UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, April 7, 2016
Sparta Prague WWWDW 1
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Villarreal WLDDW 2
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SPP101
VIL112
1st Leg · Estadio de la Cerámica · 15,803 att.

Match Report

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Cedric Bakambu at the double as Villarreal hold narrow advantage

The in-form Cedric Bakambu scored twice as Villarreal took a 2-1 first-leg lead in their Europa League quarter-final against Sparta Prague.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
10
8
Saves
4
41.7
Possession
58.3
8
SHOTS
27
5
ON GOAL
10
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
294
Accurate Passes
432
373
Passes
518
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
7
10
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.4
66
Long Balls
66
34
Accurate Long Balls
40
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
7
16
Effective Tackles
15
23
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
17
Effective Clearances
7
22
Clearances
12

Lineups

VIL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Sergio AsenjoG
  2. 6Víctor RuizCD-L
  3. 24Eric BaillyCD-R
  4. 11Jaume CostaLB
  5. 2MarioRB
  6. 21BrunoCM-L
  7. 14Manu TriguerosCM-R
  8. 19Samu CastillejoLM
  9. 18Denis SuárezRM
  10. 17Cédric BakambuCF-L
  11. 9Roberto SoldadoCF-R

SPP · 3-1-4-2

  1. 35David BicíkG
  2. 5Jakub BrabecCD
  3. 26Costa NhamoinesuCD-L
  4. 25Mario HolekCD-R
  5. 11Lukás MarecekSW
  6. 9Borek DockalCM-L
  7. 8Marek MatejovskýCM-R
  8. 14Martin FrydekLM
  9. 18Tiémoko KonatéRM
  10. 23Ladislav KrejcíCF-L
  11. 30Lukás JulisCF-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Villarreal 1, Sparta Prague 0. Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 28' Substitution, Sparta Prague. Radoslav Kovac replaces Mario Holek because of an injury.
  3. 31' Jakub Brabec (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 40' Jaume Costa (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 41' Marek Matejovsky (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  6. 43' Costa Nhamoinesu (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45'+4' Goal! Villarreal 1, Sparta Prague 1. Jakub Brabec (Sparta Prague) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Borek Dockal with a cross following a corner.
  8. 62' Substitution, Villarreal. Leo Baptistao replaces Samu Castillejo.
  9. 63' Goal! Villarreal 2, Sparta Prague 1. Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denis Suárez.
  10. 73' Substitution, Sparta Prague. Kehinde Fatai replaces Lukas Julis.
  11. 77' Substitution, Villarreal. Adrián Marín replaces Jaume Costa because of an injury.
  12. 83' Substitution, Villarreal. Adrián replaces Cédric Bakambu.
  13. 88' Substitution, Sparta Prague. David Lafata replaces Marek Matejovsky.

UEFA Europa League News

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