Villarreal move back to revamped El Madrigal

Monday 2nd January 2023

Villarreal have moved back into their revamped El Madrigal after development work completed on schedule.

The La Liga outfit has spent the previous 6 months modernising their stadium, including building a new corner stand which now fully encloses the ground.

Instead of increasing capacity, seats in other stands have been spaced out more to give fans more room - as a result, the capacity has remained static at 22,000.

Other improvements include 2 new large screens and the replacing of all seats inside the stadium, which are now all covered by a roof.

The first match at the revamped stadium saw Villarreal beat Valencia 2-1 on New Year's Eve. Ironically, the Yellow Submarine had been playing in the nearby city of Valencia at Levante's Cuidad de Valencia whilst the modifications took place.