Villarreal vs Panathinaikos, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League

Villarreal

29': Álex Baena
34': Santi Comesaña
47': José Luis Morales

FT
3 - 2

Panathinaikos

66': Sebastián Palacios
81': Fotis Ioannidis

About

Villarreal are hosting Panathinaikos at Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Attempt missed. Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Baena with a cross.
4': Foul by Manu Trigueros (Villarreal).
4': Sebastián Palacios (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by José Luís Morales (Villarreal).
7': Sebastián Palacios (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Corner, Panathinaikos. Conceded by Jorge Cuenca.
10': Attempt missed. Filip Mladenovic (Panathinaikos) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bernard following a corner.
10': Offside, Panathinaikos. Rubén Pérez is caught offside.
10': Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Sebastián Palacios (Panathinaikos).
11': Bernard (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
14': Offside, Panathinaikos. Filip Mladenovic is caught offside.
15': Aitor Cantalapiedra (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
16': Delay in match (Villarreal).
17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
17': Filip Mladenovic (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
20': Attempt saved. José Luís Morales (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Santi Comesaña.
20': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Filip Mladenovic.
21': Attempt saved. Juan Foyth (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
23': Attempt blocked. Andraz Sporar (Panathinaikos) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Cerin.
24': Foul by Sebastián Palacios (Panathinaikos).
24': Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt missed. Dani Parejo (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alberto Moreno.
29': Goal! Villarreal 1, Panathinaikos 0. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilias Akhomach with a through ball.
34': Goal! Villarreal 2, Panathinaikos 0. Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by José Luís Morales.
36': Aitor Cantalapiedra (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Foul by Manu Trigueros (Villarreal).
37': Attempt missed. Rubén Pérez (Panathinaikos) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right.
38': Foul by Bernard (Panathinaikos).
38': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Willian Arão.
39': Offside, Panathinaikos. Bernard is caught offside.
40': Hand ball by Aitor Cantalapiedra (Panathinaikos).
42': Andraz Sporar (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Jorge Cuenca (Villarreal).
45'+1': First Half ends, Villarreal 2, Panathinaikos 0.
45': Second Half begins Villarreal 2, Panathinaikos 0.
45': Substitution, Villarreal. Matteo Gabbia replaces Raúl Albiol.
46': Dani Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Adam Cerin (Panathinaikos).
47': Goal! Villarreal 3, Panathinaikos 0. José Luís Morales (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Baena.
51': Aitor Cantalapiedra (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
51': Attempt blocked. Adam Cerin (Panathinaikos) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Mladenovic with a cross.
52': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastián Palacios (Panathinaikos).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Attempt saved. Andraz Sporar (Panathinaikos) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastián Palacios.
54': Aitor Cantalapiedra (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
56': Dani Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Adam Cerin (Panathinaikos).
58': Foul by Dani Parejo (Villarreal).
58': Sebastián Palacios (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Aitor Cantalapiedra (Panathinaikos) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
59': Offside, Panathinaikos. Sebastián Palacios is caught offside.
60': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Filip Djuricic replaces Bernard.
60': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Fotis Ioannidis replaces Andraz Sporar.
60': VAR Decision: No Goal Villarreal 3-0 Panathinaikos.
62': Fotis Ioannidis (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Foul by Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal).
62': Penalty Panathinaikos. Aitor Cantalapiedra draws a foul in the penalty area.
62': Penalty conceded by Álex Baena (Villarreal) after a foul in the penalty area.
64': VAR Decision: Penalty Panathinaikos.
66': Penalty missed! Still Villarreal 3, Panathinaikos 0. Fotis Ioannidis (Panathinaikos) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
66': Goal! Villarreal 3, Panathinaikos 1. Sebastián Palacios (Panathinaikos) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
67': Foul by Adam Cerin (Panathinaikos).
67': Álex Baena (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Substitution, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno replaces Álex Baena.
68': Substitution, Villarreal. Ben Brereton replaces José Luís Morales.
69': Foul by Jorge Cuenca (Villarreal).
69': Sebastián Palacios (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt missed. Aitor Cantalapiedra (Panathinaikos) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fotis Ioannidis.
71': Aitor Cantalapiedra (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal).
71': Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Foul by Adam Cerin (Panathinaikos).
72': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Tonny Vilhena replaces Adam Cerin.
76': Corner, Panathinaikos. Conceded by Juan Foyth.
77': Ben Brereton (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Tonny Vilhena (Panathinaikos).
77': Substitution, Villarreal. Alfonso Pedraza replaces Manu Trigueros.
78': Delay in match because of an injury Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Substitution, Villarreal. Adrià Alti replaces Juan Foyth because of an injury.
80': Offside, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno is caught offside.
81': Goal! Villarreal 3, Panathinaikos 2. Fotis Ioannidis (Panathinaikos) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tonny Vilhena with a through ball.
87': Ben Brereton (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Rubén Pérez (Panathinaikos).
87': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Juankar replaces Filip Mladenovic.
88': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Daniel Mancini replaces Sebastián Palacios.
88': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Foul by Filip Djuricic (Panathinaikos).
89': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
90'+1': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Alberto Brignoli.
90'+2': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
90'+2': Willian Arão (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Ben Brereton (Villarreal).
90'+2': Tonny Vilhena (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Hand ball by Aitor Cantalapiedra (Panathinaikos).
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Fotis Ioannidis (Panathinaikos) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alberto Brignoli.
90'+4': Corner, Panathinaikos. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Georgios Vagiannidis (Panathinaikos).
90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal).
90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+8': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alberto Moreno.
90'+8': Ben Brereton (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+8': Foul by Willian Arão (Panathinaikos).
90'+8': Rubén Pérez (Panathinaikos) is shown the yellow card.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Villarreal 3, Panathinaikos 2.
0': Match ends, Villarreal 3, Panathinaikos 2.

Statistics

PAO		VIL
13	Fouls	16
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	3
6	Saves	1
45	Possession	55
10	SHOTS	11
3	ON GOAL	9
0.3	On Target %	0.8
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
354	Accurate Passes	459
422	Passes	523
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
5	Accurate Crosses	2
15	Crosses	11
0.3	Cross %	0.2
46	Long Balls	29
23	Accurate Long Balls	12
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	0
8	Effective Tackles	9
19	Tackles	13
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	6
9	Effective Clearances	18
9	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 16,993

Line-Ups

Villarreal (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Pepe Reina (GK)
5	Jorge Cuenca
3	Raúl Albiol
18	Alberto Moreno
8	Juan Foyth
10	Dani Parejo
4	Santi Comesaña
14	Manu Trigueros
27	Ilias Akhomach
15	José Luis Morales
16	Álex Baena

Villarreal Substitutes:

Kiko Femenía, Ramón Terrats, Filip Jørgensen, Étienne Capoue, Matteo Gabbia, Alfonso Pedraza, Jorge Pascual Medina, Antonio Espigares, Adrià Altimira, Ben Brereton Díaz, Gerard Moreno.

Panathinaikos (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
91	Alberto Brignoli (GK)
55	Willian Arão
5	Bart Schenkeveld
25	Filip Mladenovic
2	Georgios Vagiannidis
10	Bernard
4	Rubén Pérez
16	Adam Gnezda Cerin
9	Andraz Sporar
22	Aitor Cantalapiedra
34	Sebastián Palacios

Panathinaikos Substitutes:

Filip Djuricic, Giannis Kotsiras, Juankar, Tonny Vilhena, Vasilios Xenopoulos, Tin Jedvaj, Yuri Lodygin, Daniel Mancini, Fotis Ioannidis.

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