2021–22 in Spanish football

Football in Spain
Season2021–22
Men's football
La LigaReal Madrid
Segunda DivisiónAlmería
Primera División RFEFRacing Santander
Copa del ReyReal Betis
Copa FederaciónCórdoba
SupercopaReal Madrid
Women's football
Primera DivisiónBarcelona
Segunda DivisiónLevante Las Planas
Alhama
Copa de la ReinaBarcelona
SupercopaBarcelona
← 2020–21 Spain 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season was the 120th season of competitive association football in Spain.

National team

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Spain national football team

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Friendlies

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26 March 2022 Spain  2–1  Albania Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain
19:45
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)
29 March 2022 Spain  5–0  Iceland A Coruña, Spain
20:45
Report Stadium: Riazor
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 8 6 1 1 15 5 +10 19 Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup 1–0 1–1 4–0 3–1
2  Sweden 8 5 0 3 12 6 +6 15 Advance to play-offs 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–0
3  Greece 8 2 4 2 8 8 0 10 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1
4  Georgia 8 2 1 5 6 12 −6 7 1–2 2–0 0–2 0–1
5  Kosovo 8 1 2 5 5 15 −10 5 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–2
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) Sweden  2–1  Spain Solna, Sweden
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 16,901
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
5 September 2021 (2021-09-05) Spain  4–0  Georgia Badajoz, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report Stadium: Nuevo Vivero
Attendance: 8,444
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
8 September 2021 (2021-09-08) Kosovo  0–2  Spain Pristina, Kosovo
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)
11 November 2021 (2021-11-11) Greece  0–1  Spain Athens, Greece
21:45 EET (UTC+02:00) Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
14 November 2021 (2021-11-14) Spain  1–0  Sweden Seville, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: La Cartuja
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

UEFA Euro 2020

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Knockout phase
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6 July 2021 Euro 2020 SF Italy  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
 Spain London, England
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 57,811
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Penalties

2021 UEFA Nations League Finals

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6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) 2021 UEFA Nations League SF Italy  1–2  Spain Milan, Italy
20:45 Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 33,524
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Final
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Spain 1–2 France
Report
Attendance: 31,511[1]

UEFA Nations League

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Group 2
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Spain Portugal Switzerland Czech Republic
1  Spain 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 Qualification for Nations League Finals 1–1 1–2 2–0
2  Portugal 6 3 1 2 11 3 +8 10 0–1 4–0 2–0
3   Switzerland 6 3 0 3 6 9 −3 9 0–1 1–0 2–1
4  Czech Republic (R) 6 1 1 4 5 13 −8 4 Relegation to League B 2–2 0–4 2–1
Source: UEFA
(R) Relegated
2 June 2022 (2022-06-02) Spain  1–1  Portugal Seville, Spain
20:45
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 41,236
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
5 June 2022 (2022-06-05) Czech Republic  2–2  Spain Prague, Czech Republic
20:45
Report
Stadium: Sinobo Stadium
Attendance: 18,245
Referee: François Letexier (France)
9 June 2022 (2022-06-09) Switzerland  0–1  Spain Geneva, Switzerland
20:45 Report
Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 25,875
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
12 June 2022 (2022-06-12) Spain  2–0  Czech Republic Málaga, Spain
20:45
Report Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda
Attendance: 30,389
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Spain national under-23 football team

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Friendlies

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17 July 2021 (2021-07-17) Japan  1–1  Spain

Summer Olympics

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games have been postponed to the summer of 2021. However, their official name remains 2020 Summer Olympics with the rescheduled 2021 dates have yet to be announced.[2]

