UEFA Europa League

Villarreal vs Arsenal, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Semifinals

· 1st Leg
Villarreal
  • 5': Manu Trigueros
  • 29': Raúl Albiol
  • Red Card 80': Étienne Capoue
FT
2 - 1
1st Leg
Arsenal
  • Red Card 57': Dani Ceballos
  • 73': Nicolas Pépé (P)

Europa League: Villarreal takes 2-1 lead over Arsenal

— Unai Emery won the first battle against his former club on Thursday as Villarreal defeated Arsenal 2-1 in the first leg of the Europa League semifinals.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe tries a through ball, but Nicolas Pépé is caught offside.
  • 3': Hand ball by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
  • 5': Goal! Villarreal 1, Arsenal 0. Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
  • 10': Foul by Manu Trigueros (Villarreal).
  • 10': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Daniel Parejo (Villarreal).
  • 22': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 26': Foul by Rob Holding (Arsenal).
  • 26': Paco Alcácer (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 29': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Goal! Villarreal 2, Arsenal 0. Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gerard Moreno following a corner.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Manu Trigueros.
  • 34': Hand ball by Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal).
  • 35': VAR Decision: No Penalty Arsenal.
  • 37': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Foul by Pau Torres (Villarreal).
  • 37': Pau Torres (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
  • 38': Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
  • 39': Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Foul by Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal).
  • 42': Attempt missed. Rob Holding (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 44': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Arsenal).
  • 44': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Paco Alcácer (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Villarreal 2, Arsenal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Villarreal 2, Arsenal 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Villarreal. Francis Coquelin replaces Paco Alcácer.
  • 46': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Arsenal).
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 47': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
  • 49': Foul by Rob Holding (Arsenal).
  • 49': Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 53': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
  • 57': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Arsenal).
  • 57': Second yellow card to Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) for a bad foul.
  • 58': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 60': Hand ball by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
  • 61': Attempt saved. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francis Coquelin.
  • 61': Foul by Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).
  • 61': Rob Holding (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alfonso Pedraza.
  • 63': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Rob Holding (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 66': 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 Francis Coquelin.
  • 66': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
  • 67': Foul by Manu Trigueros (Villarreal).
  • 67': Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Villarreal).
  • 67': Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
  • 70': Substitution, Villarreal. Mario Gaspar replaces Juan Foyth because of an injury.
  • 71': Penalty Arsenal. Bukayo Saka draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 71': Penalty conceded by Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 73': Goal! Villarreal 2, Arsenal 1. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 77': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Villarreal).
  • 80': Second yellow card to Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) for a bad foul.
  • 80': Substitution, Villarreal. Moi Gómez replaces Manu Trigueros.
  • 81': Substitution, Villarreal. Alberto Moreno replaces Alfonso Pedraza.
  • 81': Foul by Calum Chambers (Arsenal).
  • 81': Francis Coquelin (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Offside, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka tries a through ball, but Nicolas Pépé is caught offside.
  • 85': Substitution, Arsenal. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces Bukayo Saka.
  • 86': Calum Chambers (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Alberto Moreno (Villarreal).
  • 87': Offside, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka tries a through ball, but Calum Chambers is caught offside.
  • 90': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal).
  • 90': Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
  • 90'+1': Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Villarreal. Daniel Parejo tries a through ball, but Gerard Moreno is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Francis Coquelin with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Arsenal. Willian replaces Nicolas Pépé.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Calum Chambers (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Villarreal 2, Arsenal 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Villarreal 2, Arsenal 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 1
3 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 1
52.9 Possession 47.1
9 SHOTS 9
2 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.7
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
393 Accurate Passes 353
465 Passes 419
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
8 Accurate Crosses 2
14 Crosses 8
0.6 Cross % 0.3
53 Long Balls 41
26 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 0
7 Effective Tackles 9
13 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 8
6 Effective Clearances 10
6 Clearances 10

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 Yellow Card
3 Raúl Albiol
24 Alfonso Pedraza
8 Juan Foyth
5 Dani Parejo
25 Étienne Capoue Yellow Card
14 Manu Trigueros
11 Samuel Chukwueze
17 Paco Alcácer
7 Gerard Moreno
Villarreal Substitutes:
Moi Gómez, Ramiro Funes Mori, Pervis Estupiñán, Yeremy Pino, Mario, Sergio Asenjo, Fernando Niño, Álex Baena, Francis Coquelin, Carlos Bacca, Jaume Costa, Alberto Moreno.

ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Bernd Leno (GK)
22 Pablo Marí
16 Rob Holding
34 Granit Xhaka
21 Calum Chambers
11 Martin Ødegaard
8 Dani Ceballos Yellow Card
18 Thomas Partey Yellow Card
32 Emile Smith Rowe
19 Nicolas Pépé
7 Bukayo Saka
Arsenal Substitutes:
Arthur Okonkwo, Gabriel Martinelli, Eddie Nketiah, Mathew Ryan, Héctor Bellerín, Reiss Nelson, Cédric, Gabriel Magalhães, Mohamed Elneny, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Willian, David Luiz.

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