Villarreal 3-2 Real Zaragoza: result and report

La Liga · Sunday 24 September 2006

Result

Villarreal 3-2 Real Zaragoza

La Liga · Sunday 24 September 2006, 18:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Villarreal 3-2 Real Zaragoza: match report

Villarreal defeated Real Zaragoza 3-2 in La Liga on Sunday 24 September 2006. The half-time score was 0-1.

P. Aimar opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Villarreal's goals came from Cani (48'), Diego Forlán Corazo (59') and Sebastián Riquelme (79', penalty). Real Zaragoza scored through P. Aimar (22') and Eric Guérit (90+1').

Discipline: Villarreal received 2 yellow cards; Real Zaragoza received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Villarreal were 17th on 1 point from 3 and Real Zaragoza 7th on 6 points from 3. Villarreal went on to finish that season 5th with 62 points, and Real Zaragoza 6th with 60.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Villarreal win, 1 draw and 0 for Real Zaragoza.

Going into the match Villarreal's last five read L-L-D and Real Zaragoza's W-W-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Yellow card · Andrés D'AlessandroReal Zaragoza
  • 20'Yellow card · P. AimarReal Zaragoza
  • 21'Yellow card · Alessio TacchinardiVillarreal
  • 22'Goal · P. AimarReal Zaragoza · 0-1
  • 28'Yellow card · Gabriel MilitoReal Zaragoza
  • 48'Goal · CaniVillarreal · 1-1
  • 51'Yellow card · Eric GuéritReal Zaragoza
  • 59'Goal · Diego Forlán CorazoVillarreal · 2-1
  • 67'Yellow card · José MaríVillarreal
  • 76'Yellow card · EwerthonReal Zaragoza
  • 79'Second yellow · Gabriel MilitoReal Zaragoza
  • 79'Penalty goal · Sebastián RiquelmeVillarreal · 3-1
  • 90+1'Goal · Eric GuéritReal Zaragoza · 3-2

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Villarreal 1, draws 1, Real Zaragoza 0.

Team news

Villarreal line-up

Sebastián Viera, Enrique Alvarez San Juan, Javi Venta, Fabricio Fuentes, Juan Román Riquelme, Cani, Senna, José Marí, Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Diego Forlán Corazo, Alessio Tacchinardi

Real Zaragoza expected line-up

César, Capi, Delio Toledo, Óscar González, Sávio, Ewerthon, Generelo, Leonardo Ponzio, Albert Celades López