Athletic Club vs Villarreal, 2021-22 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAAbout
Athletic Club are hosting Villarreal
at San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain, starting on
. The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Villarreal. Pau Torres tries a through ball, but Arnaut Danjuma is caught offside.
- 1': Attempt saved. Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gerard Moreno with a through ball.
- 4': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao).
- 4': Pau Torres (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao).
- 9': Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iker Muniain.
- 11': Offside, Athletic Bilbao. Iñaki Williams tries a through ball, but Alex Berenguer is caught offside.
- 14': Goal! Athletic Bilbao 1, Villarreal 0. Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iñaki Williams.
- 20': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Villarreal).
- 21': Substitution, Villarreal. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Gerard Moreno because of an injury.
- 23': Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
- 24': Attempt saved. Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iker Muniain with a cross.
- 24': Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Etienne Capoue.
- 26': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Villarreal).
- 26': Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Attempt missed. Dani García (Athletic Bilbao) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 32': Goal! Athletic Bilbao 1, Villarreal 1. Francis Coquelin (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma.
- 35': Attempt missed. Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Daniel Parejo.
- 37': Attempt saved. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Unai Vencedor.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Francis Coquelin.
- 39': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Villarreal).
- 39': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Offside, Athletic Bilbao. Alex Berenguer tries a through ball, but Iker Muniain is caught offside.
- 40': Offside, Villarreal. Gerónimo Rulli tries a through ball, but Arnaut Danjuma is caught offside.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Bilbao) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Berenguer.
- 43': Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Pau Torres.
- 44': Attempt missed. Dani García (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Iker Muniain following a corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Athletic Bilbao 1, Villarreal 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Athletic Bilbao 1, Villarreal 1.
- 47': Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
- 48': Attempt saved. Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Iker Muniain with a cross.
- 51': Offside, Villarreal. Etienne Capoue tries a through ball, but Yeremi Pino is caught offside.
- 52': Hand ball by Mikel Balenziaga (Athletic Bilbao).
- 53': Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal).
- 53': Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Attempt missed. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao) header from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Íñigo Lekue with a cross.
- 54': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 54': Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iker Muniain.
- 57': Attempt saved. Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 57': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Unai Simón.
- 60': Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Etienne Capoue.
- 61': Attempt saved. Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 61': Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.
- 61': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao).
- 62': Offside, Villarreal. Samuel Chukwueze tries a through ball, but Arnaut Danjuma is caught offside.
- 63': Substitution, Villarreal. Alberto Moreno replaces Francis Coquelin.
- 63': Substitution, Villarreal. Dani Raba replaces Yeremi Pino.
- 63': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao).
- 65': Substitution, Villarreal. Serge Aurier replaces Juan Foyth because of an injury.
- 68': Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Arnaut Danjuma.
- 71': Dani García (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Villarreal).
- 72': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Asier Villalibre replaces Iñaki Williams.
- 72': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Oihan Sancet replaces Raúl García.
- 73': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.
- 74': Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Alberto Moreno.
- 74': Penalty Athletic Bilbao. Unai Vencedor draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 74': Penalty conceded by Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 75': VAR Decision: Penalty Athletic Bilbao.
- 76': Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Goal! Athletic Bilbao 2, Villarreal 1. Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 80': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Villarreal).
- 80': Pervis Estupiñán (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Penalty Athletic Bilbao. Iker Muniain draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 81': Penalty conceded by Pervis Estupiñán (Villarreal) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 82': Penalty saved! Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 82': Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.
- 83': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Villarreal).
- 83': Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Attempt missed. Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 84': Dani Raba (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao).
- 85': Attempt missed. Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Parejo.
- 87': Offside, Athletic Bilbao. Íñigo Lekue tries a through ball, but Oihan Sancet is caught offside.
- 87': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Oier Zarraga replaces Alex Berenguer.
- 88': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Nicholas Williams replaces Iker Muniain.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Serge Aurier (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Raba.
- 90': Foul by Serge Aurier (Villarreal).
- 90': Nicholas Williams (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Mikel Vesga replaces Dani García.
- 90'+2': Foul by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao).
- 90'+2': Serge Aurier (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Dani Vivian.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.
- 90'+4': Foul by Dani Raba (Villarreal).
- 90'+4': Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Athletic Bilbao 2, Villarreal 1.
- 0': Match ends, Athletic Bilbao 2, Villarreal 1.
Statistics
VIL |
ATH![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 48.2 | Possession | 51.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 364 | Accurate Passes | 382 |
| 423 | Passes | 448 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 7 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 10 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 23 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 38,698
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 38,698
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 21 | +35 | 52 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 21 | +28 | 51 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 21 | +21 | 44 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 20 | +16 | 41 |
Line-Ups
Athletic Club (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 4 | Iñigo Martínez |
| 12 | Dani Vivian |
| 24 | Mikel Balenziaga |
| 15 | Iñigo Lekue |
| 14 | Dani García |
| 16 | Unai Vencedor |
| 10 | Iker Muniain |
| 7 | Álex Berenguer |
| 22 | Raúl García |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
Villarreal (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Gerónimo Rulli (GK) |
| 4 | Pau Torres |
| 3 | Raúl Albiol |
| 12 | Pervis Estupiñán |
| 8 | Juan Foyth |
| 6 | Étienne Capoue |
| 5 | Dani Parejo |
| 19 | Francis Coquelin |
| 21 | Yéremy Pino |
| 15 | Arnaut Danjuma |
| 7 | Gerard Moreno |
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