Spanish LALIGA

Espanyol vs Villarreal, 2025-26 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA
Espanyol
    FT
    0 - 2
    Villarreal
    • 43': Gerard Moreno
    • 57': Alberto Moleiro

    About

    Espanyol are hosting Villarreal at RCDE Stadium, Barcelona, 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': Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Edu Expósito (Espanyol).
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 6': Handball by Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol).
    • 8': Attempt missed. Pere Milla (Espanyol) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Omar El Hilali with a cross.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Pere Milla (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Fernández.
    • 12': Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
    • 16': Foul by Renato Veiga (Villarreal).
    • 16': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Foul by Pere Milla (Espanyol).
    • 17': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Edu Expósito (Espanyol).
    • 18': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Omar El Hilali.
    • 27': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Santi Comesaña.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 28': Foul by Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).
    • 28': Urko González de Zárate (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Salinas with a cross.
    • 32': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Omar El Hilali.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alberto Moleiro with a cross.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edu Expósito.
    • 41': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Rafa Marín (Villarreal).
    • 43': Goal! Espanyol 0, Villarreal 1. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santi Comesaña.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal).
    • 45'+1': Pol Lozano (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Espanyol 0, Villarreal 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 0, Villarreal 1.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Edu Expósito (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
    • 48': Offside, Espanyol. Pere Milla is caught offside.
    • 49': Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol).
    • 53': Foul by José Salinas (Espanyol).
    • 53': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Offside, Villarreal. Rafa Marín is caught offside.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol). Assisted by Tajon Buchanan.
    • 57': Goal! Espanyol 0, Villarreal 2. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza following a fast break.
    • 60': Substitution, Espanyol. Kike García replaces Pol Lozano.
    • 61': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal).
    • 61': José Salinas (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edu Expósito with a cross.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
    • 65': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Luiz Júnior.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edu Expósito with a cross following a corner.
    • 67': Foul by Pau Navarro (Villarreal).
    • 67': José Salinas (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
    • 71': Substitution, Espanyol. Jofre Carreras replaces Edu Expósito.
    • 71': Substitution, Espanyol. Charles Pickel replaces Pere Milla.
    • 71': Substitution, Villarreal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Gerard Moreno.
    • 72': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Renato Veiga.
    • 74': Substitution, Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez replaces Tani Oluwaseyi.
    • 74': Substitution, Villarreal. Pape Gueye replaces Santi Comesaña.
    • 75': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Pau Navarro.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Luiz Júnior (Villarreal). Assisted by José Salinas.
    • 78': Offside, Villarreal. Tajon Buchanan is caught offside.
    • 79': Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Charles Pickel (Espanyol).
    • 80': Foul by José Salinas (Espanyol).
    • 80': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
    • 81': Foul by Pau Navarro (Villarreal).
    • 81': Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Pau Navarro (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Substitution, Espanyol. Miguel Rubio replaces Urko González de Zárate.
    • 82': Substitution, Espanyol. Rubén Sánchez replaces Omar El Hilali.
    • 83': Substitution, Villarreal. Sergi Cardona replaces Alberto Moleiro.
    • 83': Substitution, Villarreal. Ilias Akhomach replaces Tajon Buchanan.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Kike García (Espanyol) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by José Salinas.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Charles Pickel (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
    • 86': Foul by Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal).
    • 86': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Kike García (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Luiz Júnior (Villarreal). Assisted by Jofre Carreras with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Espanyol. Tyrhys Dolan is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Luiz Júnior (Villarreal). Assisted by Kike García.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal).
    • 90'+4': José Salinas (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Espanyol 0, Villarreal 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Espanyol 0, Villarreal 2.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 9
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 2
    45.3 Possession 54.7
    9 SHOTS 14
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    418 Accurate Passes 499
    483 Passes 563
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    8 Crosses 40
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    50 Long Balls 37
    22 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 7
    6 Effective Tackles 7
    18 Tackles 13
    0.3 Tackle % 0.5
    6 Interceptions 9
    43 Effective Clearances 17
    43 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: Spanish LALIGA

    Venue: RCDE Stadium
    Location: Barcelona, Spain
    Attendance: 29,540

    LALIGA Standings

    # 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 Standings

    Line-Ups

    ESP Espanyol (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    13 Marko Dmitrovic (GK)
    6 Leandro Cabrera
    5 Fernando Calero
    12 José Salinas
    23 Omar El Hilali
    10 Pol Lozano
    4 Urko Gonzalez
    11 Pere Milla
    24 Tyrhys Dolan
    9 Roberto Fernández
    8 Edu Expósito
    Espanyol Substitutes:
    Antoniu Roca, Ángel Fortuño, Charles Pickel, Pol Tristan, Javi Hernandez, Jofre Carreras, Rubén Sánchez, Enrique García, Miguel Rubio, Clemens Riedel.

    VIL Villarreal (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Luiz Júnior (GK)
    12 Renato Veiga
    4 Rafa Marín
    24 Alfonso Pedraza
    26 Pau Navarro Yellow Card
    16 Thomas Partey
    14 Santi Comesaña
    20 Alberto Moleiro
    17 Tajon Buchanan Yellow Card
    21 Tani Oluwaseyi
    7 Gerard Moreno
    Villarreal Substitutes:
    Arnau Tenas, Dani Parejo, Ilias Akhomach, Nicolas Pépé, Ayoze Pérez, Juan Foyth, Santiago Mouriño, Adrià Altimira, Diego Conde, Pape Gueye, Hugo Lopez, Sergi Cardona.

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