Villarreal vs Sevilla, 2021-22 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGASevilla salvage draw at Villarreal through late Jules Kounde strike
Sevilla defender Jules Kounde scored a late equaliser to cancel out Giovani Lo Celso's goal as they held Villarreal to a 1-1 draw,
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Diego Carlos (Sevilla).
- 1': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by Thomas Delaney (Sevilla).
- 2': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 3': Papu Gómez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Boulaye Dia (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 4': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
- 4': Attempt saved. Juan Foyth (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Francis Coquelin.
- 4': Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal).
- 4': Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Attempt saved. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel with a headed pass.
- 7': Foul by Diego Carlos (Sevilla).
- 7': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 10': Papu Gómez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Francis Coquelin.
- 13': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal).
- 13': Thomas Delaney (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla).
- 16': Pau Torres (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Offside, Sevilla. Gonzalo Montiel tries a through ball, but Youssef En-Nesyri is caught offside.
- 18': Foul by Thomas Delaney (Sevilla).
- 18': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
- 22': Attempt missed. Papu Gómez (Sevilla) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic.
- 25': Diego Carlos (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal).
- 26': Attempt missed. Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 27': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Villarreal).
- 27': Joan Jordán (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Joan Jordán (Sevilla).
- 32': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 32': Joan Jordán (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 34': Papu Gómez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Diego Carlos (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic following a set piece situation.
- 35': Foul by Diego Carlos (Sevilla).
- 35': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Papu Gómez (Sevilla).
- 36': Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Attempt saved. Pau Torres (Villarreal) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with a cross.
- 37': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Yassine Bounou.
- 38': Offside, Sevilla. Gonzalo Montiel tries a through ball, but Youssef En-Nesyri is caught offside.
- 38': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sevilla).
- 38': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt saved. Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 40': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Yassine Bounou.
- 41': Attempt missed. Pau Torres (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Offside, Sevilla. Ivan Rakitic tries a through ball, but Jesús Corona is caught offside.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Boulaye Dia.
- 45': Diego Carlos (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal).
- 45': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Foul by Jesús Corona (Sevilla).
- 45'+1': Pervis Estupiñán (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Villarreal 0, Sevilla 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Villarreal 0, Sevilla 0.
- 46': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Villarreal).
- 46': Jesús Corona (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by Thomas Delaney (Sevilla).
- 47': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla).
- 48': Pervis Estupiñán (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 53': Marcos Acuña (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 54': Own Goal by Jules Koundé, Sevilla. Villarreal 0, Sevilla 0.
- 54': Offside, Villarreal. Samuel Chukwueze tries a through ball, but Boulaye Dia is caught offside.
- 55': VAR Decision: No Goal Villarreal 0-0 Sevilla.
- 59': Substitution, Sevilla. Nemanja Gudelj replaces Ivan Rakitic.
- 61': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sevilla).
- 61': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Joan Jordán (Sevilla).
- 65': Attempt saved. Pervis Estupiñán (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a through ball.
- 66': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 66': Papu Gómez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt saved. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 72': Substitution, Villarreal. Alfonso Pedraza replaces Francis Coquelin.
- 72': Substitution, Villarreal. Paco Alcácer replaces Boulaye Dia.
- 72': Substitution, Villarreal. Manu Trigueros replaces Pervis Estupiñán because of an injury.
- 73': Foul by Diego Carlos (Sevilla).
- 73': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Foul by Manu Trigueros (Villarreal).
- 75': Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Sevilla. Jesús Navas replaces Gonzalo Montiel.
- 75': Substitution, Sevilla. Rafa Mir replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.
- 76': Substitution, Sevilla. Erik Lamela replaces Jesús Corona.
- 78': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
- 81': Attempt missed. Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
- 82': Substitution, Villarreal. Nicolas Jackson replaces Juan Foyth.
- 82': Substitution, Villarreal. Serge Aurier replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
- 84': Attempt missed. Rafa Mir (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Lamela with a through ball.
- 84': Substitution, Sevilla. Óliver Torres replaces Joan Jordán.
- 86': Goal! Villarreal 1, Sevilla 0. Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 88': Attempt saved. Paco Alcácer (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
- 90'+1': Offside, Villarreal. Pau Torres tries a through ball, but Paco Alcácer is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Offside, Sevilla. Óliver Torres tries a through ball, but Rafa Mir is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Rafa Mir (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Acuña with a cross.
- 90'+5': Goal! Villarreal 1, Sevilla 1. Jules Koundé (Sevilla) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 90'+7': Erik Lamela (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Villarreal).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Villarreal 1, Sevilla 1.
- 0': Match ends, Villarreal 1, Sevilla 1.
Statistics
 SEV |
VIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 46.7 | Possession | 53.3 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 295 | Accurate Passes | 374 |
| 389 | Passes | 454 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 15 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 19 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 17,461
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 17,461
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 32 | +48 | 81 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 32 | +27 | 70 |
| 3 | Girona | 32 | +27 | 68 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 32 | +21 | 61 |
Line-Ups
Villarreal (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Gerónimo Rulli (GK) |
| 4 | Pau Torres |
| 3 | Raúl Albiol |
| 12 | Pervis Estupiñán |
| 8 | Juan Foyth |
| 5 | Dani Parejo |
| 6 | Étienne Capoue  |
| 19 | Francis Coquelin |
| 11 | Samuel Chukwueze |
| 16 | Boulaye Dia |
| 17 | Giovani Lo Celso |
Sevilla (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Yassine Bounou (GK) |
| 20 | Diego Carlos |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 19 | Marcos Acuña |
| 2 | Gonzalo Montiel |
| 18 | Thomas Delaney |
| 10 | Ivan Rakitic |
| 8 | Joan Jordán |
| 15 | Youssef En-Nesyri |
| 24 | Alejandro Gómez |
| 9 | Jesús Corona |
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