Villarreal eased into the semi-finals of the Europa League with a 4-2 second-leg victory over Sparta Prague. Leading 2-1 from the first leg in Spain, Villarreal put the tie to bed with three goals in the first half, and a late comeback from the Czechs was too little, too late. Cedric Bakambu scored his third of the tie in the fifth minute before two goals in three minutes at the end of the hal...Full Story »

Villarreal striker Cedric Bakambu is determined to continue his side's successful season by helping them book a place in the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday. His side strengthened their grip on fourth place in the Primera Division with a win over Getafe at the weekend and they head to Sparta Prague with a 2-1 advantage from last week's first leg. Bakambu scored both goals for...Full Story »

The in-form Cedric Bakambu scored twice as Villarreal took a 2-1 first-leg lead in their Europa League quarter-final against Sparta Prague. The DR Congo forward's farcical third-minute opener was cancelled out in first-half stoppage time by Jakub Brabec to leave the scores level at the break. But he struck again just after the hour - his seventh goal in six games - to give his side a slender a...Full Story »

Cedric Bakambu scored in either half to give Villarreal a 2-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen and leave them in charge of their Europa League last-16 tie. The forward broke the deadlock four minutes in and doubled the Yellow Submarine's advantage nine minutes after the restart to ensure they secured a healthy lead ahead of the return leg in Germany in seven days' time. And Leverkusen will be wit...Full Story »

Villarreal extended their unbeaten league run to 14 matches and remain fourth in La Liga following a goalless draw at Celta Vigo. Cedric Bakambu went closest to breaking the deadlock for Villarreal in the first half but the striker was denied on three occasions by Celta goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez. Victory would have lifted Villarreal above Real Madrid into third place but they will be satisfied...Full Story »

Two goals from Cedric Bakambu fired Villarreal to a sixth successive Primera Division victory as they overcame struggling Sporting Gijon 2-0 at El Madrigal. The Congolese forward tapped in a pass from Roberto Soldado to open the scoring on 26 minutes and made the most of another move by his strike partner to double the lead early in the second half, netting his eighth goal of the season. Marce...Full Story »

Cedric Bakambu hit a late brace to hand Villarreal a 2-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano and snatch a first win for Marcelino's side in four league games. Rayo bossed the first half with their usual brand of possession football and took the lead through a sensational strike from midfielder Jozabed. The visitors went looking for a second after the break but failed to find it despite creating good o...Full Story »

Villarreal enjoyed a familiar story of success after notching up their third 3-1 victory in a row to keep themselves level on points with Real Madrid in the Primera Division. Athletic Bilbao were the victims this time, following on from Espanyol and Granada, and the Basque side was never in the match against the Yellow Submarine at El Madrigal. The early departure of striker Cedric Bakambu, in...Full Story »