Champions League: Villarreal demolishes Atalanta 3-2 with 2 goals from A. Danjuma
BERGAMO. Villarreal overcame Atalanta 3-2 thanks to A. Danjuma who scored in the 3rd and 51st minute.
BERGAMO. Villarreal defeated Atalanta 3-2 thanks to A. Danjuma who scored in the 3rd and 51st minute. Atalanta was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Gewiss Stadium stadium in Bergamo on Thursday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor who was helped by Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Darren England. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 0.2 degrees Celsius or 32.43 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 97%.
Match Statistics
Atalanta was in firm control of the ball 64% while Villarreal was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Atalanta was more aggressive with 103 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Villarreal succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Atalanta shot 20 times, 6 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Villarreal shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Atalanta received 1 yellow card (L. Muriel). On the opposite side, Villarreal received 2 yellow cards (A. Moreno and D. Parejo).
After playing this match, Atalanta will stay with 6 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Villarreal will have 7 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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3'3'
A. Danjuma
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42'42'
E. Capoue
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46'46'
B. Djimsiti
M. Demiral
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46'46'
R. Malinovsky
M. Pessina
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51'51'
A. Danjuma
G. Moreno
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54'54'
L. Muriel
M. De Roon
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57'57'
A. Moreno
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57'57'
D. Parejo
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71'71'
R. Malinovsky
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80'80'
D. Zapata
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82'82'
V. Iborra
G. Moreno
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88'88'
Alfonso Pedraza
A. Moreno
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88'88'
B. Dia
A. Danjuma
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89'89'
L. Muriel
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90'90'
D. Zappacosta
J. Maehle
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90'90'
M. Trigueros
D. Parejo
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90'90'
R. Pena
M. Gomez
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Atalanta: Formation and Lineups
Atalanta started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Gian Piero Gasperini chose to play with the following team: Juan Musso , Rafael Tolói , Merih Demiral , José Luis Palomino , Hans Hateboer , Marten de Roon , Remo Freuler , Joakim Mæhle , Matteo Pessina , Josip Iličić and Duván Zapata .
Substitutes
Atalanta made 4 changes: M. Demiral for B. Djimsiti (46′), M. Pessina for R. Malinovsky (46′), M. De Roon for L. Muriel (54′) and J. Maehle for D. Zappacosta (90′).
Top player: Josip Iličić
Probably the most impressive player in Atalanta was Josip Iličić.
His rating is with 50 passes (78% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 6 crosses.
Villarreal: Formation and Lineups
Villarreal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Gerónimo Rulli , Juan Foyth , Raúl Albiol , Pau Torres , Pervis Estupiñán , Moi Gómez , Étienne Capoue , Dani Parejo , Alberto Moreno , Gerard Moreno and Arnaut Danjuma .
Substitutes
Villarreal made 5 changes: G. Moreno for V. Iborra (82′), A. Moreno for Alfonso Pedraza (88′), A. Danjuma for B. Dia (88′), D. Parejo for M. Trigueros (90′) and M. Gomez for R. Pena (90′).
Top player: Arnaut Danjuma
Probably the most impressive player in Villarreal was Arnaut Danjuma.
His rating is with 2 goals, 14 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 14.
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