UEFA Champions League

Atalanta vs Villarreal 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

  • 71': Ruslan Malinovskyi
  • 80': Duván Zapata
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2 - 3
  • 3': Arnaut Danjuma
  • 42': Étienne Capoue
  • 51': Arnaut Danjuma

Villarreal beat Atalanta in snow-delayed Champions League game to reach last-16

Villarreal reached the Champions League knockout stages as Arnaut Danjuma's double helped them to a 3-2 win at Atalanta.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Goal! Atalanta 0, Villarreal 1. Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 42': Goal! Atalanta 0, Villarreal 2. Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Moi Gómez.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Atalanta 0, Villarreal 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Berat Djimsiti replaces Merih Demiral.
  • 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Matteo Pessina.
  • 51': Goal! Atalanta 0, Villarreal 3. Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
  • 54': Substitution, Atalanta. Luis Muriel replaces Marten de Roon.
  • 57': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 57': Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Goal! Atalanta 1, Villarreal 3. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joakim Maehle.
  • 80': Goal! Atalanta 2, Villarreal 3. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Ilicic with a through ball.
  • 80': Substitution, Villarreal. Vicente Iborra replaces Gerard Moreno.
  • 87': Substitution, Villarreal. Alfonso Pedraza replaces Alberto Moreno.
  • 88': Substitution, Villarreal. Boulaye Dia replaces Arnaut Danjuma.
  • 89': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Substitution, Atalanta. Davide Zappacosta replaces Joakim Maehle.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Villarreal. Manu Trigueros replaces Daniel Parejo.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Villarreal. Rubén Peña replaces Moi Gómez.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Atalanta 2, Villarreal 3.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 11,690

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
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Statistics

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10 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 7
1 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 3
35.8 Possession 64.2
9 SHOTS 19
6 ON GOAL 5
0.7 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
212 Accurate Passes 466
330 Passes 575
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 9
5 Crosses 27
0.2 Cross % 0.3
92 Long Balls 66
23 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 7
13 Effective Tackles 12
29 Tackles 18
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
20 Interceptions 7
29 Effective Clearances 14
29 Clearances 14

Line-Ups

ATA Atalanta (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Juan Musso (GK)
28 Merih Demiral
6 José Palomino
2 Rafael Tolói
11 Remo Freuler
15 Marten de Roon
32 Matteo Pessina
3 Joakim Maehle
33 Hans Hateboer
91 Duván Zapata
72 Josip Ilicic

VIL Villarreal (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Gerónimo Rulli (GK)
4 Pau Torres
3 Raúl Albiol
12 Pervis Estupiñán
8 Juan Foyth
5 Dani Parejo
6 Étienne Capoue
18 Alberto Moreno Yellow Card
23 Moi Gómez
15 Arnaut Danjuma
7 Gerard Moreno

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