News round-up 30.01.20

PHOTO OF THE DAY: New Villarreal signing Paco Alcácer signs his Villarreal contract

Villarreal round-up — your regular updates about the Yellow Submarine, teams and accomplishments. Curated content with a quick inside view of our club. Let’s keep moving forward, let’s ENDAVANT!

Villarreal have a new striker! Paco Alcácer has joined the Yellows from Borussia Dortmund on a five-and-a-half-year deal. The 26-year-old is a Spain striker and has previously played for Valencia and Barcelona, as well as the German club. More details here.

Yesterday, the Yellows were also in Copa del Rey action, beating Rayo Vallecano 0–2 thanks to goals from Fer Niño and Santi Cazorla. That was the 19-year-old forward’s second goal in two games, and the midfielder’s tenth goal of the season. The victory means Villarreal are now in the quarter-final. Read the match report here and watch the highlights here.

After the match, both Javi Calleja and Andrés Fernández spoke to the press. See what the Villarreal manager had to say here and the goalkeeper here.

Yeremi Pino and Aitor Gelardo also returned to international action with Spain U18s in the Copa del Atlántico, both featuring in the 2–0 win over Japan. Details here.

We’ve also had two more pieces of news regarding fixtures. First of all, our match against Atlético Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano will be on Sunday 23rd February at 9pm CET. And our game next weekend away to Real Valladolid will now be on Saturday 8th February at 6:30pm CET.