Villarreal vs Young Boys 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Villarreal

36': Étienne Capoue
89': Arnaut Danjuma

FT
2 - 0

Young Boys

Villarreal on course for Champions League last 16 in win over Young Boys

Etienne Capoue celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Champions League group F match between Villarreal CF and BSC Young Boys [1296x729]

Villarreal boosted their hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stage after goals from Etienne Capoue and Arnaut Danjuma.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
36': Goal! Villarreal 1, Young Boys 0. Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
38': Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': First Half ends, Villarreal 1, Young Boys 0.
51': Vincent Sierro (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Substitution, Villarreal. Manu Trigueros replaces Boulaye Dia.
59': Substitution, Villarreal. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Yeremi Pino.
61': Michel Aebischer (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Villarreal. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Alfonso Pedraza.
75': Substitution, Villarreal. Alberto Moreno replaces Francis Coquelin.
75': Substitution, Young Boys. Felix Mambimbi replaces Vincent Sierro.
75': Substitution, Young Boys. Jordan Lefort replaces Ulisses García.
75': Substitution, Young Boys. Quentin Maceiras replaces Silvan Hefti.
78': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Young Boys. Jordan Siebatcheu replaces Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu.
89': Goal! Villarreal 2, Young Boys 0. Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Etienne Capoue.
90'+2': Substitution, Villarreal. Moi Gómez replaces Daniel Parejo.
90'+4': Meschak Elia (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 14,890

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

YB		VIL
18	Fouls	7
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	6
5	Saves	3
50.3	Possession	49.7
10	SHOTS	13
4	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
372	Accurate Passes	388
448	Passes	452
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
11	Accurate Crosses	4
23	Crosses	15
0.5	Cross %	0.3
70	Long Balls	35
41	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	1
11	Effective Tackles	7
18	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
10	Interceptions	11
9	Effective Clearances	14
9	Clearances	14

Line-Ups

Villarreal (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Gerónimo Rulli (GK)
4	Pau Torres
3	Raúl Albiol
24	Alfonso Pedraza
2	Mario
6	Étienne Capoue
5	Dani Parejo
19	Francis Coquelin
21	Yeremy Pino
15	Arnaut Danjuma
16	Boulaye Dia

Substitutes:

Rubén Peña, Sergio Asenjo, Vicente Iborra, Alberto Moreno, Paco Alcácer, Samuel Chukwueze, Pervis Estupiñán, Moi Gómez, Manu Trigueros, Aïssa Mandi, Raba.

Young Boys (4-4-2)

No.	Name
91	Guillaume Faivre (GK)
30	Sandro Lauper
14	Nicolas Bürgy
21	Ulisses Garcia
36	Silvan Hefti
8	Vincent Sierro
20	Michel Aebischer
13	Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu
16	Christian Fassnacht
32	Fabian Rieder
15	Meschack Elia

Substitutes:

Miralem Sulejmani, Felix Mambimbi, Yannick Toure, Christopher Martins Pereira, Marvin Spielmann, Jordan Pefok, Leandro Zbinden, Quentin Maceiras, Jordan Lefort, Abdullah Laidani, Nico Maier, Alexandre Jankewitz.

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