News round-up 27.09.19

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Villarreal U23s line up ahead of their Premier League International Cup tie with Dinamo Zagreb.

Once more, the men’s first team are back in LaLiga action in a busy week. After the midweek game against Barcelona, it’s now time to face Real Betis tonight. Kick-off at the Estadio de la Cerámica is at 9pm Spanish time. You can see what manager Javi Calleja had to say before the game here.

As always, there are number of activities going on before and during the game, with the town of Nules taking centre stage as part of Endavant Província. Read about that here, and see the full activity plan here.

Villarreal U23s (Villarreal B) are also in action this weekend. They flew back from their Premier League International Cup tie with Dinamo Zagreb yesterday, a game which they lost 2–1. You can see that match report here. Next up is a game against Andorra, who, are joint leaders with the Mini Submarine. Manager Miguel Álvarez has been looking ahead to the game, read what he has to say here.

Of course those aren’t the only games this weekend. Check out the full schedule here. This weekend’s game on Villarreal CF Live sees Villarreal U21s (Villarreal C) take on Silla, with the Yellows hoping to maintain their unbeaten record. For details of how to watch that on Sunday (12pm Spanish time), click here.

We also now know our schedule for Matchdays 10, 11 and 12 in LaLiga, when we’ll face Alavés, Eibar and Athletic Club in October and November. For the dates and times, click here.

And finally, we’ve had some more great international news, with two academy players, Alonso Yoldi and Joaquín Saavedra, being called up by Spain U16s. Read about that here.