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Villarreal 3–1 Espanyol · Swoop

Leagues / LaLiga / Matchday 2

Villarreal 3–1 Espanyol

3–1

Full Time

Roberto Soldado 67′ · assist Samu
Cédric Bakambu 87′ · assist Roberto Soldado
Cédric Bakambu 90+3′ · assist Roberto Soldado

Felipe Caicedo 5′ · assist Gerard Moreno

Friday 28 August at 19:30 · Estadio de la Cerámica · Referee Carlos Velasco Carballo

Match stats

57%Possession43%

14Shots5

4Shots on target3

2Corners3

472Passes354

Line-ups

Villarreal4-4-24-4-2Espanyol

Next meetingEspanyol v VillarrealThu, 26 Sept 2024

Previous meetings · last 5

2

Villarreal

2

Draws

1

Espanyol

Apr 2015Villarreal0–3Espanyol
Nov 2014Espanyol1–1Villarreal
Feb 2014Espanyol1–2Villarreal
Sept 2013Villarreal2–1Espanyol

79%

Pass accuracy

73%

2Saves1

5Offsides1

1Yellow cards6

How it happened

5′Felipe Caicedo · assist Gerard Moreno · away
19′Pau López · away
27′Javi López · away
30′Paco Montañés · away
35′Felipe Caicedo · away
48′Antonio Raíllo · away
55′Anaitz Arbilla · away
57′Hernán Pérez on for Paco Montañés · away
64′Cédric Bakambu on for Léo Baptistão · home
64′Samu on for Samu Castillejo · home
67′Roberto Soldado · assist Samu · home
73′José Alberto Cañas on for Felipe Caicedo · away
76′Jonathan dos Santos on for Tomás Pina · home
85′E. Bailly · home
86′Burgui on for Víctor Álvarez · away
87′Cédric Bakambu · assist Roberto Soldado · home
90+3′Cédric Bakambu · assist Roberto Soldado · home

VILVillarreal4-4-2

13Alphonse Areola
2Mario Gaspar
24Eric Bailly
6Víctor Ruiz
11Jaume Costa
26N. Leivas
4Tomás Pina▾ 76′ (dos Santos on)
14Manu Trigueros
19Samu Castillejo▾ 64′ (Samu on)
10Léo Baptistão▾ 64′ (Bakambu on)
9Andrzej OlszewskiA2

8Jonathan dos Santos▴ 76′ for Pina

17Cédric Bakambu▴ 64′ for Baptistão

Bench: Bojan Jokić, Samu García, Antonio Rukavina, Mariano Barbosa, Pablo Íñiguez

RCDEspanyol4-4-2

13Pau López
23Anaitz Arbilla
22Álvaro González
24Antonio Raíllo
3Rubén Duarte Sánchez
11Paco Montañés
4Víctor Sánchez
16Javi López
5Víctor Álvarez▾ 86′ (Burgui on)
20Felipe Caicedo

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Apr 2012Villarreal0–0Espanyol

We go again

VILVillarreal v Real BetisSun 13 Aug, 18:30 · Matchday 1REA
RCDEspanyol at AlbaceteSun 13 Aug, 18:30 · Matchday 1ALB

▾ 73′ (Cañas on)

7Gerard MorenoA

9Burgui▴ 86′ for Álvarez

14José Alberto Cañas▴ 73′ for Caicedo

17Hernán Pérez▴ 57′ for Montañés

Bench: Francesco Bardi, Enzo Roco, Salva Sevilla, Marco Asensio