Athletic Club 1-4 Villarreal: result and report

La Liga · Saturday 1 November 2008

Result

Athletic Club 1-4 Villarreal

La Liga · Saturday 1 November 2008, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Athletic Club · Villarreal · La Liga predictions

Athletic Club 1-4 Villarreal: match report

Athletic Club lost to Villarreal 1-4 in La Liga on Saturday 1 November 2008. The half-time score was 1-1.

Giuseppe Rossi opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Athletic Club's goal came from Joseba Etxeberria (28'). Villarreal scored through Giuseppe Rossi (23'), Robert Pirès (53'), Santi Cazorla (59') and Jozy Altidore (90').

Discipline: Athletic Club received 4 yellow cards; Villarreal received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Athletic Club were 19th on 5 points from 8 and Villarreal 4th on 18 points from 8. Athletic Club went on to finish that season 13th with 44 points, and Villarreal 5th with 65.

Athletic Club lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Villarreal in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Athletic Club wins, 1 draw and 5 for Villarreal.

Going into the match Athletic Club's last five read L-L-L-L-D and Villarreal's D-D-W-W-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Yellow card · Diego GodínVillarreal
  • 23'Goal · Giuseppe RossiVillarreal · 0-1
  • 28'Goal · Joseba EtxeberriaAthletic Club · 1-1
  • 32'Yellow card · Giuseppe RossiVillarreal
  • 41'Yellow card · Francisco YesteAthletic Club
  • 53'Goal · Robert PirèsVillarreal · 1-2
  • 59'Goal · Santi CazorlaVillarreal · 1-3
  • 70'Yellow card · Ion VélezAthletic Club
  • 76'Yellow card · David LópezAthletic Club
  • 90'Goal · Jozy AltidoreVillarreal · 1-4
  • 90'Yellow card · UstaritzAthletic Club

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Athletic Club 0, draws 1, Villarreal 5.

Team news

Athletic Club line-up (4-2-3-1)

Gorka Iraizoz Moreno, Fernando Amorebieta, Aitor Ocio, Mikel Balenziaga, David Lopez, Gabilondo, Orbaiz, Fernando Llorente, Francisco Yeste, Andoni Iraola, Joseba Etxeberria

Villarreal line-up (4-4-2)

Diego López, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Diego Godín, Joan Capdevila, Ángel López, Robert Pirès, Santi Cazorla, Senna, Bruno, Llorente, Giuseppe Rossi