Athletic vs Villarreal 2021-22 LaLiga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 14': Goal! Athletic Bilbao 1, Villarreal 0. Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iñaki Williams.
- 21': Substitution, Villarreal. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Gerard Moreno because of an injury.
- 32': Goal! Athletic Bilbao 1, Villarreal 1. Francis Coquelin (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma.
- 54': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Villarreal. Alberto Moreno replaces Francis Coquelin.
- 63': Substitution, Villarreal. Dani Raba replaces Yeremi Pino.
- 65': Substitution, Villarreal. Serge Aurier replaces Juan Foyth because of an injury.
- 72': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Asier Villalibre replaces Iñaki Williams.
- 72': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Oihan Sancet replaces Raúl García.
- 76': Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Goal! Athletic Bilbao 2, Villarreal 1. Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 80': Pervis Estupiñán (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Penalty saved! Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 87': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Oier Zarraga replaces Alex Berenguer.
- 88': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Nicholas Williams replaces Iker Muniain.
- 90': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Mikel Vesga replaces Dani García.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Athletic Bilbao 2, Villarreal 1.
Game Information
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 38,698
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +12 | Real Madrid | 10 | 27 | 1 |
| +13 | Barcelona | 10 | 22 | 2 |
| +8 | Villarreal | 10 | 20 | 2 |
| +8 | Atlético Madrid | 10 | 19 | 1 |
Statistics
VIL |
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 48.2 | Possession | 51.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 364 | Accurate Passes | 382 |
| 423 | Passes | 448 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 7 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 10 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 23 | Clearances | 7 |
Athletic Club (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 4 | Iñigo Martínez |
| 12 | Dani Vivian |
| 24 | Mikel Balenziaga |
| 15 | Iñigo Lekue |
| 14 | Dani García |
| 16 | Unai Vencedor |
| 10 | Iker Muniain |
| 7 | Álex Berenguer |
| 22 | Raúl García |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
Villarreal (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Gerónimo Rulli (GK) |
| 4 | Pau Torres |
| 3 | Raúl Albiol |
| 12 | Pervis Estupiñán |
| 8 | Juan Foyth |
| 6 | Étienne Capoue |
| 5 | Dani Parejo |
| 19 | Francis Coquelin |
| 21 | Yeremy Pino |
| 15 | Arnaut Danjuma |
| 7 | Gerard Moreno |
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