Villarreal CF vs GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Europe 2020-21 QUARTER FINALS
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Villarreal CF vs GNK Dinamo Zagreb — Europe at Estadio de la Ceramica.
- Villarreal CF 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 games · 10 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jochem Kamphuis
- Referee Hessel Steegstra
- Referee Jan de Vries
- Referee Danny Makkelie
- Referee Allard Lindhout
- Referee Kevin Blom
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 15 Apr GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 2–1 W 11 Apr CA Osasuna H 1–2 L 08 Apr GNK Dinamo Zagreb A 1–0 W 03 Apr Granada CF A 3–0 W 21 Mar Cadiz CF H 2–1 W 18 Mar FK Dynamo Kyiv H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Apr Villarreal CF A 1–2 L 08 Apr Villarreal CF H 0–1 L 18 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC H 3–0 W 11 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–2 L 25 Feb FK Krasnodar H 1–0 W 18 Feb FK Krasnodar A 3–2 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
GNK Dinamo Zagreb this season -
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Villarreal CF to score. At the same time, GNK Dinamo Zagreb does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' 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.
- 10' It looks surprising GNK Dinamo Zagreb does not make any changes. Etienne Capoue has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Samuel Chukwueze needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. GNK Dinamo Zagreb is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stefan Ristovski, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio de la Ceramica with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 36' GOAL! Paco Alcacer scores on 36. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze
- 38' GOAL! Paco Alcacer scores on 38.
- 40' It’s a booking for GNK Dinamo Zagreb player. Kristijan Jakic gets a Yellow card.
- 43' GOAL! Gerard Moreno scores on 43.
- 48' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
- 58' 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.
- 60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Trigueros on 60.
- 62' The GNK Dinamo Zagreb manager makes a substitution. Stefan Ristovski departs to be replaced by Petar Stojanovic.
- 63' Moi Gomez is replacing Trigueros for the Villarreal CF side.
- 68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 73' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. GNK Dinamo Zagreb needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 74' Goal! Mislav Orsic scores his 32 goal in 188 matches.
- 76' It is a substitution in GNK Dinamo Zagreb team. Luka Ivanusec is replaced by Iyayi Atiemwen on 76 minute.
- 81' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering GNK Dinamo Zagreb that had 188 games and scored 129 goals.
- 82' The GNK Dinamo Zagreb manager makes a substitution. Arijan Ademi departs to be replaced by Josip Misic.
- 84' Villarreal CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Francis Coquelin is hanging Dani Parejo on the field on 84 minute.
- 89' 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 Pau Torres suffering a number of foals already.
- 90' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Alfonso Pedraza is replaced by Alberto Moreno.
- Another three points for Villarreal CF.
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Villarreal CF
Starting XI- 25
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17
Paco Alcacer ↓ Alejandro Baena 90'
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5
Dani Parejo ↓ Francis Coquelin 84'
- 13
- 24
- 7
- 14
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11
Samuel Chukwueze ↓ Ruben Pena 90'
- 4
- 3
Bench-
23
Moi Gomez ↑ 63'
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18
Alberto Moreno ↑ 90'
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19
Francis Coquelin ↑ 84'
- 6
- 9
- 1
- 21
- 2
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20
Ruben Pena ↑ 90'
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34
Fernando Nino ↑ 90'
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32
Alejandro Baena ↑ 90'
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Coach Unai EmeryGNK Dinamo Zagreb
Starting XI- 13
- 21
- 40
- 28
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5
Arijan Ademi C ↓ Josip Misic 82'
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10
Lovro Majer ↓ Bartol Franjic 62'
- 99
- 6
- 32
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17
Luka Ivanusec ↓ Iyayi Atiemwen 76'
- 97
Bench-
27
Josip Misic ↑ 82'
- 22
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55
Dino Peric ↑ 82'
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30
Petar Stojanovic ↑ 62'
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80
Iyayi Atiemwen ↑ 76'
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Bartol Franjic ↑ 62'
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- 24
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Head to Head
Villarreal CF Form
GNK Dinamo Zagreb Form
2021-04-15 Villarreal CF 2–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb L 2021-04-08 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 0–1 Villarreal CF L 2021-03-18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2021-03-11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb L 2021-02-25 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 FK Krasnodar W 2021-02-18 FK Krasnodar 2–3 GNK Dinamo Zagreb W