Villarreal vs Atalanta, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions League
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2 - 2
2 - 2
Gosens strikes late to give Atalanta draw at Villarreal
A late Robin Gosens equaliser earned Atalanta a 2-2 draw at Villarreal on Tuesday as the Spanish side made their first appearance in 10 years.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Goal! Villarreal 0, Atalanta 1. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 8': Attempt saved. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 12': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
- 13': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 14': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal).
- 15': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta.
- 17': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
- 20': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 20': Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt saved. Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
- 24': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 24': Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Offside, Villarreal. Juan Foyth tries a through ball, but Gerard Moreno is caught offside.
- 26': Offside, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskyi tries a through ball, but Duván Zapata is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Tolói.
- 31': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 33': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by José Luis Palomino.
- 33': Attempt missed. Pau Torres (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Attempt saved. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manu Trigueros with a through ball.
- 34': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Juan Musso.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross.
- 35': Foul by Yeremi Pino (Villarreal).
- 35': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Villarreal).
- 37': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Villarreal).
- 38': Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Goal! Villarreal 1, Atalanta 1. Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 40': Attempt saved. Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gerard Moreno with a headed pass.
- 41': Hand ball by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 42': Attempt saved. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross.
- 42': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Juan Musso.
- 42': Foul by Boulaye Dia (Villarreal).
- 42': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
- 43': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Boulaye Dia (Villarreal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 44': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
- 45': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Juan Foyth.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Villarreal 1, Atalanta 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Villarreal 1, Atalanta 1.
- 47': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 47': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.
- 47': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti following a corner.
- 48': Offside, Atalanta. Robin Gosens tries a through ball, but Duván Zapata is caught offside.
- 48': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
- 48': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Tolói.
- 51': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta.
- 53': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Etienne Capoue.
- 53': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) hits the bar with a header from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Foul by Daniel Parejo (Villarreal).
- 54': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Villarreal).
- 55': Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
- 57': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
- 57': Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 59': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
- 59': Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Villarreal. Francis Coquelin replaces Etienne Capoue.
- 60': Substitution, Villarreal. Moi Gómez replaces Manu Trigueros.
- 61': Substitution, Villarreal. Arnaut Danjuma replaces Boulaye Dia.
- 61': Substitution, Atalanta. Merih Demiral replaces Berat Djimsiti.
- 62': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Villarreal).
- 62': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).
- 65': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
- 67': Yeremi Pino (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pau Torres.
- 69': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal).
- 70': Substitution, Atalanta. Josip Ilicic replaces Duván Zapata.
- 70': Substitution, Atalanta. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Marten de Roon.
- 71': Substitution, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
- 71': Foul by Yeremi Pino (Villarreal).
- 71': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Yeremi Pino (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Substitution, Villarreal. Alberto Moreno replaces Yeremi Pino.
- 73': Goal! Villarreal 2, Atalanta 1. Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
- 76': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Villarreal).
- 76': Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Francis Coquelin (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma with a cross.
- 79': Substitution, Atalanta. Aleksey Miranchuk replaces Matteo Pessina.
- 83': Goal! Villarreal 2, Atalanta 2. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 84': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Villarreal).
- 84': Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Second yellow card to Francis Coquelin (Villarreal) for a bad foul.
- 87': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
- 87': Pau Torres (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Villarreal. Mario Gaspar replaces Alfonso Pedraza.
- 89': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta).
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Robin Gosens.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross.
- 90'+4': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Juan Musso.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Villarreal 2, Atalanta 2.
- 0': Match ends, Villarreal 2, Atalanta 2.
Statistics
ATA |
VIL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 52.5 | Possession | 47.5 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 347 | Accurate Passes | 309 |
| 433 | Passes | 396 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 17 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 25 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 13 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 12,916
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 12,916
Line-Ups
Villarreal (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Gerónimo Rulli (GK) |
| 4 | Pau Torres |
| 3 | Raúl Albiol |
| 24 | Alfonso Pedraza |
| 8 | Juan Foyth |
| 5 | Dani Parejo |
| 6 | Étienne Capoue |
| 14 | Manu Trigueros |
| 21 | Yéremy Pino |
| 16 | Boulaye Dia |
| 7 | Gerard Moreno |
Atalanta (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Musso (GK) |
| 6 | José Palomino |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 11 | Remo Freuler |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 8 | Robin Gosens |
| 77 | Davide Zappacosta |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
| 32 | Matteo Pessina |
| 18 | Ruslan Malinovskyi |
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