Spanish LALIGA

Espanyol vs Villarreal, 2021-22 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA

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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.
  • 1': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Alfonso Pedraza.
  • 2': Offside, Espanyol. Adrián Embarba tries a through ball, but Raúl de Tomás is caught offside.
  • 3': Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Óscar Gil (Espanyol).
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moi Gómez.
  • 5': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
  • 6': Foul by Aïssa Mandi (Villarreal).
  • 6': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 8': Offside, Villarreal. Alberto Moreno tries a through ball, but Boulaye Dia is caught offside.
  • 10': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Moi Gómez (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Manu Trigueros.
  • 13': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
  • 17': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Villarreal).
  • 17': Landry Dimata (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Villarreal).
  • 18': Landry Dimata (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by David López with a through ball.
  • 19': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrián Embarba.
  • 19': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Gerard Moreno.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Sergi Gómez (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 20': Foul by Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol).
  • 20': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Óscar Gil.
  • 22': Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Boulaye Dia (Villarreal).
  • 23': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Villarreal).
  • 23': Landry Dimata (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Alberto Moreno.
  • 27': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adrián Embarba with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Óscar Gil (Espanyol).
  • 30': Moi Gómez (Villarreal) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 30': Moi Gómez (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 35': Diego López (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Alberto Moreno (Villarreal).
  • 36': Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.
  • 38': Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Foul by Óscar Gil (Espanyol).
  • 39': Offside, Villarreal. Alberto Moreno tries a through ball, but Raúl Albiol is caught offside.
  • 40': Offside, Espanyol. Óscar Gil tries a through ball, but Raúl de Tomás is caught offside.
  • 41': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol).
  • 41': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Adrián Embarba.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Espanyol 0, Villarreal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 0, Villarreal 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Espanyol. Dídac Vilá replaces Adrià Pedrosa because of an injury.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Óscar Gil with a cross.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Boulaye Dia (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alberto Moreno.
  • 51': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
  • 52': Offside, Villarreal. Boulaye Dia tries a through ball, but Gerard Moreno is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Boulaye Dia (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Etienne Capoue.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Boulaye Dia.
  • 54': Foul by Aïssa Mandi (Villarreal).
  • 54': Landry Dimata (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Aïssa Mandi (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Offside, Espanyol. Adrián Embarba tries a through ball, but Leandro Cabrera is caught offside.
  • 57': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Sergi Gómez.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Javier Puado following a fast break.
  • 59': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Óscar Gil (Espanyol).
  • 59': Óscar Gil (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Adrián Embarba.
  • 61': Substitution, Villarreal. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Alfonso Pedraza.
  • 61': Substitution, Villarreal. Francis Coquelin replaces Manu Trigueros.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moi Gómez with a cross.
  • 64': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Landry Dimata (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adrián Embarba with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Substitution, Espanyol. Wu Lei replaces Javier Puado.
  • 67': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Landry Dimata.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Substitution, Villarreal. Dani Raba replaces Alberto Moreno.
  • 75': Substitution, Espanyol. Keidi Bare replaces David López.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sergi Darder.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 80': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol).
  • 81': Attempt missed. Boulaye Dia (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
  • 84': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Wu Lei (Espanyol).
  • 85': Substitution, Espanyol. Manu Morlanes replaces Sergi Darder.
  • 86': Substitution, Villarreal. Arnaut Danjuma replaces Moi Gómez.
  • 87': Substitution, Villarreal. Rubén Peña replaces Etienne Capoue.
  • 89': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrián Embarba.
  • 90': Hand ball by Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Keidi Bare (Espanyol).
  • 90'+2': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Keidi Bare (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Villarreal).
  • 90'+4': Manu Morlanes (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 90'+5': Hand ball by Wu Lei (Espanyol).
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Pervis Estupiñán (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Espanyol 0, Villarreal 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Espanyol 0, Villarreal 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
7 Corner Kicks 9
3 Saves 2
59.6 Possession 40.4
12 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
380 Accurate Passes 223
432 Passes 282
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 3
14 Crosses 21
0.1 Cross % 0.1
29 Long Balls 50
21 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 3
4 Effective Tackles 7
8 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 10
24 Effective Clearances 24
24 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 11,095

LALIGA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Real Madrid 21 +30 49
2 Atlético Madrid 21 +21 45
3 Barcelona 21 +35 42
4 Athletic Club 21 +13 40
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ESP Espanyol (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Diego López (GK)
4 Leandro Cabrera
24 Sergi Gómez
3 Adrià Pedrosa
12 Óscar Gil Yellow Card
10 Sergi Darder
15 David López
9 Javier Puado
23 Adri Embarba
11 Raúl de Tomás Yellow Card
18 Landry Dimata

VIL Villarreal (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Gerónimo Rulli (GK)
22 Aïssa Mandi Yellow Card
3 Raúl Albiol
24 Alfonso Pedraza
8 Juan Foyth
6 Étienne Capoue Yellow Card
14 Manu Trigueros
18 Alberto Moreno Yellow Card
23 Moi Gómez Yellow Card
16 Boulaye Dia
7 Gerard Moreno

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