UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, March 12, 2015
Sevilla WLWDW 3
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Villarreal WWDLW 1
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SEV213
VIL011
1st Leg · Estadio de la Cerámica · 22,500 att.

Match Report

Fastest Europa League goal helps Sevilla win at Villarreal

Vitolo scored the fastest goal in Europa League history as holders Sevilla took a giant step towards the quarter-finals with a 3-1 away victory over Spanish rivals Villarreal.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
19
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
10
6
Saves
1
30.5
Possession
69.5
8
SHOTS
24
4
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
177
Accurate Passes
485
263
Passes
591
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
10
11
Crosses
32
0.5
Cross %
0.3
55
Long Balls
51
20
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
8
16
Effective Tackles
14
19
Tackles
17
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
46
Effective Clearances
19
46
Clearances
19

Head to Head

SEV leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

VIL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Sergio AsenjoG
  2. 94Eric BaillyCD-L
  3. 5Mateo MusacchioCD-R
  4. 18Jaume CostaLB
  5. 2MarioRB
  6. 6Jonathan dos SantosCM-L
  7. 14Manu TriguerosCM-R
  8. 17Denis CheryshevLM
  9. 19Moi GómezRM
  10. 7Luciano ViettoCF-L
  11. 8Ikechukwu UcheCF-R

SEV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 29Sergio RicoG
  2. 6Daniel CarriçoCD-L
  3. 21Nico ParejaCD-R
  4. 2Benoît TrémoulinasLB
  5. 5Diogo FigueirasRB
  6. 12Vicente IborraAM
  7. 4Grzegorz KrychowiakLM
  8. 25Stéphane M'biaRM
  9. 7Kevin GameiroF
  10. 20VitoloAM-L
  11. 22Aleix VidalAM-R

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Villarreal 0, FC Sevilla 1. Vitolo (FC Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Gameiro.
  2. 9' Grzegorz Krychowiak (FC Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 20' Jaume Costa (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 26' Goal! Villarreal 0, FC Sevilla 2. Stéphane Mbia (FC Sevilla) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Benoît Trémoulinas with a cross.
  5. 35' Moi Gómez (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Villarreal. Joel Campbell replaces Moi Gómez.
  7. 48' Goal! Villarreal 1, FC Sevilla 2. Luciano Vietto (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Musacchio following a corner.
  8. 50' Goal! Villarreal 1, FC Sevilla 3. Kevin Gameiro (FC Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Vicente Iborra with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  9. 64' Substitution, FC Sevilla. Carlos Bacca replaces Kevin Gameiro.
  10. 66' Joel Campbell (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 68' Substitution, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno replaces Ikechukwu Uche.
  12. 75' Substitution, FC Sevilla. Éver Banega replaces Vicente Iborra.
  13. 78' Substitution, FC Sevilla. Reyes replaces Vitolo.
  14. 84' Substitution, Villarreal. Chechu Dorado replaces Mateo Musacchio because of an injury.
  15. 90'+2' Aleix Vidal (FC Sevilla) is shown the yellow card.

UEFA Europa League News

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