La Liga: J. L. scores a double to give a 2-0 win to Levante over Villarreal
VALENCIA. Levante 2-0 Villarreal: tops 2-0 after J. L. scores a double.
VALENCIA. Levante 2-0 Villarreal: prevails over 2-0 after J. L. scores a double.
The match was played at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia stadium in Valencia on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Adrián Cordero Vega with the assistance of Aitor Villate Martínez and Antonio Luis Cerezo Parfenof. The 4th official was Antonio Monter Soláns. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 13.6 degrees Celsius or 56.52 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 26%.
Match Statistics
Villarreal was in firm control of the ball 63% while Levante was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Villarreal was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Levante succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Levante shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Villarreal shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Levante received 4 yellow cards (J. L. Morales, R. Marti, M. Malsa and Pepelu). On the other side, Villarreal received 2 yellow cards (P. Torres and F. Coquelin).
After playing this contest, Levante will have 19 points to stay in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Villarreal will stay with 45 points to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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21'21'
J. L. Morales
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46'46'
Son
E. Franquesa
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46'46'
R. Vezo
M. Caceres
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56'56'
R. Marti
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57'57'
J. Campana
G. Melero
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62'62'
G. Lo Celso
M. Trigueros
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62'62'
F. Coquelin
E. Capoue
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64'64'
P. Torres
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69'69'
J. L. Morales
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74'74'
F. Coquelin
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76'76'
P. Estupinan
Alfonso Pedraza
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76'76'
S. Aurier
J. Foyth
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76'76'
P. Alcacer
A. Danjuma
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76'76'
S. Mustafi
S. Postigo
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85'85'
M. Malsa
R. Marti
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88'88'
M. Malsa
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89'89'
Pepelu
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90'90'
J. L. Morales
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Levante will host FC Barcelona on the 10th of April with a 22-3 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (4 draws).
Villarreal will host Athletic Club on the 9th of April with a 14-9 head to head stats in favor of Villarreal (10 draws).
Levante: Formation and Lineups
Levante started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Alessio Lisci chose to play with the following team: Dani Cárdenas , Jorge Miramón , Róber Pier , Sergio Postigo , Martín Cáceres , Enric Franquesa , Gonzalo Melero , Pepelu , Nemanja Radoja , José Luis Morales and Roger Martí .
Substitutes
Levante made 5 changes: E. Franquesa for Son (46′), M. Caceres for R. Vezo (46′), G. Melero for J. Campana (57′), S. Postigo for S. Mustafi (76′) and R. Marti for M. Malsa (85′).
Top player: Roger Martí
The player who no doubt impressed Levante the most was Roger Martí even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 13 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 11.
Villarreal: Formation and Lineups
Villarreal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Gerónimo Rulli , Juan Foyth , Raúl Albiol , Pau Torres , Alfonso Pedraza , Yéremy Pino , Étienne Capoue , Dani Parejo , Manu Trigueros , Gerard Moreno and Arnaut Danjuma .
Substitutes
Villarreal made 5 changes: M. Trigueros for G. Lo Celso (62′), E. Capoue for F. Coquelin (62′), Alfonso Pedraza for P. Estupinan (76′), J. Foyth for A. Mandi (76′) and A. Danjuma for P. Alcacer (76′).
Top player: Juan Foyth
The player who no doubt impressed Villarreal the most was Juan Foyth.
His rating is with 49 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga
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