
Villarreal vs Young Boys 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Villarreal on course for Champions League last 16 in win over Young Boys
![Etienne Capoue celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Champions League group F match between Villarreal CF and BSC Young Boys [1296x729]](https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/photo/2021/1102/r932214_1296x729_16-9.jpg&w=900&h=360&scale=crop&cquality=80&location=origin)
Villarreal boosted their hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stage after goals from Etienne Capoue and Arnaut Danjuma.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 36': Goal! Villarreal 1, Young Boys 0. Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 38': Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Villarreal 1, Young Boys 0.
- 51': Vincent Sierro (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Villarreal. Manu Trigueros replaces Boulaye Dia.
- 59': Substitution, Villarreal. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Yeremi Pino.
- 61': Michel Aebischer (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Villarreal. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Alfonso Pedraza.
- 75': Substitution, Villarreal. Alberto Moreno replaces Francis Coquelin.
- 75': Substitution, Young Boys. Felix Mambimbi replaces Vincent Sierro.
- 75': Substitution, Young Boys. Jordan Lefort replaces Ulisses García.
- 75': Substitution, Young Boys. Quentin Maceiras replaces Silvan Hefti.
- 78': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Young Boys. Jordan Siebatcheu replaces Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu.
- 89': Goal! Villarreal 2, Young Boys 0. Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Etienne Capoue.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Villarreal. Moi Gómez replaces Daniel Parejo.
- 90'+4': Meschak Elia (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 14,890
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 14,890
Statistics
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VIL![]() |
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18 | Fouls | 7 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 1 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
5 | Saves | 3 |
50.3 | Possession | 49.7 |
10 | SHOTS | 13 |
4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
372 | Accurate Passes | 388 |
448 | Passes | 452 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
11 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
23 | Crosses | 15 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
70 | Long Balls | 35 |
41 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
18 | Tackles | 13 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
10 | Interceptions | 11 |
9 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
9 | Clearances | 14 |
Villarreal (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Gerónimo Rulli (GK) |
4 | Pau Torres |
3 | Raúl Albiol |
24 | Alfonso Pedraza ![]() |
2 | Mario ![]() |
6 | Étienne Capoue |
5 | Dani Parejo ![]() |
19 | Francis Coquelin |
21 | Yeremy Pino |
15 | Arnaut Danjuma |
16 | Boulaye Dia |
Young Boys (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
91 | Guillaume Faivre (GK) |
30 | Sandro Lauper |
14 | Nicolas Bürgy |
21 | Ulisses Garcia |
36 | Silvan Hefti |
8 | Vincent Sierro ![]() |
20 | Michel Aebischer ![]() |
13 | Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu ![]() |
16 | Christian Fassnacht |
32 | Fabian Rieder |
15 | Meschack Elia ![]() |
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