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Villarreal Edges Past Espanyol in Close Encounter at Estadio de la Cerámica
Villarreal secured a 1-0 victory over Espanyol in a tightly contested match played at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Saturday, April 27th, 2025. Despite having less possession (45% compared to Espanyol’s 55%), the home side proved more clinical in front of goal. Yéremi Pino’s 52nd-minute goal, assisted by Nico Pepe, proved to be the winner. An earlier goal by T. Barry was disallowed for offside in the 31st minute. The game saw four yellow cards for Villarreal (S. Cardona, L. Costa, Y. Pino, and T. Buchanan), while Espanyol remained card-free. Villarreal had more shots on goal (14 shots, 5 on target) than Espanyol (12 shots, 1 on target). Both teams had a similar number of corners, with Villarreal earning 8 and Espanyol 6.
Substitutions espanyol: at minute 61 Jofre came in and A. Kral went out., at minute 76 A. Veliz came in and A. Roca went out., at minute 76 A. Aguado came in and Exposito went out., at minute 82 R. Hinojo came in and C. Romero went out., at minute 82 P. Lozano came in and U. Gonzalez went out.
Substitutions villarreal: at minute 69 P. Gueye came in and D. Parejo went out., at minute 69 A. Pedraza came in and Y. Pino went out., at minute 77 T. Buchanan came in and A. Perez went out., at minute 85 D. Suarez came in and S. Cardona went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Villarreal
Espanyol
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