Villarreal annihilates Granada 5-1 playing a great match. HIGHLIGHTS

VILLARREAL. Villarreal obliterates Granada 5-1 with goals of

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David Brown
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Villarreal annihilates Granada 5-1 playing a great match. HIGHLIGHTS

VILLARREAL. Villarreal estinguishes Granada 5-1 with goals of Alexander Sørloth (7′), Alexander Sørloth (19′), Étienne Capoue (32′), Gonçalo Guedes (47′) and Alexander Sørloth (66′). Talking about the opposition, Granada scored with ​Theo Corbeanu (90′).

The match was played at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium in Villarreal on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 15,896 spectators.​ The referee was Juan Luis Pulido Santana with the assistance of José Carlos Escuela Melo and Ignacio Alonso López. The 4th official was Albert Ávalos Martos. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 16.64 degrees Celsius or 61.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 28%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Villarreal

5 - 1

Team 1

Granada

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 16 Total 9
  • 10 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 76 Attack 116
  • 40 Dangerous attack 49
  • 83 Ball safe 69
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Villarreal was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Granada that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Granada was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Villarreal found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Villarreal shot 16 times, 10 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Granada shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Villarreal received 1 yellow card (Étienne Capoue). Regarding the opposition, Granada received 2 yellow cards (Kamil Piatkowski and Ricard Sánchez).

Match Timeline

Alexander Sørloth(goal)
7'
15'
Kamil Piatkowski- Yellow
Alexander Sørloth(goal)Dani Parejo
19'
Étienne Capoue(goal)Dani Parejo
32'
Gonçalo Guedes- sub ->Gerard Moreno
46'
Aïssa Mandi- sub ->Eric Bailly
46'
Gonçalo Guedes(goal)Álex Baena
47'
62'
62'
Bruno Méndez- sub ->Kamil Piatkowski
Manu Trigueros- sub ->Álex Baena
62'
63'
Theo Corbeanu- sub ->Martin Hongla
Alexander Sørloth(goal)Dani Parejo
66'
70'
Ricard Sánchez- Yellow
José Luis Morales- sub ->Bertrand Traoré
75'
82'
Kamil Jóźwiak- sub ->Facundo Pellistri
82'
Óscar Melendo- sub ->Gonzalo Villar
82'
Antonio Puertas- sub ->Lucas Boyé
Étienne Capoue- Yellow
84'
90'
Theo Corbeanu(goal)Sergio Ruiz Alonso

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
87
34
Girona
74
34
FC Barcelona
73
34
Atlético Madrid
67
34
Athletic Club
61
34
Real Sociedad
54
34
Real Betis
49
33
Valencia
47
33
Villarreal
45
33
Getafe
43
34
Osasuna
39
33
Deportivo Alavés
38
33
Sevilla
38
33
Las Palmas
37
34
Rayo Vallecano
34
33
Mallorca
32
34
Celta de Vigo
31
33
Cádiz
26
34
Granada
21
33
Almería
14
33

After this encounter, Villarreal has 32 points to sit in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Granada will stays with 14 points to hold in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Villarreal will play away with Real Betis on the 10th of March with a 13-10 head to head statistic in favor of Villarreal (6 draws).

Granada will host Real Sociedad on the 10th of March with a 12-6 head to head statistic in favor of Real Sociedad (3 draws).

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal
G
Pepe Reina 1.Spain
6.8
D
Raúl Albiol  3.Spain
D
Yerson Mosquera 2.Colombia
6.7
D
Kiko Femenía 17.Spain
7.0
D
Alberto Moreno 18.Spain
7.5
D
Eric Bailly 12.Ivory Coast
6.4
46'
M
Álex Baena 16.Spain
7.5
62'
M
Étienne Capoue 6.France
7.9
84' Goals32'
M
Dani Parejo 10.Spain
9.2
M
Bertrand Traoré 25.Burkina Faso
7.5
75'
F
Gerard Moreno 7.Spain
6.8
46'
F
Alexander Sørloth 11.Norway
8.8
Goals7', 19', 66'
Substitutes
G
Filip Jørgensen 13.Denmark
G
Iker Álvarez 31.Andorra
D
Aïssa Mandi 23.Algeria
6.4
46'
D
S. Leković 42.Serbia
6.4
62'
M
Santi Comesaña 4.Spain
M
Francis Coquelin 19.France
M
Manu Trigueros 14.Spain
6.7
62'
F
Gonçalo Guedes 9.Portugal
7.5
46' Goals47'
F
Ilias Akhomach 27.Spain
F
José Luis Morales 15.Spain
6.6
75'

