Young Boys vs Villarreal 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Young Boys

77': Meschack Elia

FT
1 - 4

Villarreal

6': Yéremy Pino
16': Gerard Moreno
88': Alberto Moreno
90'+2': Samuel Chukwueze

Birthday boy Pino helps Villarreal thump Young Boys

Gerard Moreno scores v YB 20211020 [1296x729]

Yeremi Pino and Gerard Moreno scored for Villarreal as they claimed a first Champions League group stage win in 13 years in a win over Young Boys.

Match Commentary

6': Goal! Young Boys 0, Villarreal 1. Yeremi Pino (Villarreal) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza with a cross.
16': Goal! Young Boys 0, Villarreal 2. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross following a set piece situation.
45': Michel Aebischer (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': First Half ends, Young Boys 0, Villarreal 2.
45': Second Half begins Young Boys 0, Villarreal 2.
62': Substitution, Young Boys. Silvan Hefti replaces Jordan Lefort.
69': Substitution, Villarreal. Alberto Moreno replaces Francis Coquelin.
70': Substitution, Young Boys. Fabian Rieder replaces Christopher Martins Pereira.
70': Substitution, Young Boys. Wilfried Kanga replaces Jordan Siebatcheu.
77': Goal! Young Boys 1, Villarreal 2. Meschak Elia (Young Boys) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabian Rieder with a through ball.
83': Substitution, Villarreal. Aïssa Mandi replaces Raúl Albiol because of an injury.
87': Gerónimo Rulli (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
88': Goal! Young Boys 1, Villarreal 3. Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
89': Substitution, Villarreal. Moi Gómez replaces Yeremi Pino.
90': Substitution, Young Boys. Felix Mambimbi replaces Christian Fassnacht.
90': Substitution, Villarreal. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Arnaut Danjuma.
90'+2': Goal! Young Boys 1, Villarreal 4. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stadion Wankdorf
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Attendance: 27,398

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

VIL		YB
5	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	2
50.8	Possession	49.2
13	SHOTS	18
6	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
360	Accurate Passes	353
435	Passes	410
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	6
8	Crosses	22
0.4	Cross %	0.3
60	Long Balls	44
31	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	3
11	Effective Tackles	13
16	Tackles	23
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
5	Interceptions	14
18	Effective Clearances	4
18	Clearances	4

Line-Ups

Young Boys (5-3-2)

No.	Name
26	David Von Ballmoos (GK)
30	Sandro Lauper
25	Jordan Lefort
4	Mohamed Ali Camara
21	Ulisses Garcia
13	Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu
35	Christopher Martins Pereira
16	Christian Fassnacht
20	Michel Aebischer
15	Meschack Elia
17	Jordan Pefok

Substitutes:

Alexandre Jankewitz, Nicolas Bürgy, Marvin Spielmann, Wilfried Kanga, Silvan Hefti, Vincent Sierro, Abdullah Laidani, Leandro Zbinden, Miralem Sulejmani, Fabian Rieder, Félix Mambimbi, Quentin Maceiras.

Villarreal (3-5-2)

No.	Name
13	Gerónimo Rulli (GK)
3	Raúl Albiol
4	Pau Torres
8	Juan Foyth
19	Francis Coquelin
5	Dani Parejo
6	Étienne Capoue
24	Alfonso Pedraza
21	Yéremy Pino
15	Arnaut Danjuma
7	Gerard Moreno

Substitutes:

Aïssa Mandi, Vicente Iborra, Paco Alcácer, Dani Raba, Moi Gómez, Alberto Moreno, Samuel Chukwueze, Manu Trigueros, Pervis Estupiñán, Rubén Peña, Mario, Sergio Asenjo.

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