UEFA Europa League

Villarreal vs Zenit St Petersburg, 2018-19 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Villarreal win 5-2 on aggregate
Villarreal
  • 29': Gerard Moreno
  • 47': Carlos Bacca
FT
2 - 1
2nd Leg - Villarreal win 5-2 on aggregate
Zenit St Petersburg
  • 90'+1': Branislav Ivanovic

About

Villarreal are hosting Zenit St Petersburg at Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Foul by Mario Gaspar (Villarreal).
  • 1': Hernani (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Carlos Bacca (Villarreal) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Fornals with a cross.
  • 6': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Andrey Lunev.
  • 6': Offside, Villarreal. Pablo Fornals tries a through ball, but Álvaro González is caught offside.
  • 8': Foul by Carlos Bacca (Villarreal).
  • 8': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by Víctor Ruiz (Villarreal).
  • 9': Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Magomed Ozdoev (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oleg Shatov.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Magomed Ozdoev with a headed pass.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi with a through ball.
  • 14': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Jaume Costa.
  • 15': Foul by Hernani (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 15': Álvaro González (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Emanuel Mammana tries a through ball, but Igor Smolnikov is caught offside.
  • 18': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Andrey Lunev tries a through ball, but Sardar Azmoun is caught offside.
  • 19': Foul by Oleg Shatov (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 19': Santiago Cáseres (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Magomed Ozdoev.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Álvaro González (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Santiago Cáseres with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Vicente Iborra (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álvaro González following a corner.
  • 24': Foul by Santiago Cáseres (Villarreal).
  • 24': Hernani (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Álvaro González (Villarreal).
  • 25': Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Ramiro Funes Mori.
  • 27': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Mario Gaspar.
  • 29': Goal! Villarreal 1, Zenit St Petersburg 0. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Carlos Bacca following a fast break.
  • 31': Foul by Vicente Iborra (Villarreal).
  • 31': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Jaume Costa (Villarreal).
  • 32': Oleg Shatov (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Santiago Cáseres (Villarreal).
  • 33': Oleg Shatov (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Mario Gaspar.
  • 34': Foul by Hernani (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 34': Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Wilmar Barrios.
  • 41': Foul by Oleg Shatov (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 41': Álvaro González (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Pablo Fornals (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Santiago Cáseres.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Hernani (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Magomed Ozdoev.
  • 44': Branislav Ivanovic (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Carlos Bacca (Villarreal).
  • 45': Foul by Jaume Costa (Villarreal).
  • 45': Igor Smolnikov (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Villarreal 1, Zenit St Petersburg 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Villarreal 1, Zenit St Petersburg 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Villarreal. Manuel Morlanes replaces Santiago Cáseres.
  • 45': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Matías Kranevitter replaces Wilmar Barrios.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Manuel Morlanes (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 47': Foul by Emanuel Mammana (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 47': Pablo Fornals (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Goal! Villarreal 2, Zenit St Petersburg 0. Carlos Bacca (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gerard Moreno with a cross.
  • 52': Foul by Víctor Ruiz (Villarreal).
  • 52': Magomed Ozdoev (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Víctor Ruiz (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Foul by Vicente Iborra (Villarreal).
  • 53': Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Delay in match Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg) because of an injury.
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Foul by Jaume Costa (Villarreal).
  • 55': Igor Smolnikov (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Hand ball by Pablo Fornals (Villarreal).
  • 56': Foul by Oleg Shatov (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 56': Pablo Fornals (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Oleg Shatov (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Carlos Bacca (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vicente Iborra.
  • 58': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Mario Gaspar.
  • 61': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Magomed Ozdoev.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Ramiro Funes Mori (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Fornals with a cross following a corner.
  • 61': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Hernani.
  • 62': Delay in match Andrey Lunev (Zenit St Petersburg) because of an injury.
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 64': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Mikhail Kerzhakov replaces Andrey Lunev because of an injury.
  • 65': Foul by Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 65': Álvaro González (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Víctor Ruiz.
  • 67': Hand ball by Vicente Iborra (Villarreal).
  • 68': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Jaume Costa.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Branislav Ivanovic (Zenit St Petersburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi with a cross following a corner.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Branislav Ivanovic.
  • 70': Foul by Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 70': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Villarreal. Santi Cazorla replaces Vicente Iborra.
  • 71': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Robert Mak replaces Sardar Azmoun.
  • 71': Foul by Igor Smolnikov (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 71': Santi Cazorla (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).
  • 72': Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Hernani (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 74': Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Santi Cazorla (Villarreal).
  • 75': Oleg Shatov (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Robert Mak (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleg Shatov.
  • 75': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Víctor Ruiz.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Santi Cazorla (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
  • 77': Substitution, Villarreal. Miguelón replaces Ramiro Funes Mori.
  • 78': Foul by Hernani (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 78': Manuel Morlanes (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Igor Smolnikov (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 80': Jaume Costa (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Jaume Costa (Villarreal).
  • 82': Igor Smolnikov (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Jaume Costa (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Hernani (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Branislav Ivanovic following a set piece situation.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Pablo Fornals (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
  • 87': Foul by Miguelón (Villarreal).
  • 87': Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Oleg Shatov (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 89': Jaume Costa (Villarreal) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Santi Cazorla with a through ball.
  • 90': Foul by Jaume Costa (Villarreal).
  • 90': Igor Smolnikov (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Villarreal 2, Zenit St Petersburg 1. Branislav Ivanovic (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Matías Kranevitter (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 90'+2': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Jaume Costa.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Villarreal. Álvaro González tries a through ball, but Pablo Fornals is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Villarreal 2, Zenit St Petersburg 1.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Villarreal 2, Zenit St Petersburg 1.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Villarreal 2, Zenit St Petersburg 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 20
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
9 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 2
57.9 Possession 42.1
12 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
476 Accurate Passes 343
561 Passes 411
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 5
18 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.5
68 Long Balls 53
37 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 0
12 Effective Tackles 4
18 Tackles 8
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 12
9 Effective Clearances 16
9 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 14,027

Line-Ups

VIL Villarreal (5-3-2)

No. Name
13 Andrés Fernández (GK)
4 Ramiro Funes Mori
6 Víctor Ruiz Yellow Card
3 Álvaro González
11 Jaume Costa Yellow Card
2 Mario
10 Vicente Iborra
8 Pablo Fornals
5 Santiago Caseres
7 Gerard Moreno
9 Carlos Bacca
Villarreal Substitutes:
Santi Cazorla, Miguelón, Alfonso Pedraza, Karl Toko Ekambi, Samuel Chukwueze, Manu Morlanes, Sergio Asenjo.

ZEN Zenit St Petersburg (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
99 Andrey Lunev (GK)
6 Branislav Ivanovic
44 Yaroslav Rakitskiy
30 Emanuel Mammana
27 Magomed Ozdoev
25 Wilmar Barrios
33 Hernani
19 Igor Smolnikov
7 Sardar Azmoun
11 Sebastián Driussi
17 Oleg Shatov Yellow Card
Zenit St Petersburg Substitutes:
Anton Zabolotny, Matías Kranevitter, Luís Neto, Mikhail Kerzhakov, Róbert Mak, Alexander Anyukov, Daler Kuzyaev.

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