Celta Vigo vs Villarreal 2021-22 LaLiga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 17': Santi Mina (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Goal! Celta Vigo 0, Villarreal 1. Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Parejo.
- 45': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Celta Vigo 0, Villarreal 1.
- 45': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Néstor Araújo replaces Jeison Murillo.
- 45': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Thiago Galhardo replaces Santi Mina.
- 62': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Franco Cervi replaces Nolito.
- 69': Substitution, Villarreal. Moi Gómez replaces Manu Trigueros.
- 69': Substitution, Villarreal. Yeremi Pino replaces Rubén Peña.
- 72': Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Villarreal 1. Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 79': Substitution, Celta Vigo. José Fontán replaces Joseph Aidoo.
- 83': Substitution, Villarreal. Francis Coquelin replaces Boulaye Dia.
- 83': Substitution, Villarreal. Serge Aurier replaces Juan Foyth.
- 83': Substitution, Villarreal. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Alberto Moreno.
- 85': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Okay Yokuslu replaces Fran Beltrán.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Celta Vigo 1, Villarreal 1.
Game Information
Venue: Estadio Abanca-Balaídos
Location: Vigo, Spain
Attendance: 10,086
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +50 | Barcelona | 29 | 73 | 4 |
| +37 | Real Madrid | 29 | 69 | 4 |
| +20 | Villarreal | 29 | 58 | 7 |
| +21 | Atlético Madrid | 29 | 57 | 6 |
Statistics
 VIL |
CEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 6 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 43.3 | Possession | 56.7 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 268 | Accurate Passes | 379 |
| 358 | Passes | 474 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 17 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 14 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 17 | Clearances | 21 |
Celta Vigo (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matías Dituro (GK) |
| 24 | Yaison Murillo |
| 15 | Joseph Aidoo |
| 8 | Fran Beltrán |
| 17 | Javi Galán |
| 20 | Kevin Vázquez |
| 6 | Denis Suárez |
| 9 | Nolito |
| 23 | Brais Méndez |
| 22 | Santi Mina  |
| 10 | Iago Aspas |
Villarreal (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Gerónimo Rulli (GK) |
| 4 | Pau Torres |
| 3 | Raúl Albiol |
| 24 | Alfonso Pedraza |
| 8 | Juan Foyth |
| 5 | Dani Parejo |
| 10 | Vicente Iborra |
| 18 | Alberto Moreno |
| 20 | Rubén Peña |
| 16 | Boulaye Dia |
| 14 | Manu Trigueros |
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