Boro will complete their pre-season preparations by welcoming former UEFA Cup opponents Villarreal to the Riverside.
The Spanish side who finished sixth in an impressive La Liga campaign last year will head to Teesside for the friendly on Saturday, August 2 (3pm kick off) - the week before the Championship season gets underway.
It's the first time the sides have met since Steve McClaren's Boro were beaten 2-0 at the El Mardigal Stadium in the UEFA Cup group stages in 2004.
Villarreal, known as The Yellow Submarine, went on to reach the semi-finals that year and two years later reached the last four of the Champions League.
Tickets details for Boro's final pre-season friendly are yet to be released.
The home clash is the Boro's third confirmed friendly this summer and will follow a trip to Rochdale on Saturday 26 July and a visit to Victoria Park to take on Colin Cooper's Hartlepool United four days later on Wednesday 30 July.
View the full list of Boro's 2014/15 Championship fixtures here
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