Group C
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Egypt 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
3  Argentina 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4  Australia 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
22 July 2021 (2021-07-22) Egypt  0–0  Spain Sapporo, Japan
Report Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) Australia  0–1  Spain Sapporo, Japan
Report Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) Spain  1–1  Argentina Saitama, Japan
Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
Knockout stage
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31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) QF Spain  5–2 (a.e.t.)  Ivory Coast Rifu, Japan
Report
Stadium: Miyagi Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela (Venezuela)
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03) 2020 Summer Olympics SF Japan  0–1 (a.e.t.)  Spain Saitama, Japan
20:00 UTC+9 Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Final
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Brazil[3]
Spain[3]
GK 1 Aderbar Santos
RB 13 Dani Alves (c)
CB 15 Nino
CB 3 Diego Carlos
LB 6 Guilherme Arana Yellow card 20'
CM 5 Douglas Luiz Yellow card 89'
CM 8 Bruno Guimarães
RW 11 Antony downward-facing red arrow 112'
LW 20 Claudinho downward-facing red arrow 106'
CF 9 Matheus Cunha Yellow card 64' downward-facing red arrow 91'
CF 10 Richarlison Yellow card 31' downward-facing red arrow 114'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Brenno
DF 4 Ricardo Graça
MF 2 Gabriel Menino upward-facing green arrow 112'
MF 18 Matheus Henrique
MF 19 Reinier upward-facing green arrow 106'
FW 7 Paulinho upward-facing green arrow 114'
FW 17 Malcom upward-facing green arrow 91'
Head coach:
André Jardine
GK 1 Unai Simón
RB 18 Óscar Gil downward-facing red arrow 91'
CB 12 Eric García Yellow card 27'
CB 4 Pau Torres
LB 3 Marc Cucurella downward-facing red arrow 91'
DM 6 Martín Zubimendi downward-facing red arrow 112'
CM 8 Mikel Merino (c) downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 16 Pedri
RF 7 Marco Asensio downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 11 Mikel Oyarzabal downward-facing red arrow 104'
LF 19 Dani Olmo
Substitutes:
GK 13 Álvaro Fernández
DF 5 Jesús Vallejo upward-facing green arrow 91'
DF 20 Juan Miranda upward-facing green arrow 91'
MF 14 Carlos Soler upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 15 Jon Moncayola upward-facing green arrow 112'
MF 21 Bryan Gil Yellow card 105+1' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 9 Rafa Mir upward-facing green arrow 104'
Head coach:
Luis de la Fuente

Assistant referees:
Anton Schetinin (Australia)
George Lakrindis (Australia)
Fourth official:
Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Reserve assistant referee:
Rui Tavares (Portugal)
Video assistant referee:
Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Chris Penso (United States)

Spain women's national football team

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Friendlies

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21 October 2021 Spain  3–0  Morocco Cáceres
20:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Príncipe Felipe
Attendance: 2,044
Referee: Merima Čelik (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
7 April 2022 Spain  1–1  Brazil Alicante
20:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez
Attendance: 8,833
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
25 June 2022 (2022-06-25) Spain  7–0  Australia Huelva
21:30 Stadium: Nuevo Colombino

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Spain Scotland Ukraine Hungary Faroe Islands
1  Spain 8 8 0 0 53 0 +53 24 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup 8–0 5–0 3–0 12–0
2  Scotland 8 5 1 2 22 13 +9 16 Play-offs 0–2 1–1 2–1 7–1
3  Ukraine 8 3 1 4 12 20 −8 10 0–6 0–4 2–0 4–0
4  Hungary 8 3 0 5 19 19 0 9 0–7 0–2 4–2 7–0
5  Faroe Islands 8 0 0 8 2 56 −54 0 0–10 0–6 0–3 1–7
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification Faroe Islands  0–10  Spain Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Report
Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Attendance: 1,066
Referee: Paula Brady (Football Association of Ireland)
21 September 2021 (2021-09-21) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification Hungary  0–13  Spain Baku
Report
Stadium: ASK Arena
Referee: Maria Marotta (Italy)
26 October 2021 (2021-10-26) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification Ukraine  0–6  Spain Kovalivka
Report
Stadium: Kolos Stadium
Referee: Galiya Echeva (Bulgaria)
25 November 2021 (2021-11-25) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification Spain  12–0  Faroe Islands Seville
Report Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Triinu Laos (Estonia)
30 November 2021 (2021-11-30) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification Spain  8–0  Scotland Seville
Report Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
12 April 2022 (2022-04-12) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification Scotland  0–2  Spain Glasgow
19:35 Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 7,804
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

2022 Arnold Clark Cup

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  England (H, C) 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
2  Spain 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Canada 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Germany 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
17 February 2022 Germany  1–1  Spain Middlesbrough, England
Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Referee: Tess Oloffson (Sweden)
20 February 2022 England  0–0  Spain Norwich, England
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 14,284
23 February 2022 Spain  1–0  Canada Wolverhampton, England
Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

