Spanish LALIGA

FT Friday, April 7, 2017
Athletic Club WWLWW 1
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Villarreal WWLLW 3
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ATH101
VIL123
Estadio de la Cerámica · 17,948 att.

Match Report

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Villarreal enhance credentials with victory over Athletic Bilbao

Villarreal strengthened their grip on fifth place in La Liga with an entertaining 3-1 home victory over fellow European hopefuls Athletic Bilbao.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
6
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
4
5
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
4
52.2
Possession
47.8
11
SHOTS
10
5
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
359
Accurate Passes
350
463
Passes
436
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
29
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.3
71
Long Balls
78
46
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
17
16
Tackles
22
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
13
Effective Clearances
34
13
Clearances
34

Head to Head

ATH leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

VIL · 4-4-2

  1. 13Andrés FernándezG
  2. 6Víctor RuizCD-L
  3. 5Mateo MusacchioCD-R
  4. 11Jaume CostaLB
  5. 2MarioRB
  6. 14Manu TriguerosCM-L
  7. 21BrunoCM-R
  8. 20Roberto SorianoLM
  9. 19Samu CastillejoRM
  10. 9Roberto SoldadoCF-L
  11. 17Cédric BakambuCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Álvaro GonzálezSUB
  2. 16RodriSUB
  3. 25Mariano BarbosaSUB
  4. 24Rafael BorréSUB
  5. 15AdriánSUB
  6. 3José ÁngelSUB
  7. 18Nicola SansoneSUB

ATH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 4Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 27YerayCD-R
  4. 24Mikel BalenziagaLB
  5. 18Óscar de MarcosRB
  6. 22Raúl GarcíaAM
  7. 7Beñat LM
  8. 6Mikel San JoséRM
  9. 20Aritz AdurizF
  10. 15Iñigo LekueAM-L
  11. 11Iñaki WilliamsAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Markel SusaetaSUB
  2. 2Eneko BóvedaSUB
  3. 8Ander IturraspeSUB
  4. 17Mikel RicoSUB
  5. 1Gorka IraizozSUB
  6. 10Iker MuniainSUB
  7. 16Xabier EtxeitaSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Villarreal 1, Athletic Club 0. Víctor Ruiz (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  2. 20' Goal! Villarreal 1, Athletic Club 1. Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Beñat Etxebarria with a cross following a corner.
  3. 22' Beñat Etxebarria (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 25' Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 37' Substitution, Villarreal. Adrián López replaces Samu Castillejo because of an injury.
  6. 47' Goal! Villarreal 2, Athletic Club 1. Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Soriano with a through ball.
  7. 53' Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 53' Roberto Soriano (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 58' Goal! Villarreal 3, Athletic Club 1. Adrián López (Villarreal) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Víctor Ruiz with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  10. 58' Substitution, Athletic Club. Iturraspe replaces Beñat Etxebarria.
  11. 59' Substitution, Athletic Club. Muniain replaces Íñigo Lekue.
  12. 64' Mario (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 72' Substitution, Villarreal. Nicola Sansone replaces Cédric Bakambu.
  14. 74' Víctor Ruiz (Villarreal) is shown the red card.
  15. 74' Roberto Soldado (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 76' Substitution, Villarreal. Álvaro González replaces Roberto Soldado.
  17. 76' Gorka Iraizoz (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 80' Substitution, Athletic Club. Markel Susaeta replaces Iñaki Williams.
  19. 90'+2' Andrés Fernández (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 90'+4' Nicola Sansone (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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