Villarreal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Marcelino García Toral decided to play with the following team: Pepe Reina (6.8), Kiko Femenía (7.0), Raúl Albiol, Eric Bailly (6.4), Yerson Mosquera (6.7), Alberto Moreno (7.5), Bertrand Traoré (7.5), Étienne Capoue (7.9), Dani Parejo (9.2), Álex Baena (7.5), Gerard Moreno (6.8) and Alexander Sørloth (8.8).

The home team had on the bench: Manu Trigueros (6.7), José Luis Morales (6.6), Aïssa Mandi (6.4), Iker Álvarez, Stefan Leković (6.4), Daniel Budesca López, Filip Jörgensen, Ilias Akhomach, Santi Comesaña, Francis Coquelin and Gonçalo Guedes (7.5).

Villarreal could not rely on the presence of Aïssa Mandi (injured) and Stefan Leković (injured).

Substitutions

Villarreal made 5 changes: Gerard Moreno for Gonçalo Guedes (46′), Bertrand Traoré for José Luis Morales (75′), Eric Bailly for Aïssa Mandi (46′), Aïssa Mandi for Stefan Leković (62′) and Álex Baena for Manu Trigueros (62′).

Player of the match: Dani Parejo​

The most impressive player for Villarreal was Dani Parejo even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 9.2 with 63 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Granada – Formation

Granada
G
Augusto Batalla 25.Argentina
6.4
D
Martin Hongla 6.Cameroon
6.4
63'
D
Ignasi Miquel 14.Spain
6.4
D
Kamil Piatkowski 22.Poland
6.3
62' 15'
M
Gonzalo Villar 24.Spain
7.0
82'
M
Ricard Sánchez 12.Spain
6.4
70'
M
Carlos Neva 15.Spain
6.8
M
Sergio Ruiz 20.Spain
7.5
F
Lucas Boyé 7.Argentina
6.8
82'
F
Myrto Uzuni  11.Albania
6.7
F
Facundo Pellistri 19.Uruguay
6.6
82'
Substitutes
G
Marc Martínez 13.Spain
G
Adri López 31.Spain
D
Bruno Méndez 2.Uruguay
6.4
62'
D
Faitout Maouassa 3.France
D
Miguel Rubio 4.Spain
D
Raúl Torrente 28.Spain
M
Antonio Puertas 10.Spain
6.7
82'
M
Óscar Melendo 21.Spain
6.4
82'
F
Matías Arezo 8.Uruguay
F
José Callejón 9.Spain
F
Theo Corbeanu 17.Canada
7.9
63' Goals90'
F
Kamil Jóźwiak 18.Poland
6.4
82'

Granada started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Alexander Jesús Medina Reobasco played with: Augusto Batalla (6.4), Kamil Piatkowski (6.3), Martin Hongla (6.4), Ignasi Miquel (6.4), Ricard Sánchez (6.4), Sergio Ruiz Alonso (7.5), Gonzalo Villar (7.0), Carlos Neva (6.8), Facundo Pellistri (6.6), Lucas Boyé (6.8), Myrto Uzuni (6.7).

They had on the bench: Bruno Méndez (6.4), Faitout Maouassa, Miguel Rubio, Matías Arezo, José Callejón, Antonio Puertas (6.7), Marc Martínez, Theo Corbeanu (7.9), Kamil Jóźwiak (6.4), Óscar Melendo (6.4), Raúl Torrente and Adri López.

Substitutions

Granada made 5 changes: Lucas Boyé for Antonio Puertas (82′), Facundo Pellistri for Kamil Jóźwiak (82′), Kamil Piatkowski for Bruno Méndez (62′), Martin Hongla for Theo Corbeanu (63′) and Gonzalo Villar for Óscar Melendo (82′).

Player of the match: Theo Corbeanu​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Granada was Theo Corbeanu.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 7 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He performed 7 crosses.

His performance was extraordinary also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 63′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​