Spanish LALIGA

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 Commentary

  • 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

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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 Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Barcelona 29 +54 66
2 Real Madrid 29 +33 63
3 Atlético Madrid 29 +24 57
4 Athletic Club 29 +22 53
Full Standings

Line-Ups

VIL Villarreal (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Filip Jørgensen (GK)
2 Matteo Gabbia Yellow Card
3 Raúl Albiol Yellow Card
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.

ATH 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 Yellow Card
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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