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Match report
Football Elite
Division 3: Round 23 (setup 2, season 31)
Villarreal
v.
Celtic
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Miguel Ángel MOYÁ Rumbo71Gianluigi BUFFON
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
Hamari TRAORÉ27Tony RALSTON
RUBÉN PEÑA Jimenez73Mattia DE SCIGLIO
André-Frank ZAMBO ANGUISSA647Callum McGREGOR
JORGE CUENCA Barreno757Simon KJÆR
Alberto MORENO Pérez76Jozo SIMUNOVIC
JOAN JORDÁN Moreno776Liel ABADA
Alejandro Baena Rodríguez, ÁLEX BAENA8Reo HATATE
Youssouph BADJI797DIEGO da Silva COSTA
Francis COQUELIN106João Pedro Neves Filipe, JOTA
Sardar AZMOUN11Kyogo FURUHASHI
Manager
Nicola SANSONE12Daizen MAEDA
Filip JÖRGENSEN13Phil JONES
Manuel TRIGUEROS Muñoz146Ryan CHRISTIE
Moisés Gómez Bordonado, MOI GÓMEZ15Konstantin KUCHAEV
Haissem HASSAN616Albian AJETI

Villarreal 2 Celtic 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 22,864, Stadium: El Madrigal, Referee: Giacinto FRANCESCHINI 6½)
10 Álex Baena, 55 CoquelinScorers83 Hatate
69 Zambo Anguissa <=> HassanSubstitutions67 De Sciglio <=> Kuchaev, 73 Diego Costa <=> Christie
Sendings off
Bookings
0Corners2
2Fouls12
0Offsides1
9Shots on5
9Shots off3
18Total shots8
7Shots saved4
58%Possession42%
Man of the match: Alejandro Baena Rodríguez, ÁLEX BAENA
3A shot from JOAN JORDÁN was smothered by BUFFON.
8RUBÉN PEÑA headed the ball wide of the goal from just outside the area.
10GOAL!! A great shot from TRAORÉ was punched clear by the 'keeper only as far as ÁLEX BAENA who flicked the ball past the stranded BUFFON. (1-0 Villarreal)
12A drive from HATATE seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to fist the ball clear.
17A accurate pass found TRAORÉ and his right foot shot raced narrowly wide.
22A corner bobbled toward ÁLEX BAENA who turned an effort over.
26A lovely effort from ÁLEX BAENA scraped the outside of the righthand post.
27A poor strike from ZAMBO ANGUISSA rolled agonisingly wide.
35A fine run was ended by a good save by the oncoming Villarreal 'keeper.
45+2A shot from ÁLEX BAENA held no problem for the 'keeper.
 
47DIEGO COSTA snapped at a simple chance.
51DIEGO COSTA beat two Villarreal players and thundered a shot just wide.
52COQUELIN beat MCGREGOR but tapped the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
55GOAL!! An imaginative RUBÉN PEÑA played a great ball down the right to COQUELIN who seemingly in an offside position went on to easily score. (2-0 Villarreal)
57MOYÁ did well to hold onto an amazing strike from KJÆR.
65Uncertainty in the Celtic defence enabled AZMOUN to crack the ball wide.
70A great save prevented BADJI from scoring a good goal.
72The Villarreal 'keeper was able to palm clear a weak header from HATATE.
74AZMOUN beat SIMUNOVIC and placed the ball to ÁLEX BAENA who dragged his effort wide.
77BADJI floated the ball to ÁLEX BAENA who nodded it just beyond the near post.
78COQUELIN worked the ball to JORGE CUENCA, BADJI gathered his cross and hoofed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
79The stunned 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from HATATE fell just wide.
83GOAL!! A great dribble from CHRISTIE gave MCGREGOR space on the left and HATATE poked in his accurate pass. (2-1 Villarreal)
85A shot from ÁLEX BAENA was booted off the line by KUCHAEV.
88FURUHASHI drilled a deadly shot over the bar from twenty-five yards out.
89The 'keeper saved a clever shot from BADJI.