Villarreal vs Real Madrid, 2022-23 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAReal Madrid loses at Villarreal in Spanish league
— Villarreal beat Real Madrid 2-1 in a vibrant Spanish league match on Saturday before Carlo Ancelotti’s side heads to Saudi Arabia to play in the Spanish Super Cup.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gerard Moreno with a headed pass.
- 1': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 2': Attempt missed. Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 3': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 3': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Offside, Villarreal. Juan Foyth tries a through ball, but Samuel Chukwueze is caught offside.
- 5': Francis Coquelin (Villarreal) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Alberto Moreno with a cross.
- 7': Foul by Daniel Parejo (Villarreal).
- 7': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Offside, Villarreal. Pau Torres tries a through ball, but Gerard Moreno is caught offside.
- 13': Foul by Yeremy Pino (Villarreal).
- 13': Éder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 15': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 15': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Pau Torres (Villarreal).
- 16': Éder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Pau Torres (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Éder Militão (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 20': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Yeremy Pino.
- 22': Offside, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde tries a through ball, but Luka Modric is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 29': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 29': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 30': Foul by Éder Militão (Real Madrid).
- 30': Álex Baena (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Luka Modric.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 33': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Luka Modric.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Federico Valverde.
- 40': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 40': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Pepe Reina.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.
- 44': Attempt saved. Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yeremy Pino.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Villarreal 0, Real Madrid 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Villarreal 0, Real Madrid 0.
- 47': Goal! Villarreal 1, Real Madrid 0. Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
- 48': Offside, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
- 50': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
- 52': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
- 53': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gerard Moreno following a fast break.
- 55': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Villarreal).
- 55': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Penalty conceded by Juan Foyth (Villarreal) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 58': VAR Decision: Penalty Real Madrid.
- 60': Goal! Villarreal 1, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 61': Penalty conceded by David Alaba (Real Madrid) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 63': Goal! Villarreal 2, Real Madrid 1. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 64': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Ferland Mendy.
- 64': Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 68': Attempt missed. Éder Militão (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rodrygo.
- 70': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Luka Modric.
- 71': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Villarreal).
- 71': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Substitution, Villarreal. Alfonso Pedraza replaces Alberto Moreno.
- 73': Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 74': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Villarreal).
- 74': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Villarreal).
- 75': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 77': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
- 78': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Valverde with a cross.
- 78': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 78': Álex Baena (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 80': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Daniel Parejo.
- 80': Substitution, Villarreal. José Morales replaces Yeremy Pino.
- 82': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Federico Valverde.
- 83': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 84': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Lucas Vázquez.
- 87': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
- 87': Offside, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
- 88': Substitution, Villarreal. Arnaut Danjuma replaces Gerard Moreno.
- 89': Substitution, Villarreal. Manu Trigueros replaces Francis Coquelin.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Morales.
- 90': Attempt saved. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma.
- 90': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Pau Torres (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.
- 90'+3': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
- 90'+3': Álex Baena (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 90'+5': Pepe Reina (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza.
- 90'+7': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 90'+7': Álex Baena (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+7': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze following a fast break.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Villarreal 2, Real Madrid 1.
- 0': Match ends, Villarreal 2, Real Madrid 1.
- 0': Match ends, Villarreal 2, Real Madrid 1.
Statistics
 RMA |
VIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 51.2 | Possession | 48.8 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 419 | Accurate Passes | 392 |
| 485 | Passes | 462 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 16 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 21 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 21,088
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 21,088
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 19 | +33 | 49 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 19 | +24 | 45 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 18 | +20 | 41 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 19 | +17 | 38 |
Line-Ups
Villarreal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pepe Reina (GK)  |
| 4 | Pau Torres |
| 3 | Raúl Albiol |
| 18 | Alberto Moreno |
| 8 | Juan Foyth |
| 10 | Dani Parejo |
| 16 | Álex Baena |
| 19 | Francis Coquelin |
| 7 | Gerard Moreno |
| 21 | Yéremy Pino |
| 11 | Samuel Chukwueze |
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 4 | David Alaba |
| 22 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 23 | Ferland Mendy |
| 3 | Éder Militão |
| 18 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 8 | Toni Kroos |
| 9 | Karim Benzema |
| 20 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 15 | Federico Valverde |
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