Derby County will face Spanish La Liga outfit Villarreal CF as part of their 2015/16 pre-season preparations.

Derby County will face Spanish La Liga outfit Villarreal CF as part of their 2015/16 pre-season preparations.

The mouthwatering pre-season friendly match will take place at the iPro Stadium on Wednesday 29th July 2015, kick-off 7:45pm.

The fixture will be Derby’s penultimate pre-season friendly of the summer ahead of new Head Coach Paul Clement’s first campaign in charge of the Rams.

Villarreal finished sixth in La Liga last season and their squad, managed by Spanish coach Marcelino, includes a number of international players from across the globe.

They have already been active in the transfer market this summer with the signings of Samuel Garcia and Samuel Castillejo from Malaga on five-year contracts, as well as goalkeeper Alphonse Areola on a season-long loan deal from Paris St Germain.

Not only were Villarreal involved at the top end of La Liga last term, they were also competing for honours in the Europa League - a competition that they will feature in during the 2015/16 season having already qualified for the group stages.

Known as the ‘Yellow Submarine’,Villarreal were La Liga runners-up in 2007/08 and Semi-Finalists in the UEFA Champions League during the 2005/06 campaign.

Tickets for the game are available online at www.WeAreDerby.com, from the Unite the Union Ticket Office at the iPro Stadium or by calling 0871 472 1884 (option 1).

Prices have been confirmed as: £10 Adults, £5 Senior Citizens and Under 18s & £2 Under 12s.

Tickets are now on sale for Season Ticket holders and Home Membership Holders, while the General Sale will commence at 9am on Monday 6th July.

Season Ticket Holders will have their seats reserved up until 4pm on Sunday 12th July, after which time any unsold seats will be released for General Sale.

All areas of the iPro Stadium will be open and away fans will be located in the South East Corner of the stadium.

To view Derby’s pre-season fixture list – please follow this link: http://www.dcfc.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixtures-list.

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