Athletic Club 3-2 Villarreal: result and report

La Liga · Sunday 20 September 2009

Result

Athletic Club 3-2 Villarreal

La Liga · Sunday 20 September 2009, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

Athletic Club · Villarreal · La Liga predictions

Athletic Club 3-2 Villarreal: match report

Athletic Club won against Villarreal 3-2 in La Liga on Sunday 20 September 2009. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Fernando Llorente opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Athletic Club's goals came from Fernando Llorente (11'), Fernando Llorente (40') and Javi Martínez (59'). Villarreal scored through Cani (49') and Santi Cazorla (85').

Discipline: Athletic Club received 3 yellow cards; Villarreal received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Athletic Club were 6th on 6 points from 2 and Villarreal 15th on 2 points from 2. Athletic Club went on to finish that season 8th with 54 points, and Villarreal 7th with 56.

Athletic Club lined up in a 4-4-2 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 7 for Villarreal.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Goal · Fernando LlorenteAthletic Club · 1-0
  • 12'Yellow card · Iván MarcanoVillarreal
  • 24'Yellow card · Sebastián Eguren LedesmaVillarreal
  • 40'Goal · Fernando LlorenteAthletic Club · 2-0
  • 41'Yellow card · David FusterVillarreal
  • 44'Yellow card · Diego GodínVillarreal
  • 49'Goal · CaniVillarreal · 2-1
  • 53'Yellow card · ToqueroAthletic Club
  • 59'Goal · Javi MartínezAthletic Club · 3-1
  • 84'Yellow card · KoikiliAthletic Club
  • 84'Yellow card · Francisco YesteAthletic Club
  • 85'Goal · Santi CazorlaVillarreal · 3-2
  • 90'Yellow card · Ángel LópezVillarreal

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Athletic Club 0, draws 1, Villarreal 7.

Team news

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

Gorka Iraizoz Moreno, Koikili, Ustaritz, Fernando Amorebieta, David Lopez, Gabilondo, Gurpegi, Javi Martínez, Toquero, Fernando Llorente, Andoni Iraola

Villarreal line-up (4-4-2)

Diego López, Diego Godín, Joan Capdevila, Ángel López, Iván Marcano, Sebastián Eguren Ledesma, Santi Cazorla, Cani, Ariel Ibagaza, Llorente, Giuseppe Rossi