Villarreal steals a draw against Athletic Club. HIGHLIGHTS

BILBAO. Villarreal was able to snatch a late draw against Athletic Club with a late goal from D. Parejo.

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David Brown
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Villarreal steals a draw against Athletic Club. HIGHLIGHTS

BILBAO. Villarreal found a way to snatch a draw against Athletic Club with a late goal from D. Parejo scored in the (90′) after Athletic Club got a lead with a goal from O. Sancet (66′).

Gerard Moreno squandered a decisive penalty (11′). That would have allowed Villarreal to win the match.​

Gerard Moreno didn’t convert 1 penalty (11′) for ​Villarreal.

The match was played at the San Mamés Barria stadium in Bilbao on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 50,061 spectators.​ The referee was Guillermo Cuadra Fernández who was helped by Guadalupe Porras Ayuso and Alejandro Estévez Iglesias. The 4th official was Pablo Monterrubio Torres. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 26.15 degrees Celsius or 79.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Athletic Club

1 - 1

Team 1

Villarreal

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 13 Total 10
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 110 Attack 99
  • 74 Dangerous attack 41
  • 75 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 2
  • 3 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Athletic Club was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Villarreal that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Athletic Club had a more offensive attitude with 74 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Athletic Club to win the match​.

Athletic Club shot 13 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Villarreal shot 10 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Athletic Club received 3 yellow cards (Yuri Berchiche , Iñaki Williams and Beñat Prados). On the opposite side, Villarreal received 2 yellow cards (Santi Comesaña and Raúl Albiol ).

Match Timeline

10'
Álex Baena(VAR)
Beñat Prados- Yellow
11'
11'
Gerard Moreno- missed penaltyGerard Moreno
Iñaki Williams- Yellow
31'
35'
Raúl Albiol - Yellow
35'
Santi Comesaña- Yellow
46'
Santi Comesaña(yellowredcard)
Ander Herrera - sub ->Mikel Vesga
55'
55'
Alfonso Pedraza- sub ->Gerard Moreno
Oihan Sancet(goal)Gorka Guruzeta
66'
68'
Gonçalo Guedes- sub ->Alberto Moreno
69'
Ilias Akhomach- sub ->Bertrand Traoré
Álex Berenguer- sub ->Nico Williams
70'
Dani García- sub ->Beñat Prados
70'
Iker Muniain - sub ->Oihan Sancet
77'
Asier Villalibre- sub ->Gorka Guruzeta
77'
Yuri Berchiche - Yellow
90'
90'
Álex Baena(VAR)
90'
Dani Parejo(penalty)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
84
33
Girona
71
33
FC Barcelona
70
32
Atlético Madrid
64
33
Athletic Club
58
33
Real Sociedad
51
33
Real Betis
49
33
Valencia
47
32
Villarreal
45
33
Getafe
43
33
Osasuna
39
33
Sevilla
38
33
Deportivo Alavés
38
33
Las Palmas
37
33
Rayo Vallecano
34
33
Mallorca
32
33
Celta de Vigo
31
33
Cádiz
26
33
Granada
21
33
Almería
14
33

After playing this match, Athletic Club has 57 points to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Villarreal will has 39 points like Getafe and Osasuna to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Athletic Club will host Granada on the 21st of April with a 8-8 head to head stats.

Villarreal will play away against Almería on the 21st of April with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of Villarreal (6 draws).

