* Villarreal defeated German side Bayer Leverkusen 5-3 on aggregate in the third round of the Europa League to reach the quarter-finals.
* The Yellow Submarines have not lost in their last six matches in the competition. Their last defeat came in the group stage when they went down 1-0 to PAOK.
* Juan Carlos Garrido’s side have won all of their six European matches at El Madrigal this season.
* Striker Giuseppe Rossi is the competition highest’s goalscorer with eight goals, one more than Porto forward Falcao.
* The next goal for Villarreal in Europe will be the 150th in their history in UEFA club competitions.
* Twente defeated Russian champions Zenit St. Petersburg 3-2 on aggregate in the third round of the Europa League to reach the quarter-finals. They won the first leg 3-0 at home and lost the away leg 2-0 in Russia.
* The Dutch champions’ previous five matches against teams from Spain have ended in three wins and two losses for them.
* The Tukkers have alternated between a win and a defeat in their last five away matches in Europe. If that pattern is to continue, then they should win in Spain on Thursday evening.
* Midfielder Luuk de Jong is Twente’s top scorer in the Europa League with three goals.
* Midfielder Denny Landzaat was a member of the AZ team that eliminated Villarreal in the 2004-05 quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup.
PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Villarreal: Lopez; Mario, Gonzalo, Musacchio, Catala; Valero, Marchena, Bruno, Cazorla; Nilmar, Rossi
Twente: Mihaylov; Rosales, Wisgerhof, Douglas, Buysse; Brama, Landzaat, Janssen; Ruiz, De Jong, Chadli
Prediction
Villarreal have struggled in recent weeks in the Spanish Primera Division because of their Europa League adventure but the Yellow Submarine will be confident of registering a victory over the Dutch champions in Spain. However, Twente themselves are capable of an upset and could just score a valuable away goal.
Villarreal 2-1 Twente 
