
Athletic Club vs Villarreal, 2024-25 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGAAbout
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Foul by Beñat Prados (Athletic Club).
- 9': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Berenguer.
- 12': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
- 12': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Juan Bernat.
- 15': Goal! Athletic Club 1, Villarreal 0. Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta with a cross following a corner.
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Yeremy Pino (Villarreal).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Dani Vivian (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Pape Gueye (Villarreal).
- 18': Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).
- 18': Álex Baena (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club).
- 20': Álex Baena (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Offside, Villarreal. Pape Gueye is caught offside.
- 21': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Pape Gueye (Villarreal) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 22': VAR Decision: No Goal Athletic Club 1-0 Villarreal.
- 24': Offside, Athletic Club. Oihan Sancet is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Santi Comesaña.
- 26': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 29': Attempt saved. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
- 30': Foul by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
- 30': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gorka Guruzeta.
- 34': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Villarreal).
- 35': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
- 35': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
- 36': Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Thierno Barry.
- 39': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Óscar De Marcos with a cross.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Parejo.
- 41': Attempt saved. Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Baena with a cross.
- 45'+2': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Athletic Club 1, Villarreal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Athletic Club 1, Villarreal 0.
- 45': Substitution, Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez replaces Dani Parejo.
- 45': Substitution, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno replaces Thierno Barry.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 47': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Juan Bernat (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiko Femenía.
- 49': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
- 49': Kiko Femenía (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Villarreal).
- 52': Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Álex Baena with a cross.
- 55': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).
- 59': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
- 59': Juan Bernat (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Athletic Club. Nico Williams replaces Alex Berenguer.
- 61': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nico Williams.
- 62': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
- 62': Attempt missed. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Nico Williams with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Dani Vivian (Athletic Club).
- 64': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 64': Offside, Villarreal. Yeremy Pino is caught offside.
- 65': Foul by Pape Gueye (Villarreal).
- 65': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Attempt saved. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
- 67': Foul by Beñat Prados (Athletic Club).
- 67': Álex Baena (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury Beñat Prados (Athletic Club).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Beñat Prados (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Gómez replaces Gorka Guruzeta.
- 68': Substitution, Athletic Club. Mikel Jauregizar replaces Beñat Prados because of an injury.
- 69': Goal! Athletic Club 2, Villarreal 0. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oihan Sancet following a fast break.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Conde (Villarreal).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Conde (Villarreal).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Substitution, Villarreal. Luiz Júnior replaces Diego Conde because of an injury.
- 75': Substitution, Villarreal. Denis Suárez replaces Yeremy Pino.
- 76': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
- 76': Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Foul by Nico Williams (Athletic Club).
- 76': Kiko Femenía (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal).
- 77': Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
- 80': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Dani Vivian.
- 81': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Álex Baena with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Foul by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
- 82': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
- 83': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Juan Bernat following a set piece situation.
- 85': Substitution, Athletic Club. Mikel Vesga replaces Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
- 85': Substitution, Athletic Club. Nico Serrano replaces Iñaki Williams.
- 86': Denis Suárez (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club).
- 87': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Villarreal).
- 87': Nico Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Nico Serrano (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 89': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 89': Delay in match because of an injury Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Nico Serrano (Athletic Club).
- 90'+1': Juan Bernat (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mikel Jauregizar with a through ball.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Villarreal. Pau Cabanes replaces Gerard Moreno because of an injury.
- 90'+4': Foul by Unai Gómez (Athletic Club).
- 90'+4': Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Óscar De Marcos.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Athletic Club 2, Villarreal 0.
- 0': Match ends, Athletic Club 2, Villarreal 0.
Statistics
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10 | Fouls | 15 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 1 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
2 | Saves | 1 |
57.9 | Possession | 42.1 |
11 | SHOTS | 12 |
1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
467 | Accurate Passes | 320 |
555 | Passes | 392 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
7 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
13 | Crosses | 23 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
47 | Long Balls | 54 |
20 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
14 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
21 | Tackles | 16 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
10 | Interceptions | 11 |
20 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
20 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 47,203
LALIGA Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Barcelona | 24 | +40 | 51 |
2 | Real Madrid | 24 | +29 | 51 |
3 | Atlético Madrid | 24 | +23 | 50 |
4 | Athletic Club | 24 | +16 | 45 |
Line-Ups
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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13 | Julen Agirrezabala (GK) |
4 | Aitor Paredes |
3 | Dani Vivian |
17 | Yuri Berchiche |
18 | Óscar de Marcos |
8 | Oihan Sancet ![]() |
24 | Beñat Prados ![]() |
16 | Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta |
12 | Gorka Guruzeta |
7 | Álex Berenguer |
9 | Iñaki Williams |
Villarreal (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Diego Conde (GK) |
2 | Logan Costa |
3 | Raúl Albiol |
12 | Juan Bernat |
17 | Kiko Femenía |
10 | Dani Parejo |
14 | Santi Comesaña ![]() |
16 | Álex Baena |
21 | Yeremy Pino |
15 | Thierno Barry |
18 | Pape Gueye |
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