European club tournament research 2026/27 snapshot Generated 30 Aug 2026
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Champions League · 2026/27

Villarreal

Estadio de la Cerámica · Villarreal · provisional competition venue

Path difficulty52.7Rank 10 of 36
Opponent coefficient610Rank 8 of 36
Round-trip travel13,964 kmRank 12 of 36
Estimated controls42 of 4 away trips
Club coefficient59Frozen at the draw

Club schedule

Fixtures & results

Official home/away ordering, Central European kick-off times and verified scores from every edition with published match coverage.

Champions League

2026/27 match programme

All competition fixtures
Villarreal
Napoli
VenueEstadio de la CerámicaVillarreal
ScheduledHome
Liverpool
Villarreal
VenueAnfieldLiverpool
ScheduledAway
Slavia Praha
Villarreal
VenueEden ArenaPrague
ScheduledAway
Villarreal
Sabah
VenueEstadio de la CerámicaVillarreal
ScheduledHome
Fenerbahçe
Villarreal
VenueFenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor KompleksiIstanbul
ScheduledAway
Villarreal
Manchester United
VenueEstadio de la CerámicaVillarreal
ScheduledHome
Champions League

2025/26 match programme

All competition fixtures
Tottenham Hotspur1
Villarreal0
VenueTottenham Hotspur StadiumLondon
Villarreal2
Juventus2
VenueEstadio de la CerámicaVillarreal
Villarreal0
Manchester City2
VenueEstadio de la CerámicaVillarreal
Pafos1
Villarreal0
VenueLimassol StadiumLimassol
Borussia Dortmund4
Villarreal0
VenueBVB Stadion DortmundDortmund
Villarreal2
Copenhagen3
VenueEstadio de la CerámicaVillarreal
Villarreal1
Ajax2
VenueEstadio de la CerámicaVillarreal

League-phase draw

8 roads, 8 opponents

Opponent coefficient values use the same frozen snapshot as the competition ranking.

H

At the assigned home venue

Home opponents

Paris Saint-Germain

Parc des Princes · Paris

Club coefficient
132
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—

Manchester United

Old Trafford · Manchester

Club coefficient
76.5
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—

Napoli

Stadio Diego Armando Maradona · Naples

Club coefficient
63
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—

Sabah

Tofiq Bahramov Stadium · Baku

Club coefficient
6
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—
A

Travel required

Away opponents

Liverpool

Anfield · Liverpool

Club coefficient
130
Return travel
3,030 km
Estimated controls
2

Borussia Dortmund

Westfalenstadion · Dortmund

Club coefficient
100.75
Return travel
2,820 km
Estimated controls
0

Fenerbahçe

Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium · Kadıköy

Club coefficient
57.75
Return travel
4,913 km
Estimated controls
2

Slavia Praha

Fortuna Arena · Prague

Club coefficient
44
Return travel
3,202 km
Estimated controls
0

Assigned competition venues

The away map

Great-circle distances are estimates. The map shows the venue assignments currently held in the draw snapshot.

4 away routes13,964 km estimated return travel
Away opponentAssigned venueCityOne wayReturnControls
awayLiverpoolAnfieldLiverpool1,515 km3,030 km2
awayBorussia DortmundWestfalenstadionDortmund1,410 km2,820 km0
awayFenerbahçeŞükrü Saracoğlu StadiumKadıköy2,457 km4,913 km2
awaySlavia PrahaFortuna ArenaPrague1,601 km3,202 km0

Path Difficulty Index v1

Why this path scores 52.7

The score is relative to clubs in this competition and is not comparable across competitions.

Competition rank10 / 36

Harder than the competition median.

  1. Rival strength65% weight64.9 · 42.2 pts
  2. Round-trip travel25% weight35.2 · 8.8 pts
  3. Estimated controls10% weight16.7 · 1.7 pts
Published formula

65% opponent coefficient total, 25% round-trip travel and 10% estimated routine arrival controls after min-max normalization within Champions League.

Methodology

Tournament participation

Edition record

Absence from this table does not prove non-participation.

SeasonCompetitionPublished stagePosition / result
2026/27Champions LeagueLeague-phase fixtures8 fixtures
2025/26Champions LeagueLeague-phase fixtures8 fixtures

Published matches

Final record

No final in the published record

This club appears in a league-phase top eight, but not in a final currently included in the snapshot.