UEFA Europa League

Villarreal vs Dinamo Zagreb, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals

· 2nd Leg - Villarreal advance 3-1 on aggregate
  • 36': Paco Alcácer
  • 43': Gerard Moreno
FT
2 - 1
2nd Leg - Villarreal advance 3-1 on aggregate
  • 74': Mislav Orsic

Villarreal beat Dinamo Zagreb to set Europa League semifinals clash with Unai Emery's ex-club Arsenal

Villarreal will face their coach Unai Emery's former club Arsenal in the last four after the English side overcame Slavia Prague.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
  • 2': Foul by Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal).
  • 2': Stefan Ristovski (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Foyth.
  • 10': Hand ball by Kristijan Jakic (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 11': Attempt saved. Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luka Ivanusec.
  • 16': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
  • 16': Joško Gvardiol (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Dominik Livakovic tries a through ball, but Mislav Orsic is caught offside.
  • 20': Foul by Manu Trigueros (Villarreal).
  • 20': Stefan Ristovski (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal).
  • 21': Kristijan Jakic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Kristijan Jakic.
  • 25': Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Etienne Capoue with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Petkovic with a cross.
  • 29': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Joško Gvardiol tries a through ball, but Arijan Ademi is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal).
  • 31': Kristijan Jakic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Rasmus Lauritsen tries a through ball, but Mislav Orsic is caught offside.
  • 34': Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Villarreal).
  • 36': Goal! Villarreal 1, Dinamo Zagreb 0. Paco Alcácer (Villarreal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 38': VAR Decision: Goal Villarreal 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb (Paco Alcácer).
  • 40': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Kristijan Jakic (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 40': Kristijan Jakic (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Goal! Villarreal 2, Dinamo Zagreb 0. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 45': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Lovro Majer (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Villarreal 2, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Villarreal 2, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Etienne Capoue.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joško Gvardiol.
  • 53': Foul by Lovro Majer (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 53': Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Lovro Majer.
  • 57': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
  • 57': Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manu Trigueros.
  • 59': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Rasmus Lauritsen.
  • 60': Foul by Manu Trigueros (Villarreal).
  • 60': Lovro Majer (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).
  • 61': Foul by Lovro Majer (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 61': Pau Torres (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Bartol Franjic replaces Lovro Majer.
  • 62': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Petar Stojanovic replaces Stefan Ristovski.
  • 63': Substitution, Villarreal. Moi Gómez replaces Manu Trigueros.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Joško Gvardiol.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza with a cross.
  • 65': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Dominik Livakovic.
  • 66': Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal).
  • 66': Joško Gvardiol (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Pau Torres.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mislav Orsic with a cross.
  • 70': Foul by Bartol Franjic (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 70': Moi Gómez (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Moi Gómez.
  • 72': Offside, Villarreal. Alfonso Pedraza tries a through ball, but Paco Alcácer is caught offside.
  • 74': Goal! Villarreal 2, Dinamo Zagreb 1. Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Petkovic.
  • 76': Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Daniel Parejo.
  • 76': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Iyayi Atiemwen replaces Luka Ivanusec.
  • 77': Foul by Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 77': Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
  • 82': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Josip Misic replaces Arijan Ademi.
  • 82': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Dino Peric replaces Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
  • 84': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Josip Misic (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 84': Substitution, Villarreal. Francis Coquelin replaces Daniel Parejo.
  • 86': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
  • 86': Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Villarreal).
  • 88': Attempt missed. Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 89': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Villarreal).
  • 89': Iyayi Atiemwen (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Substitution, Villarreal. Alberto Moreno replaces Alfonso Pedraza.
  • 90': Substitution, Villarreal. Rubén Peña replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
  • 90': Substitution, Villarreal. Álex Baena replaces Paco Alcácer.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Alberto Moreno.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
  • 90'+3': Joško Gvardiol (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Villarreal 2, Dinamo Zagreb 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Villarreal 2, Dinamo Zagreb 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 2
41.9 Possession 58.1
8 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
333 Accurate Passes 480
396 Passes 559
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 2
9 Crosses 6
0.2 Cross % 0.3
50 Long Balls 42
31 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 3
4 Effective Tackles 6
7 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 8
6 Effective Clearances 9
6 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain

Line-Ups

VIL Villarreal (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Gerónimo Rulli (GK)
4 Pau Torres
3 Raúl Albiol
24 Alfonso Pedraza
8 Juan Foyth
5 Dani Parejo
25 Étienne Capoue
14 Manu Trigueros Yellow Card
11 Samuel Chukwueze
17 Paco Alcácer
7 Gerard Moreno

DZG Dinamo Zagreb (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
40 Dominik Livakovic (GK)
28 Kévin Théophile-Catherine
32 Josko Gvardiol
6 Rasmus Lauritsen
5 Arijan Ademi
97 Kristijan Jakic Yellow Card
99 Mislav Orsic
13 Stefan Ristovski
21 Bruno Petkovic
10 Lovro Majer
17 Luka Ivanusec

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