UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, September 15, 2016
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Sassuolo WWDLL 3
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Mapei Stadium · 7,032 att.

Match Report

Sassuolo control Athletic Bilbao in Europa League debut

Sassuolo marked their debut in the Europa League with a 3-0 win over seasoned campaigners Athletic Bilbao.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
2
55.6
Possession
44.4
13
SHOTS
6
2
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
412
Accurate Passes
325
515
Passes
435
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
1
33
Crosses
4
0.2
Cross %
0.3
84
Long Balls
76
45
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
1
12
Effective Tackles
12
18
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
10
Effective Clearances
23
12
Clearances
31

Lineups

SAS · 4-3-3

  1. 47Andrea ConsigliG
  2. 15Francesco AcerbiCD-L
  3. 28Paolo CannavaroCD-R
  4. 55Timo LetschertLB
  5. 20Pol LirolaRB
  6. 4Francesco MagnanelliCM
  7. 22Luca MazzitelliLM
  8. 8Davide BiondiniRM
  9. 11Grégoire DefrelF
  10. 16Matteo PolitanoLF
  11. 27Federico RicciRF

ATH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Iago HerrerínG
  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. 19Sabin MerinoF
  10. 10Iker MuniainAM-L
  11. 11Iñaki WilliamsAM-R

Timeline

  1. 53' Francesco Acerbi (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 54' Substitution, Sassuolo. Antonino Ragusa replaces Federico Ricci.
  3. 54' Substitution, Athletic Club. Aduriz replaces Iñaki Williams.
  4. 54' Substitution, Athletic Club. Markel Susaeta replaces Muniain.
  5. 60' Goal! Sassuolo 1, Athletic Club 0. Pol Lirola (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davide Biondini.
  6. 62' Luca Mazzitelli (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 74' Substitution, Sassuolo. Alfred Duncan replaces Luca Mazzitelli.
  8. 75' Goal! Sassuolo 2, Athletic Club 0. Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  9. 77' Substitution, Athletic Club. Íñigo Lekue replaces Balenziaga.
  10. 82' Goal! Sassuolo 3, Athletic Club 0. Matteo Politano (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gregoire Defrel.
  11. 83' Substitution, Sassuolo. Alessandro Matri replaces Gregoire Defrel.
  12. 90'+3' Raúl García (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

UEFA Europa League News

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News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.