The Yellows’ U19s, managed by Pere Martí, will kick off their spell in the continental competition against Atalanta
The Champions League is back in Vila-real, and with it comes the UEFA Youth League. The Yellows Academy will take part in the leading continental U19 competition, represented by an U19 team that will be managed by Villarreal C head coach Pere Martí, made up of players from different teams from the academy that fulfil the requirements to take part in the tournament. Martí’s side, like Unai Emery’s team, are in Group F of the competition, alongside Manchester United, Atalanta BC and Young Boys.
The schedule for Villarreal in the UEFA Youth League group stage is as follows:
- Villarreal CF vs Atalanta BC: 14th September, 4pm CEST (Mini Estadi)
- Manchester United vs Villarreal CF: 29th September, 2pm CEST (Leigh Sports Village)
- Young Boys vs Villarreal CF: 20th October, 4pm CEST (Sportpark Wyler)
- Villarreal CF vs Young Boys: 2nd November, 5pm CET (Mini Estadi)
- Villarreal CF vs Manchester United: 23rd November, 3pm CET (Mini Estadi)
- Atalanta BC vs Villarreal CF: 8th December, 1pm CET (Centro Sportivo Bortolotti)
The UEFA Youth League 21/22 is made up of 64 teams, in two paths. One path is made up of 32 sides, whose first teams are taking part in the UEFA Champions League, and the other path is made up of national champions from the 32 highest ranked federations. The group winners from the first path will go directly to the Round of 16, while the second-placed teams will go to a play-off round. In the national champions path, the teams will have to get through two knock-out rounds, and then a play-off against the second-placed team to reach the Round of 16. In the Round of 16, the eight group winners will face the eight play-off winners. The semi-finals and final will be played in Nyon (Switzerland).
Click play to see Martí’s comments about the tournament (in Spanish).