UEFA competitions

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UEFA Super Cup

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UEFA Champions League

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Group stage

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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV ATM POR MIL
1 England Liverpool 6 6 0 0 17 6 +11 18 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 2–0 3–2
2 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 2–3 0–0 0–1
3 Portugal Porto 6 1 2 3 4 11 −7 5 Transfer to Europa League 1–5 1–3 1–0
4 Italy Milan 6 1 1 4 6 9 −3 4 1–2 1–2 1–1
Source: UEFA
Group D
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RMA INT SHE SHK
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 1–2 2–1
2 Italy Inter Milan 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 0–1 3–1 2–0
3 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 6 2 1 3 7 11 −4 7 Transfer to Europa League 0–3 1–3 2–0
4 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 0 2 4 2 12 −10 2 0–5 0–0 1–1
Source: UEFA
Group E
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY BEN BAR DKV
1 Germany Bayern Munich 6 6 0 0 22 3 +19 18 Advance to knockout phase 5–2 3–0 5–0
2 Portugal Benfica 6 2 2 2 7 9 −2 8 0–4 3–0 2–0
3 Spain Barcelona 6 2 1 3 2 9 −7 7 Transfer to Europa League 0–3 0–0 1–0
4 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 0 1 5 1 11 −10 1 1–2 0–0 0–1
Source: UEFA
Group F
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUN VIL ATA YB
1 England Manchester United 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase 2–1 3–2 1–1
2 Spain Villarreal 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10 0–2 2–2 2–0
3 Italy Atalanta 6 1 3 2 12 13 −1 6 Transfer to Europa League 2–2 2–3 1–0
4 Switzerland Young Boys 6 1 2 3 7 12 −5 5 2–1 1–4 3–3
Source: UEFA
Group G
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIL SAL SEV WOL
1 France Lille 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 0–0 0–0
2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 2–1 1–0 3–1
3 Spain Sevilla 6 1 3 2 5 5 0 6 Transfer to Europa League 1–2 1–1 2–0
4 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 6 1 2 3 5 10 −5 5 1–3 2–1 1–1
Source: UEFA

Knockout phase

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Round of 16
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Madrid Spain 2–1 England Manchester United 1–1 1–0
Villarreal Spain 4–1 Italy Juventus 1–1 3–0
Paris Saint-Germain France 2–3 Spain Real Madrid 1–0 1–3
Quarter-finals
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chelsea England 4–5 Spain Real Madrid 1–3 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Manchester City England 1–0 Spain Atlético Madrid 1–0 0–0
Villarreal Spain 2–1 Germany Bayern Munich 1–0 1–1
Semi-finals
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester City England 5–6 Spain Real Madrid 4–3 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Liverpool England 5–2 Spain Villarreal 2–0 3–2
Final
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Liverpool England0–1Spain Real Madrid
Report

UEFA Europa League

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Group stage

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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MON RSO PSV STU
1 France Monaco 6 3 3 0 7 4 +3 12 Advance to round of 16 2–1 0–0 1–0
2 Spain Real Sociedad 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 9 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–1 3–0 1–1
3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8 Transfer to Europa Conference League 1–2 2–2 2–0
4 Austria Sturm Graz 6 0 2 4 3 10 −7 2 1–1 0–1 1–4
Source: UEFA
Group G
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEV BET CEL FER
1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 4 1 1 14 5 +9 13 Advance to round of 16 4–0 3–2 2–1
2 Spain Real Betis 6 3 1 2 12 12 0 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–1 4–3 2–0
3 Scotland Celtic 6 3 0 3 13 15 −2 9 Transfer to Europa Conference League 0–4 3–2 2–0
4 Hungary Ferencváros 6 1 0 5 5 12 −7 3 1–0 1–3 2–3
Source: UEFA

Knockout stage

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Knockout round play-offs
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sevilla Spain 3–2 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 0–1
RB Leipzig Germany 5–3 Spain Real Sociedad 2–2 3–1
Barcelona Spain 5–3 Italy Napoli 1–1 4–2
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 2–3 Spain Real Betis 2–3 0–0
Round of 16
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sevilla Spain 1–2 England West Ham United 1–0 0–2 (a.e.t.)
Barcelona Spain 2–1 Turkey Galatasaray 0–0 2–1
Real Betis Spain 2–3 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Quarter-finals
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 4–3 Spain Barcelona 1–1 3–2

UEFA Youth League

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UEFA Champions League Path

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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV ATM POR MIL
1 England Liverpool 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11 Round of 16 2–0 4–0 1–0
2 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10[b] Play-offs 2–0 1–2 3–0
3 Portugal Porto 6 3 1 2 8 9 −1 10[b] 1–1 1–2 3–1
4 Italy Milan 6 0 2 4 3 10 −7 2 1–1 1–1 0–1
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ Played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head: Atlético Madrid 3 pts (0 GD, 3 GF), Porto 3 pts (0 GD, 3 GF). Goal difference in all group matches: Atlético Madrid +3, Porto –1.
Group D
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RMA INT SHK SHE
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13[a] Round of 16 2–1 1–0 4–1
2