Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-3 Villarreal: result and report
Europa League · Thursday 10 March 2011
Result
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-3 Villarreal
Europa League · Thursday 10 March 2011, 18:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Bayer 04 Leverkusen · Villarreal · Europa League predictions
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-3 Villarreal: match report
Bayer 04 Leverkusen were beaten by Villarreal 2-3 in the Europa League on Thursday 10 March 2011. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Michal Kadlec opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Bayer 04 Leverkusen's goals came from Michal Kadlec (33') and Gonzalo Castro (72'). Villarreal scored through Giuseppe Rossi (42'), Nilmar (70') and Nilmar (90+4').
Discipline: Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 1 yellow card; Villarreal received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Bayer 04 Leverkusen were 5th on 23 points from 10 and Villarreal 12th on 20 points from 10. This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa League season and is kept for reference.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Villarreal in a 4-4-2.
Going into the match Bayer 04 Leverkusen's last five read W-W-D-W-W and Villarreal's D-D-W-W-L.
Key events
- 17'Yellow card · Mateo Musacchio
- 29'Yellow card · A. Vidal
- 33'Goal · Michal Kadlec
- 41'Yellow card · Mubarak Wakaso
- 42'Goal · Giuseppe Rossi
- 57'Yellow card · Catalá
- 70'Goal · Nilmar
- 72'Goal · Gonzalo Castro
- 90+4'Goal · Nilmar
Team news
Bayer 04 Leverkusen line-up (4-2-3-1)
René Adler, Daniel Schwaab, Domagoj Vida, Michal Kadlec, Stefan Reinartz, Simon Rolfes, Renato Augusto, Sidney Sam, Arturo Vidal, Gonzalo Castro, Eren Derdiyok
Villarreal line-up (4-4-2)
Diego López, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Mateo Musacchio, José Manuel Catalá, Mario Gaspar, Marchena, Borja Valero, Bruno, Mubarak Wakaso, Marco Ruben, Giuseppe Rossi