Match report

Spartak Moscow 3–3 Villarreal: Europa League Thriller

Spartak Moscow
Spartak Moscow
3–3
FT
Villarreal
Villarreal
Oct 4, 2018

Spartak Moscow and Villarreal delivered a thrilling 3-3 draw in their UEFA Europa League encounter. Villarreal took the lead through K. Toko Ekambi and Pablo Fornals, while Spartak Moscow fought back with goals from Zé Luís (penalty and normal goal) and L. Melgarejo. S. Cazorla sealed the draw with a late penalty.

Key Facts

  • • Spartak Moscow: 3 goals (Zé Luís (2), L. Melgarejo)
  • • Villarreal: 3 goals (K. Toko Ekambi, Pablo Fornals, S. Cazorla)
  • • Zé Luís scored a penalty for Spartak Moscow in the 34th minute
  • • Pablo Fornals equalized for Villarreal in the 49th minute
  • • S. Cazorla scored the equalizing penalty for Villarreal in the 90th minute

Lineups

Spartak Moscow

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 98 A. Maximenko (G)
  • 16 S. Bocchetti (D)
  • 14 G. Dzhikiya (D)
  • 92 N. Rasskazov (D)
  • 23 D. Kombarov (D)
  • 25 L. Melgarejo (M)
  • 11 Fernando (M)
  • 47 R. Zobnin (M)
  • 27 A. Lomovitski (F)
  • 22 M. Ignatov (M)
  • 9 Zé Luís (F)

Substitutes

  • 94 S. Hanni
  • 88 A. Tashaev
  • 40 A. Timofeev
  • 19 A. Samedov
  • 32 A. Rebrov
  • 46 A. Mamin
  • 71 I. Popov

Villarreal

Formation: 4-4-1-1

Starting XI

  • 13 Andrés Fernández (G)
  • 23 D. Bonera (D)
  • 2 Mario Gaspar (D)
  • 6 Víctor Ruíz (D)
  • 4 Ramiro Funes Mori (D)
  • 14 Trigueros (M)
  • 16 Alfonso Pedraza (M)
  • 8 Pablo Fornals (M)
  • 30 S. Chukwueze (M)
  • 10 N. Sansone (F)
  • 17 K. Toko Ekambi (F)

Substitutes

  • 7 Gerard Moreno
  • 19 Santi Cazorla
  • 24 M. Layún
  • 1 Sergio Asenjo
  • 3 Álvaro González
  • 9 C. Bacca
  • 11 Jaume Costa

Timeline

  1. Villarreal
    13' Villarreal Goal · Normal Goal
    K. Toko Ekambi · Assist: M. Trigueros
  2. Spartak Moscow
    34' Spartak Moscow Goal · Penalty
    Zé Luís
  3. Villarreal
    49' Villarreal Goal · Normal Goal
    Pablo Fornals
  4. Villarreal
    51' Villarreal Card · Yellow Card
    N. Sansone
  5. Villarreal
    61' Villarreal subst · Substitution 1
    Off: N. Sansone · On: G. Moreno
  6. Spartak Moscow
    69' Spartak Moscow subst · Substitution 1
    Off: M. Ignatov · On: S. Hanni
  7. Villarreal
    71' Villarreal subst · Substitution 2
    Off: S. Chukwueze · On: S. Cazorla
  8. Villarreal
    77' Villarreal subst · Substitution 3
    Off: K. Toko Ekambi · On: Miguel Layún
  9. Spartak Moscow
    80' Spartak Moscow subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Aleksandr Lomovitskiy · On: A. Tashaev
  10. Villarreal
    81' Villarreal Card · Yellow Card
    G. Moreno
  11. Spartak Moscow
    82' Spartak Moscow Goal · Normal Goal
    Zé Luís · Assist: A. Tashaev
  12. Spartak Moscow
    83' Spartak Moscow Card · Yellow Card
    Fernando
  13. Spartak Moscow
    85' Spartak Moscow Goal · Normal Goal
    L. Melgarejo
  14. Spartak Moscow
    86' Spartak Moscow Card · Yellow Card
    N. Rasskazov
  15. Villarreal
    90'+6 Villarreal Goal · Penalty
    S. Cazorla
  16. Spartak Moscow
    90' Spartak Moscow subst · Substitution 3
    Off: D. Kombarov · On: A. Timofeev

Match Stats

Stat Spartak Moscow Villarreal
Fouls 13 10
Pass Accuracy 81% 77%
Offsides 9 4
Red Cards 0 0
Total Shots 17 15
Corners 4 1
Total Passes 460 451
Yellow Cards 3 2
Blocked Shots 3 3
Shots on Target 4 7
Shots off Target 10 5
Possession 51% 49%
Accurate Passes 374 348
Shots Inside Box 9 9
Saves 4 1
Shots Outside Box 8 6

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Zé Luís's penalty in the 34th minute changed the momentum in favor of Spartak Moscow, bringing them back into the game
  • ▸ S. Cazorla's late penalty in the 90th minute ensured Villarreal would not be denied a point, ending the match in a 3-3 draw