GOOAALLL VILLARREAL!! Alassane Diatta scores his first Villarreal goal to set it off! It starts from a great linkup between Pépé and Moleiro, who sets Diatta up for a smooth strike from the edge of the box! What a moment for the youngster! 💛 🔴⚪️ 0️⃣ - 1️⃣ 💛 ⏰️ 13'

🟨 STARTING XI 🟨 🧤 Luiz Júnior returns 🧱 Costa captains the side 🪄 Alassane Diatta starts for the first time this season ⚡️Nizar El Jmili makes his first senior start 🔥 Pépé returns to the XI up top 🌟 Mauro Roca, Cesar Bonafé, and Sergio Barreira on the bench

📋 Fact File: CE Manacor 🏝 Founded in 1923 in the town of Manacor on the island of Mallorca 🏟 Home ground - Na Capellera (4000) 📊 4th in the Tercera RFEF - Gr. 11 🔥 Best scoring record in the Tercera RFEF - Gr. 11 (16) They host Villarreal in the Copa del Rey tonight 🏆💛