Athletic Club – Formation

Athletic Club
G
Unai Simón 1.Spain
7.1
D
Dani Vivian 3.Spain
7.0
D
Aitor Paredes 4.Spain
7.3
D
Yuri Berchiche  17.Spain
7.5
90'
D
Óscar de Marcos 18.Spain
7.1
M
Mikel Vesga 6.Spain
6.7
55'
M
Oihan Sancet 8.Spain
7.5
77' Goals66'
M
Iñaki Williams 9.Ghana
6.4
31'
M
Nico Williams 11.Spain
7.1
70'
M
Beñat Prados 24.Spain
6.7
70' 11'
F
Gorka Guruzeta 12.Spain
7.0
77'
Substitutes
G
Julen Agirrezabala 13.Spain
D
Iñigo Lekue 15.Spain
D
Imanol García de Albéniz 19.Spain
D
Unai Eguíluz 27.Spain
M
Dani García 14.Spain
7.0
70'
M
Ander Herrera  21.Spain
7.1
55'
M
Raúl García 22.Spain
M
Unai Gómez 30.Spain
F
Álex Berenguer 7.Spain
6.6
70'
F
Iker Muniain  10.Spain
6.8
77'
F
Asier Villalibre 20.Spain
6.4
77'
F
Malcom Adu 23.Spain

Athletic Club started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ernesto Valverde Tejedor decided to play with the following team: Unai Simón (7.1), Óscar de Marcos (7.1), Dani Vivian (7.0), Aitor Paredes (7.3), Yuri Berchiche  (7.5), Mikel Vesga (6.7), Beñat Prados (6.7), Iñaki Williams (6.4), Oihan Sancet (7.5), Nico Williams (7.1) and Gorka Guruzeta (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Álex Berenguer (6.6), Iker Muniain  (6.8), Julen Agirrezabala, Dani García (7.0), Iñigo Lekue, Imanol García de Albéniz, Asier Villalibre (6.4), Ander Herrera  (7.1), Raúl García, Malcom Adu, Unai Eguíluz and Unai Gómez.

Substitutions

Athletic Club made 5 changes: Mikel Vesga for Ander Herrera  (55′), Nico Williams for Álex Berenguer (70′), Beñat Prados for Dani García (70′), Gorka Guruzeta for Asier Villalibre (77′) and Oihan Sancet for Iker Muniain  (77′).

Player of the match: Oihan Sancet​

The most impressive player for Athletic Club was Oihan Sancet.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 25 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal
G
Filip Jørgensen 13.Denmark
7.5
D
Yerson Mosquera 2.Colombia
6.8
D
Raúl Albiol  3.Spain
6.7
35'
D
Kiko Femenía 17.Spain
7.1
D
Alberto Moreno 18.Spain
7.0
68'
M
Santi Comesaña 4.Spain
6.6
35'
M
Dani Parejo 10.Spain
7.7
Goals90'
M
Álex Baena 16.Spain
8.1
M
Bertrand Traoré 25.Burkina Faso
7.3
69'
F
Gerard Moreno 7.Spain
6.3
55'
F
Alexander Sørloth 11.Norway
7.0
Substitutes
G
Pepe Reina 1.Spain
D
Aïssa Mandi 23.Algeria
D
Jorge Cuenca 5.Spain
M
Étienne Capoue 6.France
M
Manu Trigueros 14.Spain
M
Ramón Terrats 20.Spain
M
Alfonso Pedraza 24.Spain
6.8
55'
F
Gonçalo Guedes 9.Portugal
7.0
68'
F
José Luis Morales 15.Spain
F
Ilias Akhomach 27.Spain
6.4
69'

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

Marcelino García Toral played with: Filip Jørgensen (7.5), Kiko Femenía (7.1), Raúl Albiol  (6.7), Yerson Mosquera (6.8), Alberto Moreno (7.0), Bertrand Traoré (7.3), Santi Comesaña (6.6), Dani Parejo (7.7), Álex Baena (8.1), Gerard Moreno (6.3) and Alexander Sørloth (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Pepe Reina, Étienne Capoue, Gonçalo Guedes (7.0), Manu Trigueros, José Luis Morales, Ramón Terrats , Aïssa Mandi, Alfonso Pedraza (6.8), Ilias Akhomach (6.4) and Jorge Cuenca.

Substitutions

Villarreal made 3 changes: Bertrand Traoré for Ilias Akhomach (69′), Gerard Moreno for Alfonso Pedraza (55′) and Alberto Moreno for Gonçalo Guedes (68′).

Player of the match: Álex Baena​

The player that probably impressed the most for Villarreal was Álex Baena.

His rating is 8.1 with 43 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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