Champions League

Villarreal 2 - Everton 1

Villarreal: Barbosa; Javi Venta (Kromkamp 15'), Quique Alvarez, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Arruabarrena; Riquelme, Marcos Senna, Josico, Sorín; Diego Forlán, Figueroa (Tacchinardi 82'). 4-4-2.
Everton: Martyn; Hibbert, Yobo, Wier, Phil Neville; Davies (McFadden 79'), Arteta, Cahill, Kilbane (Osman 58'), Ferguson, Bent. 4-4-2.

Goals:
1-0. 20. Sorín. Took short pass from Riquelme and hit deflected shot past keeper.
1-1. 70. Arteta. Bent free kick over wall and into top corner of net.
2-1. 92. Diego Forlán. Turned Sorín's cross past Martyn on rapid breakaway.

Villarreal will join Betis, Real Madrid and Barcelona in tomorrow's draw after beating Everton 4-2 on aggregate. The Spaniards were a goal up from the first leg at Goodison Park, and they increased their lead when Sorín picked up a pass from Riquelme and fired in a shot which was deflected in off Weir midway through the first half. And only a string of saves by Martyn from Diego Forlán and Riquelme prevented the visitors from falling further behind by the break.

The Everton players were going in hard, and Kilbane was lucky to be let off a second booking soon after the restart. Villarreal kept up the pressure though, and Martyn was in action again to keep out Forlán, Riquelme and Sorín. But Fergusson sent out a warning with a header just wide, and twenty minutes from the end ex Barcelona and Real Sociedad midfielder levelled the scores when he curled a free kick past Barbosa.

Another goal from the English side would have taken the game into extra time, and Fergusson thought he had done so when he headed past the keeper only for referee Collina to rule out his strike for a possible foul. After that Pellegrini's side defended furiously until two minutes in to injury time, when Sorín got away down the left wing on a rapid breakaway and set up Diego Forlán for him put the result beyond Everton's reach.