Villarreal vs Athletic Club, 2023-24 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA

Villarreal

86': Gerard Moreno
87': Alexander Sørloth

FT
2 - 3

Athletic Club

2': Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
22': Nico Williams
30': Iñaki Williams

About

Villarreal are hosting Athletic Club at Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal, 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.
2': Goal! Villarreal 0, Athletic Club 1. Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nico Williams.
6': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Íñigo Lekue with a cross.
7': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Mikel Vesga.
8': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Iñaki Williams.
8': Attempt missed. Étienne Capoue (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Parejo.
9': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
9': Matteo Gabbia (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Adrià Alti.
14': Adrià Alti (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
15': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (Villarreal).
15': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Attempt missed. Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oihan Sancet.
17': Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
18': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gerard Moreno with a through ball.
19': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (Villarreal).
19': Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Matteo Gabbia (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19': Attempt blocked. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aitor Paredes.
21': Hand ball by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
22': Goal! Villarreal 0, Athletic Club 2. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oihan Sancet.
24': Offside, Athletic Club. Dani Vivian tries a through ball, but Iñaki Williams is caught offside.
25': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Iñaki Williams.
26': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Iñaki Williams.
27': Attempt missed. Adrià Alti (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
29': Foul by Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal).
29': Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Attempt saved. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Vesga with a through ball.
30': Goal! Villarreal 0, Athletic Club 3. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oihan Sancet.
31': Attempt blocked. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Étienne Capoue.
31': Foul by Carlos Romero (Villarreal).
31': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt saved. Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
33': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Unai Simón.
34': Attempt saved. Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Álex Baena with a cross.
36': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
36': Étienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
39': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Villarreal).
39': Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt blocked. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
41': Foul by Nico Williams (Athletic Club).
41': Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Nico Williams (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Foul by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
43': Étienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).
44': Álex Baena (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Offside, Villarreal. Ilias Akhomach tries a through ball, but Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
45'+1': Foul by Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club).
45'+1': Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Carlos Romero (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club).
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Baena.
45'+3': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Aitor Paredes.
45'+3': First Half ends, Villarreal 0, Athletic Club 3.
45': Second Half begins Villarreal 0, Athletic Club 3.
45': Substitution, Villarreal. Alberto Moreno replaces Carlos Romero.
45': Substitution, Villarreal. Aïssa Mandi replaces Matteo Gabbia.
46': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
46': Étienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Attempt blocked. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iñaki Williams.
48': Foul by Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal).
48': Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Offside, Athletic Club. Unai Simón tries a through ball, but Iñaki Williams is caught offside.
49': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
49': Álex Baena (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt blocked. Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
50': Offside, Villarreal. Alberto Moreno tries a through ball, but Álex Baena is caught offside.
51': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gerard Moreno with a through ball.
52': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alberto Moreno with a cross.
53': Dani Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
55': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
55': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt saved. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gorka Guruzeta.
58': Foul by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club).
58': Étienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Attempt blocked. Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iñaki Williams.
61': Attempt missed. Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
61': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Étienne Capoue.
62': Offside, Villarreal. Raúl Albiol tries a through ball, but Gerard Moreno is caught offside.
63': Offside, Athletic Club. Unai Simón tries a through ball, but Iñaki Williams is caught offside.
63': Foul by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club).
63': Álex Baena (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Attempt missed. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nico Williams following a fast break.
64': Offside, Villarreal. Dani Parejo tries a through ball, but Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
64': Substitution, Villarreal. Ramon Terrats replaces Dani Parejo.
64': Substitution, Villarreal. Kiko Femenía replaces Adrià Alti.
65': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
66': Offside, Athletic Club. Óscar De Marcos tries a through ball, but Nico Williams is caught offside.
67': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
67': Substitution, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer replaces Gorka Guruzeta.
68': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Baena with a through ball.
69': Hand ball by Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club).
69': Offside, Villarreal. Étienne Capoue tries a through ball, but Gerard Moreno is caught offside.
70': Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).
70': Álex Baena (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71': Attempt blocked. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Moreno with a cross.
71': Attempt saved. Étienne Capoue (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Baena.
72': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Villarreal).
72': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
73': Attempt saved. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Berenguer.
74': Foul by Aïssa Mandi (Villarreal).
74': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74': Aïssa Mandi (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Villarreal).
76': Kiko Femenía (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Substitution, Athletic Club. Dani García replaces Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
76': Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Gómez replaces Nico Williams.
77': Substitution, Villarreal. Jorge Pascual replaces Ilias Akhomach.
80': Offside, Athletic Club. Oihan Sancet tries a through ball, but Iñaki Williams is caught offside.
83': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Dani Vivian.
85': Substitution, Athletic Club. Iker Muniain replaces Oihan Sancet.
86': Substitution, Athletic Club. Asier Villalibre replaces Iñaki Williams.
86': Goal! Villarreal 1, Athletic Club 3. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Étienne Capoue.
87': Goal! Villarreal 2, Athletic Club 3. Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gerard Moreno with a cross.
89': Foul by Dani García (Athletic Club).
89': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Dani García (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Unai Gómez.
90': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Asier Villalibre.
90': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal).
90': Unai Simón (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Asier Villalibre (Athletic Club).
90'+1': Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Asier Villalibre.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Villarreal 2, Athletic Club 3.
0': Match ends, Villarreal 2, Athletic Club 3.

Statistics

ATH		VIL
18	Fouls	11
4	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	5
3	Corner Kicks	9
4	Saves	4
42.2	Possession	57.8
17	SHOTS	17
7	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
297	Accurate Passes	450
388	Passes	524
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	7
12	Crosses	21
0.1	Cross %	0.3
56	Long Balls	57
22	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	4
15	Effective Tackles	11
21	Tackles	22
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
8	Interceptions	7
18	Effective Clearances	18
18	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 18,709

LALIGA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Barcelona	18	+31	46
2	Real Madrid	18	+20	42
3	Atlético Madrid	18	+17	37
4	Villarreal	16	+16	35

Full Table

Line-Ups

Villarreal (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Filip Jørgensen (GK)
2	Matteo Gabbia
3	Raúl Albiol
37	Carlos Romero
26	Adrià Altimira
10	Dani Parejo
6	Étienne Capoue
16	Álex Baena
27	Ilias Akhomach
11	Alexander Sørloth
7	Gerard Moreno

Villarreal Substitutes:

Kiko Femenía, Manu Trigueros, Jorge Cuenca, José Luis Morales, Pepe Reina, Jorge Pascual Medina, Ramón Terrats, Ben Brereton Díaz, Santi Comesaña, Alberto Moreno, Aïssa Mandi.

Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Unai Simón (GK)
4	Aitor Paredes
3	Dani Vivian
15	Iñigo Lekue
18	Óscar de Marcos
8	Oihan Sancet
16	Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
6	Mikel Vesga
12	Gorka Guruzeta
11	Nico Williams
9	Iñaki Williams

Athletic Club Substitutes:

Julen Agirrezabala, Asier Villalibre, Unai Gómez, Malcom Adu Ares, Imanol García de Albéniz, Beñat Prados, Peru Nolaskoain, Álex Berenguer, Dani García, Iker Muniain, Hugo Rincón.

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