UEFA Europa League

Bayer Leverkusen vs Villarreal, 2015-16 UEFA Europa League, Third Round

· 2nd Leg - Villarreal win 2-0 on aggregate
Bayer Leverkusen
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0 - 0
2nd Leg - Villarreal win 2-0 on aggregate
Villarreal

Villarreal keep out Bayer Leverkusen to reach last eight

Villarreal shut out Bayer Leverkusen to book their place in the quarterfinals of the Europa League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Hand ball by Denis Suárez (Villarreal).
  • 3': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Hakan Calhanoglu tries a through ball, but Chicharito is caught offside.
  • 4': Admir Mehmedi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Roberto Soldado (Villarreal).
  • 7': Foul by Chicharito (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 7': Víctor Ruiz (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Tomás Pina.
  • 14': Foul by Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 14': Roberto Soldado (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Hand ball by Denis Suárez (Villarreal).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Admir Mehmedi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 23': Foul by Roberto Soldado (Villarreal).
  • 23': Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Antonio Rukavina.
  • 25': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Karim Bellarabi.
  • 26': Bruno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 28': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Karim Bellarabi tries a through ball, but Chicharito is caught offside.
  • 32': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 32': Samu Castillejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Denis Suárez (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Roberto Soldado.
  • 39': Foul by Eric Bailly (Villarreal).
  • 39': Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
  • 40': Christoph Kramer (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Roberto Soldado (Villarreal).
  • 42': Foul by Admir Mehmedi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 42': Tomás Pina (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Admir Mehmedi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Foul by Roberto Soldado (Villarreal).
  • 44': Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Antonio Rukavina.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross.
  • 45': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Roberto Soldado.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Marlon Frey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Villarreal 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Villarreal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Villarreal 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Christoph Kramer (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Wendell.
  • 48': Bruno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Marlon Frey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 52': Foul by Samu Castillejo (Villarreal).
  • 52': Marlon Frey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Eric Bailly.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Chicharito (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Wendell.
  • 57': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Víctor Ruiz.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Marlon Frey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
  • 59': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robbie Kruse replaces Admir Mehmedi.
  • 60': Foul by Antonio Rukavina (Villarreal).
  • 60': Robbie Kruse (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Antonio Rukavina (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Substitution, Villarreal. Manu Trigueros replaces Samu Castillejo.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 68': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Vladlen Yurchenko replaces Christoph Kramer.
  • 70': Foul by Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal).
  • 70': Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Roberto Soldado (Villarreal).
  • 70': Marlon Frey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 72': Attempt saved. Roberto Soldado (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 72': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 73': Foul by Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 73': Roberto Soldado (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Substitution, Villarreal. Adrián replaces Roberto Soldado.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Vladlen Yurchenko (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marlon Frey.
  • 78': Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 78': Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. André Ramalho replaces Kyriakos Papadopoulos because of an injury.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Bruno (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 80': Foul by Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal).
  • 80': Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Foul by Bruno (Villarreal).
  • 82': Marlon Frey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Julian Brandt (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robbie Kruse with a cross.
  • 83': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Denis Suárez.
  • 89': Offside, Villarreal. Adrián tries a through ball, but Cédric Bakambu is caught offside.
  • 90': Substitution, Villarreal. Alfonso replaces Denis Suárez.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Mario.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Alfonso.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robbie Kruse.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Adrián (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manu Trigueros.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Villarreal 0.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 4
29.6 Possession 70.4
7 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
219 Accurate Passes 666
328 Passes 757
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 4
6 Crosses 35
0.0 Cross % 0.1
62 Long Balls 72
20 Accurate Long Balls 47
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 5
14 Effective Tackles 11
20 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
0 Interceptions 0
16 Effective Clearances 5
22 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 23,409

Line-Ups

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Bernd Leno (GK)
5 Kyriakos Papadopoulos Yellow Card
4 Jonathan Tah
18 Wendell
38 Karim Bellarabi Yellow Card
37 Marlon Frey
23 Christoph Kramer
19 Julian Brandt
14 Admir Mehmedi Yellow Card
10 Hakan Çalhanoglu
7 Javier Hernández
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
Robbie Kruse, Lukas Boeder, André Ramalho, Joel Abu Hanna, Vladlen Yurchenko, Dario Kresic, Benjamin Henrichs.

VIL Villarreal (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Sergio Asenjo (GK)
6 Víctor Ruiz
24 Eric Bailly
22 Antonio Rukavina Yellow Card
2 Mario
21 Bruno
4 Tomás Pina
19 Samu Castillejo
18 Denis Suárez
9 Roberto Soldado
17 Cédric Bakambu Yellow Card
Villarreal Substitutes:
Adrián, Daniele Bonera, Alfonso Pedraza, Manu Trigueros, Adrián Marín, Mariano Barbosa, Nahuel.

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