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Young Boys vs Villarreal 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
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Birthday boy Pino helps Villarreal thump Young Boys
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Yeremi Pino and Gerard Moreno scored for Villarreal as they claimed a first Champions League group stage win in 13 years in a win over Young Boys.
Match Commentary
- 6': Goal! Young Boys 0, Villarreal 1. Yeremi Pino (Villarreal) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza with a cross.
- 16': Goal! Young Boys 0, Villarreal 2. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45': Michel Aebischer (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Young Boys 0, Villarreal 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Young Boys 0, Villarreal 2.
- 62': Substitution, Young Boys. Silvan Hefti replaces Jordan Lefort.
- 69': Substitution, Villarreal. Alberto Moreno replaces Francis Coquelin.
- 70': Substitution, Young Boys. Fabian Rieder replaces Christopher Martins Pereira.
- 70': Substitution, Young Boys. Wilfried Kanga replaces Jordan Siebatcheu.
- 77': Goal! Young Boys 1, Villarreal 2. Meschak Elia (Young Boys) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabian Rieder with a through ball.
- 83': Substitution, Villarreal. Aïssa Mandi replaces Raúl Albiol because of an injury.
- 87': Gerónimo Rulli (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Goal! Young Boys 1, Villarreal 3. Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
- 89': Substitution, Villarreal. Moi Gómez replaces Yeremi Pino.
- 90': Substitution, Young Boys. Felix Mambimbi replaces Christian Fassnacht.
- 90': Substitution, Villarreal. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Arnaut Danjuma.
- 90'+2': Goal! Young Boys 1, Villarreal 4. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
Game Information
Venue: Stadion Wankdorf
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Attendance: 27,398
Statistics
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YB![]() |
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5 | Fouls | 12 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 3 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
4 | Saves | 2 |
50.8 | Possession | 49.2 |
13 | SHOTS | 18 |
6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
360 | Accurate Passes | 353 |
435 | Passes | 410 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
8 | Crosses | 22 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
60 | Long Balls | 44 |
31 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
16 | Tackles | 23 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
5 | Interceptions | 14 |
18 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
18 | Clearances | 4 |
Young Boys (5-3-2)
No. | Name |
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26 | David Von Ballmoos (GK) |
30 | Sandro Lauper |
25 | Jordan Lefort |
4 | Mohamed Ali Camara |
21 | Ulisses Garcia |
13 | Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu |
35 | Christopher Martins Pereira |
16 | Christian Fassnacht |
20 | Michel Aebischer ![]() |
15 | Meschack Elia |
17 | Jordan Pefok |
Villarreal (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
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13 | Gerónimo Rulli (GK) ![]() |
3 | Raúl Albiol |
4 | Pau Torres |
8 | Juan Foyth |
19 | Francis Coquelin |
5 | Dani Parejo |
6 | Étienne Capoue |
24 | Alfonso Pedraza |
21 | Yeremy Pino |
15 | Arnaut Danjuma |
7 | Gerard Moreno |
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