Dinamo Zagreb vs Villarreal, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals
· 1st LegMoreno penalty gives Villarreal 1-0 win in Zagreb
Villarreal took a big step towards reaching the Europa League last four as the Spanish side defeated Dinamo Zagreb.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Foul by Arijan Ademi (Dinamo Zagreb).
- 7': Attempt saved. Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manu Trigueros.
- 8': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Alfonso Pedraza.
- 10': Attempt saved. Lovro Majer (Dinamo Zagreb) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Ivanusec.
- 10': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Iyayi Atiemwen (Dinamo Zagreb) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lovro Majer with a cross.
- 11': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Pau Torres.
- 12': Attempt missed. Kévin Théophile-Catherine (Dinamo Zagreb) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mislav Orsic with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Kristijan Jakic.
- 16': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Parejo following a corner.
- 20': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Dominik Livakovic.
- 21': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Foyth following a corner.
- 21': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Juan Foyth.
- 22': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Dominik Livakovic tries a through ball, but Mislav Orsic is caught offside.
- 24': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza with a cross.
- 24': Attempt saved. Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 26': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Mislav Orsic tries a through ball, but Iyayi Atiemwen is caught offside.
- 26': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Lovro Majer (Dinamo Zagreb).
- 31': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Dominik Livakovic.
- 33': Attempt missed. Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Iyayi Atiemwen (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Mislav Orsic.
- 37': Attempt missed. Luka Ivanusec (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 40': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 40': Luka Ivanusec (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Joško Gvardiol.
- 42': Penalty conceded by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (Dinamo Zagreb) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 44': Goal! Dinamo Zagreb 0, Villarreal 1. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+1': Foul by Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).
- 45'+1': Kristijan Jakic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Joško Gvardiol (Dinamo Zagreb).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Dinamo Zagreb 0, Villarreal 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Dinamo Zagreb 0, Villarreal 1.
- 45': Substitution, Villarreal. Paco Alcácer replaces Carlos Bacca.
- 46': Foul by Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).
- 46': Kristijan Jakic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Attempt saved. Iyayi Atiemwen (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arijan Ademi.
- 47': Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Iyayi Atiemwen (Dinamo Zagreb).
- 48': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Arijan Ademi.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
- 50': Attempt missed. Arijan Ademi (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luka Ivanusec.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Paco Alcácer (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
- 56': Attempt saved. Joško Gvardiol (Dinamo Zagreb) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Paco Alcácer (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 60': Foul by Kristijan Jakic (Dinamo Zagreb).
- 60': Paco Alcácer (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Bruno Petkovic replaces Iyayi Atiemwen.
- 61': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Lirim Kastrati replaces Kristijan Jakic.
- 64': Foul by Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).
- 64': Joško Gvardiol (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt missed. Paco Alcácer (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gerard Moreno with a through ball.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Stefan Ristovski (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Petkovic.
- 67': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Daniel Parejo.
- 68': Attempt saved. Stefan Ristovski (Dinamo Zagreb) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mislav Orsic with a cross.
- 69': Substitution, Villarreal. Moi Gómez replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
- 70': Attempt missed. Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
- 70': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Dominik Livakovic.
- 70': Attempt missed. Pau Torres (Villarreal) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Manu Trigueros with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Marin Leovac replaces Joško Gvardiol.
- 72': Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by Pau Torres (Villarreal).
- 73': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Kévin Théophile-Catherine tries a through ball, but Lirim Kastrati is caught offside.
- 75': Foul by Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).
- 75': Stefan Ristovski (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Bartol Franjic replaces Lovro Majer.
- 82': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Marko Tolic replaces Mislav Orsic.
- 84': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 84': Luka Ivanusec (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Offside, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno tries a through ball, but Moi Gómez is caught offside.
- 86': Substitution, Villarreal. Rubén Peña replaces Manu Trigueros.
- 88': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Lirim Kastrati.
- 89': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Juan Foyth.
- 90'+1': Foul by Arijan Ademi (Dinamo Zagreb).
- 90'+1': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Moi Gómez.
- 90'+2': Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Parejo.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Dinamo Zagreb 0, Villarreal 1.
- 0': Match ends, Dinamo Zagreb 0, Villarreal 1.
Statistics
VIL |
DZG![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 60.1 | Possession | 39.9 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 493 | Accurate Passes | 292 |
| 593 | Passes | 390 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 15 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 17 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 10 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Maksimir
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
Line-Ups
Dinamo Zagreb (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Dominik Livakovic (GK) |
| 28 | Kévin Théophile-Catherine |
| 6 | Rasmus Lauritsen |
| 32 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 13 | Stefan Ristovski |
| 97 | Kristijan Jakic |
| 10 | Lovro Majer |
| 5 | Arijan Ademi |
| 80 | Iyayi Atiemwen |
| 99 | Mislav Orsic |
| 17 | Luka Ivanusec |
Villarreal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Gerónimo Rulli (GK) |
| 4 | Pau Torres |
| 3 | Raúl Albiol |
| 24 | Alfonso Pedraza |
| 8 | Juan Foyth |
| 25 | Étienne Capoue |
| 14 | Manu Trigueros |
| 5 | Dani Parejo |
| 7 | Gerard Moreno |
| 9 | Carlos Bacca |
| 11 | Samuel Chukwueze |
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