UEFA Champions League

Young Boys vs Villarreal, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Young Boys
  • 77': Meschack Elia
FT
1 - 4
Villarreal
  • 6': Yéremy Pino
  • 16': Gerard Moreno
  • 88': Alberto Moreno
  • 90'+2': Samuel Chukwueze

Birthday boy Pino helps Villarreal thump Young Boys

Yeremi Pino and Gerard Moreno scored for Villarreal as they claimed a first Champions League group stage win in 13 years in a win over Young Boys.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Goal! Young Boys 0, Villarreal 1. Yeremi Pino (Villarreal) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza with a cross.
  • 9': Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (Young Boys).
  • 11': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Jordan Siebatcheu (Young Boys).
  • 12': Attempt missed. Meschak Elia (Young Boys) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christopher Martins Pereira following a fast break.
  • 14': Foul by Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys).
  • 14': Yeremi Pino (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Goal! Young Boys 0, Villarreal 2. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 17': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Ulisses García (Young Boys).
  • 19': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Villarreal).
  • 19': Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (Young Boys) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Villarreal).
  • 21': Meschak Elia (Young Boys) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Jordan Siebatcheu (Young Boys) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ulisses García with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 24': Offside, Young Boys. Ulisses García tries a through ball, but Christian Fassnacht is caught offside.
  • 25': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Ulisses García.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross following a corner.
  • 26': Foul by Jordan Lefort (Young Boys).
  • 26': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza.
  • 28': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by David von Ballmoos.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Parejo following a corner.
  • 31': Michel Aebischer (Young Boys) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Sandro Lauper.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Meschak Elia (Young Boys) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high.
  • 32': Offside, Young Boys. Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu tries a through ball, but Meschak Elia is caught offside.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yeremi Pino.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Christopher Martins Pereira (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Jordan Siebatcheu (Young Boys) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu following a fast break.
  • 43': Foul by Ulisses García (Young Boys).
  • 43': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Young Boys).
  • 45': Michel Aebischer (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Foyth with a headed pass.
  • 45': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Villarreal).
  • 45': Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (Young Boys) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Young Boys 0, Villarreal 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Young Boys 0, Villarreal 2.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yeremi Pino.
  • 47': Foul by Jordan Lefort (Young Boys).
  • 47': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Offside, Young Boys. Michel Aebischer tries a through ball, but Christian Fassnacht is caught offside.
  • 51': Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) hits the bar with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Pau Torres.
  • 52': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Pau Torres.
  • 52': Foul by Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal).
  • 52': Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Francis Coquelin.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Meschak Elia.
  • 60': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Mohamed Ali Camara.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (Young Boys) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David von Ballmoos.
  • 62': Substitution, Young Boys. Silvan Hefti replaces Jordan Lefort.
  • 63': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Yeremi Pino.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michel Aebischer with a cross.
  • 63': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.
  • 64': Offside, Villarreal. Pau Torres tries a through ball, but Arnaut Danjuma is caught offside.
  • 65': Foul by Ulisses García (Young Boys).
  • 65': Yeremi Pino (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Christopher Martins Pereira (Young Boys).
  • 68': Yeremi Pino (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Substitution, Villarreal. Alberto Moreno replaces Francis Coquelin.
  • 70': Substitution, Young Boys. Fabian Rieder replaces Christopher Martins Pereira.
  • 70': Substitution, Young Boys. Wilfried Kanga replaces Jordan Siebatcheu.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Fabian Rieder (Young Boys) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Silvan Hefti.
  • 76': Foul by Yeremi Pino (Villarreal).
  • 76': Ulisses García (Young Boys) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Wilfried Kanga (Young Boys) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu with a cross.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Meschak Elia (Young Boys) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilfried Kanga.
  • 77': Goal! Young Boys 1, Villarreal 2. Meschak Elia (Young Boys) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabian Rieder with a through ball.
  • 79': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Meschak Elia (Young Boys).
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Silvan Hefti with a cross.
  • 83': Substitution, Villarreal. Aïssa Mandi replaces Raúl Albiol because of an injury.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 87': Gerónimo Rulli (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alberto Moreno.
  • 88': Goal! Young Boys 1, Villarreal 3. Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
  • 89': Substitution, Villarreal. Moi Gómez replaces Yeremi Pino.
  • 90': Substitution, Young Boys. Felix Mambimbi replaces Christian Fassnacht.
  • 90': Substitution, Villarreal. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Arnaut Danjuma.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Young Boys 1, Villarreal 4. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (Young Boys) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Meschak Elia.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Wilfried Kanga (Young Boys) header from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Fabian Rieder (Young Boys).
  • 90'+5': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Young Boys 1, Villarreal 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Young Boys 1, Villarreal 4.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 2
50.8 Possession 49.2
13 SHOTS 18
6 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
360 Accurate Passes 353
435 Passes 410
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 6
8 Crosses 22
0.4 Cross % 0.3
60 Long Balls 44
31 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 13
16 Tackles 23
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 14
18 Effective Clearances 4
18 Clearances 4

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stadion Wankdorf
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Attendance: 27,398

Line-Ups

YB Young Boys (5-3-2)

No. Name
26 David Von Ballmoos (GK)
30 Sandro Lauper
25 Jordan Lefort
4 Mohamed Ali Camara
21 Ulisses Garcia
13 Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu
35 Christopher Martins Pereira
16 Christian Fassnacht
20 Michel Aebischer Yellow Card
15 Meschack Elia
17 Jordan Pefok
Young Boys Substitutes:
Alexandre Jankewitz, Nicolas Bürgy, Marvin Spielmann, Wilfried Kanga, Silvan Hefti, Vincent Sierro, Abdullah Laidani, Leandro Zbinden, Miralem Sulejmani, Fabian Rieder, Félix Mambimbi, Quentin Maceiras.

VIL Villarreal (3-5-2)

No. Name
13 Gerónimo Rulli (GK) Yellow Card
3 Raúl Albiol
4 Pau Torres
8 Juan Foyth
19 Francis Coquelin
5 Dani Parejo
6 Étienne Capoue
24 Alfonso Pedraza
21 Yéremy Pino
15 Arnaut Danjuma
7 Gerard Moreno
Villarreal Substitutes:
Aïssa Mandi, Vicente Iborra, Paco Alcácer, Dani Raba, Moi Gómez, Alberto Moreno, Samuel Chukwueze, Manu Trigueros, Pervis Estupiñán, Rubén Peña, Mario, Sergio Asenjo.

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