UEFA Europa League

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

· 1st Leg
Zenit St Petersburg
  • 35': Sardar Azmoun
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1 - 3
1st Leg
Villarreal
  • 33': Vicente Iborra
  • 64': Gerard Moreno
  • 71': Manu Morlanes

About

Zenit St Petersburg are hosting Villarreal at Gazprom Arena, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 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.
  • 4': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Ramiro Funes Mori.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Robert Mak with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Foul by Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).
  • 6': Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Manuel Morlanes (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 11': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Álvaro González.
  • 14': Foul by Jaume Costa (Villarreal).
  • 14': Igor Smolnikov (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Jaume Costa (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Foul by Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 15': Miguelón (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Vicente Iborra.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Pablo Fornals (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Manuel Morlanes.
  • 23': Foul by Pablo Fornals (Villarreal).
  • 23': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 23': Ramiro Funes Mori (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Pablo Fornals (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
  • 26': Foul by Álvaro González (Villarreal).
  • 26': Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Manuel Morlanes (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 31': Foul by Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 31': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 32': Álvaro González (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Sardar Azmoun.
  • 33': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 0, Villarreal 1. Vicente Iborra (Villarreal) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro González with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Magomed Ozdoev.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Robert Mak (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 35': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 1, Villarreal 1. Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Mak.
  • 37': Foul by Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 37': Vicente Iborra (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Delay in match Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) because of an injury.
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Foul by Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 40': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 41': Vicente Iborra (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manuel Morlanes.
  • 44': Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Miguelón (Villarreal).
  • 45': Foul by Magomed Ozdoev (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 45': Pablo Fornals (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Vicente Iborra (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Zenit St Petersburg 1, Villarreal 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Zenit St Petersburg 1, Villarreal 1.
  • 46': Hand ball by Igor Smolnikov (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 49': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Yaroslav Rakitskiy tries a through ball, but Artem Dzyuba is caught offside.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miguelón with a cross.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
  • 52': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Andrey Lunev tries a through ball, but Sardar Azmoun is caught offside.
  • 53': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
  • 55': Hand ball by Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).
  • 56': Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal).
  • 56': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Miguelón.
  • 60': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Jaume Costa.
  • 63': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Robert Mak tries a through ball, but Sardar Azmoun is caught offside.
  • 64': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 1, Villarreal 2. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Fornals with a cross.
  • 65': Foul by Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 65': Jaume Costa (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Offside, Villarreal. Pablo Fornals tries a through ball, but Samuel Chukwueze is caught offside.
  • 68': Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Miguelón (Villarreal).
  • 68': Miguelón (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Branislav Ivanovic (Zenit St Petersburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Mak.
  • 71': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 1, Villarreal 3. Manuel Morlanes (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 72': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Oleg Shatov replaces Robert Mak.
  • 72': Substitution, Villarreal. Santiago Cáseres replaces Manuel Morlanes.
  • 75': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Miguelón.
  • 75': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Hernani replaces Sardar Azmoun.
  • 76': Foul by Igor Smolnikov (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 76': Jaume Costa (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Igor Smolnikov (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Villarreal. Santi Cazorla replaces Pablo Fornals.
  • 81': Offside, Villarreal. Álvaro González tries a through ball, but Samuel Chukwueze is caught offside.
  • 83': Delay in match (Villarreal).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Substitution, Villarreal. Carlos Bacca replaces Gerard Moreno.
  • 87': Foul by Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 87': Álvaro González (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Oleg Shatov (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 88': Jaume Costa (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Anton Zabolotny replaces Magomed Ozdoev.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Hernani (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal).
  • 90'+1': Igor Smolnikov (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Miguelón.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Zenit St Petersburg 1, Villarreal 3.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, Zenit St Petersburg 1, Villarreal 3.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 5
60 Possession 40
13 SHOTS 7
8 ON GOAL 4
0.6 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
470 Accurate Passes 274
551 Passes 363
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 2
17 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.1
60 Long Balls 69
30 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 2
12 Tackles 4
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 15
20 Effective Clearances 13
20 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Gazprom Arena
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Attendance: 51,826

Line-Ups

ZEN Zenit St Petersburg (4-4-2)

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

VIL Villarreal (3-5-2)

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

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