Kickoff: 21:00 CET / 20:00 GMT / 4:00 PM EDT / 1:00 PM PDT
Venue: Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes
Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva
Lineups:
Granada: Andre Ferreira - Carlos Neva, Raul Torrente, Ignasi Miquel, Ricard Sanchez - Alvaro Fernandez, Gonzalo Villar, Sergio Ruiz, Bryan Zaragoza - Myrto Uzuni, Antonio Puertas
Subs: Adrian Lopez, Wilson Manafa, Victor Diaz, Adria Miquel Bosch, Njegos Petrovic, Oscar Melendo, Jose Callejon, Shon Weissman, Famara Diedhiou, Alberto Perea
Villarreal: Filip Jorgensen - Alberto Moreno, Matteo Gabbia, Raul Albiol, Adria Altimira - Alex Baena, Dani Parejo, Etienne Capoue, Ilias Akomach - Alexander Sorloth, Gerard Moreno
Subs: Pepe Reina, Kiko Femenia, Aissa Mandi, Carlos Romero, Santi Comesana, Jorge Cuenca, Manu Trigueros, Ramon Terrats, Ben Brereton Diaz, Jose Luis Morales
Match Events:
18’ - Sorloth beats Ricard Sanchez on the left wing and centers to Gerard Moreno, who shoots into the bottom left corner. Granada 0, Villarreal 1 – link
21’ - Alex Baena hits Sorloth in stride and the Norwegian gets the ball past Ferreira, who can only trip him up and thereby Granada concede a penalty. Gerard Moreno steps up to take the penalty, and shoots into the bottom left corner again. Granada 0, Villarreal 2 – link
28’ - Nobody picks closes in on Sorloth and the Norwegian shoots into the right side of the net from the edge of the box. Granada 0, Villarreal 3 – link
29’ - Villar finds Ricard Sanchez on the right wing who shoots into the left side of the net as Granada get one back quickly. Granada 1, Villarreal 3 – link
34’ - Ricard Sanchez centers the ball to Uzuni, who beats Gabbia with some nice moves and shoots near the far-post to bring Granada within one. Granada 2, Villarreal 3 – link
40’ - Bryan Zaragoza crosses to Puertas at the edge of the 6-yard box, but the header goes right into Jorgensen’s hands
45’ - Gerard Moreno with a good effort, but Ferreira can make the save
45+7’ - End of half
45’ - Substitution for Villarreal: Romero on for Sorloth
50’ - Yellow card for Baena
Match Stats - via Livescore.com, as of 45’
| Granada | Villarreal :–:|:–:|:–: xG | 1.03 | 1.24 xA | 0.88 | 0.57 Possession | 43% | 57% Shots on target | 6 | 4 Shots off target | 2 | 0 Blocked shots | 0 | 1 Corner kicks | 2 | 1 Offsides | 0 | 1 Fouls | 7 | 2 Yellow Cards | 0 | 0 Red Cards | 0 | 0
Live Standings:
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 28 |
| Girona | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 28 |
| Atletico Madrid | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 25 |
| Barcelona | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 24 |
| Real Sociedad | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 19 |
| Athletic Club | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 18 |
| Real Betis | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 17 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 17 |
| Valencia | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 15 |
| Las Palmas | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 14 |
| Osasuna | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 13 |
| Villarreal | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 12 |
| Getafe | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 12 |
| Sevilla | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 10 |
| Cadiz | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 10 |
| Mallorca | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 9 |
| Alaves | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 9 |
| Celta Vigo | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 6 |
| Granada | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 6 |
| Almeria | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 3 |
Upcoming Fixtures:
Granada: at Valencia, 11.05, 16:15 CEST
Villarreal: vs Athletic, 11.05, 18:30 CEST
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