Villarreal CF

Estadio El Madrigal is a multi-use stadium in Villareal, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches, as it is the home of Villarreal CF. The stadium with 25,000 seats was built in 1923. Due to the small size of the Vila-real town (less than 50,000 inhabitants) it is popularly said that the town is deserted when the Villarreal plays, as almost half of it fits in the stadium; the average attendance reaches 17,000 fans.

History

The stadium was inaugurated on June 17 of 1923 with the match between CD Castellón and Cervantes, and named Campo del Villarreal, but it was renamed to its current denomination only 2 years later, in honour to the rural lands on which it was erected. Nicknamed the Feudo Amarillo ("Yellow Feud"), it is located at Plaza Labrador, 5 kilometres away from the Mediterranean Sea, and at an altitude of 50 metres.
The first remodelling works took place on the summer break of 1952. The size of the pitch was taken from 95 x 65 m to 105 x 65 m, matching that of the Helsinki Olympic Stadium of the 1952 Summer Olympics, a reference to copy during those years.
During the 1960s the club erected a small covered stand, and during the 1971/72 season the southern stands were finished. In 1988 it was demolished to make room for a new stand opened on March 8 1989 with a friendly match against Atlético Madrid.
For the club's 75th anniversary the club started new renovation works. The south stand was again demolished to erect a new one with a roof, an amphitheatre, the VIP sector, and the northern stand were built, finishing the works at the 1999/00 season.

Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti (born 16 September 1953 in Santiago de Chile) is a Chilean ex-footballer and current manager. As a footballer, he played most of his career for Universidad de Chile. As a coach, he has managed teams mostly in Argentina and Chile. San Lorenzo obtained their first international title while Pellegrini was manager.
The qualified civil engineer has been in charge of Spain's Villarreal CF since July 1, 2004. Within the first season in charge the club qualified for the Champions League after finishing third in the league and reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. The following season Villarreal reached the semi-finals UEFA Champions League 2005-06, losing to Arsenal F.C. Villarreal came seventh in the league and competing in the Intertoto Cup. The following two seasons featured Villarreal finishing in both 5th and 2nd place in the league, the latter being historic for the club. Pellegrini led "The Yellow Submarines" to the Champions league knockout stages, where they have been drawn to face Arsenal once again.
According to statistical winning percentage Pellegrini is the second most successful South American club manager in Europe within the last 25 years, coming after Vanderlei Luxemburgo.
At the end of 2007, Villareal offered him an extended contract until 2011.

This is the first match of Villarreal and barça is this season.