Arsenal FC vs Villarreal CF, Europe 2020-21 SEMI FINALS
-
Match Preview
Arsenal FC vs Villarreal CF — Europe at Emirates Stadium.
- Arsenal FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Villarreal CF 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 May Villarreal CF H 0–0 D 02 May Newcastle United FC A 2–0 W 29 Apr Villarreal CF A 1–2 L 23 Apr Everton FC H 0–1 L 18 Apr Fulham FC H 1–1 D 15 Apr SK Slavia Praha A 4–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 May Arsenal FC A 0–0 D 02 May Getafe CF H 1–0 W 29 Apr Arsenal FC H 2–1 W 25 Apr FC Barcelona H 1–2 L 21 Apr Deportivo Alaves A 1–2 L 18 Apr Levante UD A 5–1 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Arsenal FC to score. At the same time, Villarreal CF does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Villarreal CF that had 403 games and scored 547 goals.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Villarreal CF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 29' Another change for Villarreal CF made on 29 minute. Samuel Chukwueze leaves to be changed by Yeremi Pino.
- 34' The travelling Villarreal CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 39' Villarreal CF seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 49' It’s high time Unai Emery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 54' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Albiol suffering a number of foals already.
- 59' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 64' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 66' Another change for Arsenal FC made on 66 minute. Martin Odegaard leaves to be changed by Martinelli.
- 71' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 72' The supporters are chanting for Carlos Bacca. He replaces Paco Alcacer on 72 minute.
- 77' Arsenal FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 77.
- 80' The supporters are chanting for Alexandre Lacazette. He replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on 80 minute.
- 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bukayo Saka made 410 appearances and scored 93 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 86' Yeremi Pino was booked on 86.
- 90' Arsenal FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 90' Another change for Arsenal FC made on 90 minute. Hector Bellerin leaves to be changed by Eddie Nketiah.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.
-
Arsenal FC
Starting XI- 1
-
2
Hector Bellerin ↓ Eddie Nketiah 90'
- 16
- 14
- 32
-
11
Martin Odegaard ↓ Martinelli 66'
- 19
- 18
- 22
-
3
Kieran Tierney ↓ Willian 80'
- 7
Bench- 25
-
9
Alexandre Lacazette ↑ 80'
-
30
Eddie Nketiah ↑ 90'
-
12
Willian ↑ 80'
- 17
- 33
- 21
- 6
- 24
-
35
Martinelli ↑ 66'
- 53
Coach ArtetaVillarreal CF
Starting XI-
17
Paco Alcacer ↓ Carlos Bacca 72'
- 5
- 19
- 13
- 24
- 7
- 2
- 14
-
11
Samuel Chukwueze ↓ Yeremi Pino 29'
- 4
- 3
Bench- 23
-
18
Alberto Moreno ↑ 90'
- 6
-
9
Carlos Bacca ↑ 72'
- 1
- 21
- 12
- 20
- 15
- 34
- 32
-
30
Yeremi Pino ↑ 29'
Coach Unai Emery -
Arsenal FC Form