Villarreal vs Espanyol, 2024-25 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGAAbout
Villarreal are hosting Espanyol
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.
- 1': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Espanyol).
- 1': Thierno Barry (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Edu Expósito (Espanyol).
- 2': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Urko González.
- 5': Attempt missed. Dani Parejo (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 6': Foul by Antoniu Roca (Espanyol).
- 6': Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 12': Dani Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Roberto Fernández (Espanyol).
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': VAR Decision: No Penalty Villarreal.
- 16': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Yeremy Pino (Villarreal).
- 17': Attempt missed. Alex Král (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 18': Foul by Yeremy Pino (Villarreal).
- 18': Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
- 21': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
- 23': Foul by Logan Costa (Villarreal).
- 23': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Hand ball by Yeremy Pino (Villarreal).
- 25': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Sergi Cardona.
- 27': Attempt missed. Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) header from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sergi Cardona with a cross.
- 28': Foul by Edu Expósito (Espanyol).
- 28': Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Logan Costa.
- 31': Attempt saved. Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thierno Barry.
- 31': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Thierno Barry (Villarreal) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 31': Offside, Villarreal. Thierno Barry is caught offside.
- 32': VAR Decision: No Goal Villarreal 0-0 Espanyol.
- 33': Foul by Logan Costa (Villarreal).
- 33': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt saved. Edu Expósito (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 34': Antoniu Roca (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
- 35': Foul by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).
- 35': Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Omar El Hilali.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Parejo with a cross.
- 37': Delay in match (Espanyol).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Antoniu Roca (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
- 43': Attempt missed. Javi Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left following a fast break.
- 45': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Alex Král.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé with a cross.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Alex Král.
- 45'+1': Foul by Thierno Barry (Villarreal).
- 45'+1': Joan García (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Antoniu Roca (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
- 45'+2': Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Marash Kumbulla (Espanyol) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Edu Expósito with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Villarreal 0, Espanyol 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Villarreal 0, Espanyol 0.
- 46': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Omar El Hilali.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Foyth.
- 48': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 48': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 49': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Logan Costa (Villarreal).
- 50': Javi Puado (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Logan Costa (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Attempt missed. Carlos Romero (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 52': Goal! Villarreal 1, Espanyol 0. Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
- 54': Foul by Javi Puado (Espanyol).
- 54': Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
- 57': Foul by Thierno Barry (Villarreal).
- 57': Marash Kumbulla (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Edu Expósito (Espanyol).
- 59': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Parejo.
- 60': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Urko González.
- 61': Substitution, Espanyol. Jofre Carreras replaces Alex Král.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Javi Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Romero.
- 64': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Logan Costa.
- 64': Attempt missed. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Edu Expósito with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Foul by Yeremy Pino (Villarreal).
- 65': Urko González (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Foul by Yeremy Pino (Villarreal).
- 66': Jofre Carreras (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Sergi Cardona.
- 68': Attempt missed. Javi Puado (Espanyol) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 69': Substitution, Villarreal. Alfonso Pedraza replaces Yeremy Pino.
- 69': Substitution, Villarreal. Pape Gueye replaces Dani Parejo.
- 71': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
- 72': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Roberto Fernández.
- 73': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 74': Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
- 74': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Logan Costa.
- 76': Attempt missed. Javi Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Urko González.
- 76': Substitution, Espanyol. Alejo Véliz replaces Antoniu Roca.
- 76': Substitution, Espanyol. Álvaro Aguado replaces Edu Expósito.
- 77': Substitution, Villarreal. Tajon Buchanan replaces Ayoze Pérez.
- 78': Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
- 78': Jofre Carreras (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt missed. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
- 82': Substitution, Espanyol. Roger Hinojo replaces Carlos Romero.
- 82': Substitution, Espanyol. Pol Lozano replaces Urko González.
- 83': Attempt saved. Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Thierno Barry with a through ball.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza with a cross.
- 85': Substitution, Villarreal. Denis Suárez replaces Sergi Cardona.
- 86': Foul by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).
- 86': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Alejo Véliz (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jofre Carreras with a cross.
- 87': Attempt missed. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Javi Puado with a cross.
- 89': Denis Suárez (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
- 90': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal).
- 90': Jofre Carreras (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Cabrera.
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal).
- 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Delay in match (Espanyol).
- 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
- 90'+5': Luiz Júnior (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Villarreal 1, Espanyol 0.
- 0': Match ends, Villarreal 1, Espanyol 0.
Statistics
ESP |
VIL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 55.4 | Possession | 44.6 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 375 | Accurate Passes | 281 |
| 430 | Passes | 341 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 25 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 10 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 28 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 17,236
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 17,236
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 16 | +27 | 40 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 15 | +19 | 36 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 15 | +18 | 35 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 16 | +13 | 31 |
Line-Ups
Villarreal (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Luiz Júnior (GK) |
| 2 | Logan Costa |
| 8 | Juan Foyth |
| 23 | Sergi Cardona |
| 17 | Kiko Femenía |
| 10 | Dani Parejo |
| 14 | Santi Comesaña |
| 21 | Yéremy Pino |
| 19 | Nicolas Pépé |
| 15 | Thierno Barry |
| 22 | Ayoze Pérez |
Espanyol (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joan García (GK) |
| 6 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 4 | Marash Kumbulla |
| 22 | Carlos Romero |
| 23 | Omar El Hilali |
| 8 | Edu Expósito |
| 20 | Alex Král |
| 19 | Urko Gonzalez |
| 2 | Roberto Fernández |
| 7 | Javier Puado |
| 31 | Antoniu Roca |
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