Espanyol vs Villarreal, 2025-26 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA

Espanyol

FT
0 - 2

Villarreal

43': Gerard Moreno
57': Alberto Moleiro

About

Espanyol are hosting Villarreal at RCDE Stadium, Barcelona, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Edu Expósito (Espanyol).
6': Attempt blocked. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
6': Handball by Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol).
8': Attempt missed. Pere Milla (Espanyol) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Omar El Hilali with a cross.
11': Attempt blocked. Pere Milla (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Fernández.
12': Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
16': Foul by Renato Veiga (Villarreal).
16': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Pere Milla (Espanyol).
17': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Edu Expósito (Espanyol).
18': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Omar El Hilali.
27': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Santi Comesaña.
27': Attempt blocked. Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
28': Foul by Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).
28': Urko González de Zárate (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Attempt missed. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Salinas with a cross.
32': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Omar El Hilali.
33': Attempt blocked. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alberto Moleiro with a cross.
35': Attempt blocked. Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edu Expósito.
41': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Rafa Marín (Villarreal).
43': Goal! Espanyol 0, Villarreal 1. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santi Comesaña.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal).
45'+1': Pol Lozano (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': First Half ends, Espanyol 0, Villarreal 1.
45': Second Half begins Espanyol 0, Villarreal 1.
48': Attempt blocked. Edu Expósito (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
48': Offside, Espanyol. Pere Milla is caught offside.
49': Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol).
53': Foul by José Salinas (Espanyol).
53': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Offside, Villarreal. Rafa Marín is caught offside.
57': Attempt saved. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol). Assisted by Tajon Buchanan.
57': Goal! Espanyol 0, Villarreal 2. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
59': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza following a fast break.
60': Substitution, Espanyol. Kike García replaces Pol Lozano.
61': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal).
61': José Salinas (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Attempt blocked. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edu Expósito with a cross.
64': Attempt blocked. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
65': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Luiz Júnior.
65': Attempt missed. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edu Expósito with a cross following a corner.
67': Foul by Pau Navarro (Villarreal).
67': José Salinas (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
71': Substitution, Espanyol. Jofre Carreras replaces Edu Expósito.
71': Substitution, Espanyol. Charles Pickel replaces Pere Milla.
71': Substitution, Villarreal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Gerard Moreno.
72': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Renato Veiga.
74': Substitution, Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez replaces Tani Oluwaseyi.
74': Substitution, Villarreal. Pape Gueye replaces Santi Comesaña.
75': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Pau Navarro.
76': Attempt saved. Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Luiz Júnior (Villarreal). Assisted by José Salinas.
78': Offside, Villarreal. Tajon Buchanan is caught offside.
79': Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Charles Pickel (Espanyol).
80': Foul by José Salinas (Espanyol).
80': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
81': Foul by Pau Navarro (Villarreal).
81': Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Pau Navarro (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Espanyol. Miguel Rubio replaces Urko González de Zárate.
82': Substitution, Espanyol. Rubén Sánchez replaces Omar El Hilali.
83': Substitution, Villarreal. Sergi Cardona replaces Alberto Moleiro.
83': Substitution, Villarreal. Ilias Akhomach replaces Tajon Buchanan.
84': Attempt missed. Kike García (Espanyol) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by José Salinas.
85': Attempt blocked. Charles Pickel (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
86': Foul by Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal).
86': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Kike García (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Luiz Júnior (Villarreal). Assisted by Jofre Carreras with a cross.
90'+1': Offside, Espanyol. Tyrhys Dolan is caught offside.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Offside, Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez is caught offside.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Luiz Júnior (Villarreal). Assisted by Kike García.
90'+4': Foul by Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal).
90'+4': José Salinas (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Espanyol 0, Villarreal 2.
0': Match ends, Espanyol 0, Villarreal 2.

Statistics

VIL		ESP
9	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	2
45.3	Possession	54.7
9	SHOTS	14
3	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
418	Accurate Passes	499
483	Passes	563
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	6
8	Crosses	40
0.1	Cross %	0.2
50	Long Balls	37
22	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	7
6	Effective Tackles	7
18	Tackles	13
0.3	Tackle %	0.5
6	Interceptions	9
43	Effective Clearances	17
43	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 29,540

LALIGA Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Barcelona	11	+34	30
2	Atlético Madrid	11	+14	28
3	Real Madrid	11	+18	27
4	Real Betis	11	+3	23

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Espanyol (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
13	Marko Dmitrovic (GK)
6	Leandro Cabrera
5	Fernando Calero
12	José Salinas
23	Omar El Hilali
10	Pol Lozano
4	Urko Gonzalez
11	Pere Milla
24	Tyrhys Dolan
9	Roberto Fernández
8	Edu Expósito

Espanyol Substitutes:

Antoniu Roca, Ángel Fortuño, Charles Pickel, Pol Tristan, Javi Hernandez, Jofre Carreras, Rubén Sánchez, Enrique García, Miguel Rubio, Clemens Riedel.

Villarreal (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Luiz Júnior (GK)
12	Renato Veiga
4	Rafa Marín
24	Alfonso Pedraza
26	Pau Navarro
16	Thomas Partey
14	Santi Comesaña
20	Alberto Moleiro
17	Tajon Buchanan
21	Tani Oluwaseyi
7	Gerard Moreno

Villarreal Substitutes:

Arnau Tenas, Dani Parejo, Ilias Akhomach, Nicolas Pépé, Ayoze Pérez, Juan Foyth, Santiago Mouriño, Adrià Altimira, Diego Conde, Pape Gueye, Hugo López, Sergi Cardona.

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