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Group stage (Group A) - 18/10/2011 - 20:45CET (19:45 local time) - City of Manchester Stadium - Manchester
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Man. City - Villarreal 2-1 - 18/10/2011 - Match page - UEFA Champions League 2012

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Man. City
Villarreal
 

Match statistics

Man. CityVillarreal

Goals scored2
 
1
Attempts on target7
 
5
Attempts off target8
 
8
Corners5
 
3
Offsides9
 
1
Fouls committed8
 
13
Yellow cards0
4
Red cards0
 
0
Possession (%)58
 
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Standings

Group A

PPts
1FC Bayern München Bayern37
2SSC Napoli Napoli35
3Manchester City FC Man. City34
4Villarreal CF Villarreal30
Last updated: 21/05/2012 17:30 CET

Legend:

P: Played   
Pts: Points   
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Matches

18 October 2011

19 October 2011

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Minute By Minute

  • End Time
    The final whistle is blown.
  • Yellow Card
    90+4
    Diego López (Villarreal) is shown a yellow card.
  • Goal
    90+3
    Agüero (Man. City) scores!
    The substitute is unmarked at the back-post to convert Zabaleta's perfect cut-back with the Villarreal defence all at sea.
  • Yellow Card
    90+2
    Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) is shown a yellow card.
  • 90+1
    Diego López (Villarreal) makes a save.
    The Argentina defender is free at the back-post but fails to get the necessary power on his header to trouble the goalkeeper.
  • 90+1
    Zabaleta (Man. City) has an effort on goal.
  • 89
    Gonzalo Rodríguez (Villarreal) takes the free-kick.
  • 89
    Džeko (Man. City) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Gonzalo Rodríguez (Villarreal).
  • Substitution
    89
    Gullón (in) - De Guzmán (out) (Villarreal)
  • 88
    Kolarov (Man. City) delivers the corner.
  • 86
    Džeko (Man. City) misses the target.
    The 25-year-old breaks clear of the Villarreal back line but fails to make a telling connection with his header.
  • 84
    Mubarak (Villarreal) has a shot blocked.
  • 83
    Borja Valero (Villarreal) delivers the corner.
  • Substitution
    82
    Mario Gaspar (in) - Cani (out) (Villarreal)
  • 82
    Borja Valero (Villarreal) takes the free-kick.
  • 81
    Kompany (Man. City) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Mubarak (Villarreal).
  • 81
    Diego López (Villarreal) takes the free-kick.
  • 81
    Agüero (Man. City) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
  • Substitution
    80
    Milner (in) - Nasri (out) (Man. City)
  • Substitution
    80
    Mubarak (in) - Peréz (out) (Villarreal)
  • 79
    Y. Touré (Man. City) takes the free-kick.
  • 79
    Marchena (Villarreal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Džeko (Man. City).
  • 78
    Borja Valero (Villarreal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Barry (Man. City).
  • 77
    Džeko (Man. City) misses the target.
    The bustling forward is fed beautifully fed by Agüero but fires over from just outside the penalty area.
  • 76
    De Guzmán (Villarreal) misses the target.
  • 76
    Borja Valero (Villarreal) takes the free-kick.
  • 75
    Silva (Man. City) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Catalá (Villarreal).
  • 75
    Bruno Soriano (Villarreal) takes the free-kick.
  • 75
    Džeko (Man. City) fouls.
  • 74
    Kolarov (Man. City) delivers the free-kick wide.
    The impressive Serbian fires a free-kick narrowly wide of a post although López seemed to have it covered.
  • 73
    Borja Valero (Villarreal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Silva (Man. City).
  • 73
    Catalá (Villarreal) misses the target.
    The 26-year-old is on the end of a free flowing move but fails to hit the target with a left-footed drive.
  • 70
    Kolarov (Man. City) takes the free-kick.
  • 70
    Borja Valero (Villarreal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Y. Touré (Man. City).
  • 68
    Nasri (Man. City) takes the free-kick.
  • Yellow Card
    68
    Rossi (Villarreal) is booked.
  • 67
    Rossi (Villarreal) fouls.
  • 67
    Marchena (Villarreal) takes the free-kick.
  • 67
    Agüero (Man. City) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
  • 66
    Hart (Man. City) takes the free-kick.
  • 66
    De Guzmán (Villarreal) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
  • 65
    Catalá (Villarreal) takes the free-kick.
  • 65
    Y. Touré (Man. City) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on De Guzmán (Villarreal).
  • 62
    Y. Touré (Man. City) takes the free-kick.
  • Substitution
    62
    Agüero (in) - N. de Jong (out) (Man. City)
  • 62
    De Guzmán (Villarreal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Zabaleta (Man. City).
  • 61
    Hart (Man. City) makes a save.
    The Dutch midfielder drives forward before his vicious shot is well held by the England No1.
  • 61
    Zapata (Villarreal) has an effort on goal.
  • 59
    Diego López (Villarreal) makes a save.
  • 59
    Džeko (Man. City) has an effort on goal.
  • 58
    Borja Valero (Villarreal) misses the target.
    The energetic midfielder finds space before his swerving strike drifts past a post.
  • 58
    De Guzmán (Villarreal) has a shot blocked.
  • 57
    Borja Valero (Villarreal) delivers the corner.
  • 57
    Diego López (Villarreal) takes the free-kick.
  • 56
    Kolarov (Man. City) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
  • 56
    Borja Valero (Villarreal) misses the target.
    The 26-year-old's speculative effort fails to test Joe Hart.
  • 55
    Diego López (Villarreal) takes the free-kick.
  • 55
    Kolarov (Man. City) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
  • 54
    Cani (Villarreal) misses the target.
  • 53
    De Guzmán (Villarreal) delivers the corner.
  • 52
    Hart (Man. City) makes a save.
  • 52
    Rossi (Villarreal) has an effort on goal.
    The former Manchester United striker is in the action again; his well-struck shot is parried away from goal by Hart.
  • 50
    Rossi (Villarreal) misses the target.
    The isolated striker lets fly, but can only find the side netting with a powerful effort.
  • 47
    Kolarov (Man. City) delivers the corner.
  • 47
    Diego López (Villarreal) makes a save.
    Džeko finds himself completely free inside the penalty area, after being picked out by Pablo Zabaleta, but the forward's right-footed shot is tipped round a post.
  • 47
    Džeko (Man. City) has an effort on goal.
  • 46
    Rossi (Villarreal) misses the target.
    The away side begin the second-half as they began the first with the Italian forward finding space before lashing his shot past a post.
  • Start Time
    The second half begins.
  • End Time
    The referee blows for half-time.
  • 45
    Diego López (Villarreal) makes a save.
    The hosts are at their fluent best as Yaya Touré feeds Nasri, whose low drive is comfortably handled.
  • 45
    Nasri (Man. City) has an effort on goal.
  • 45
    Y. Touré (Man. City) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
  • 44
    Diego López (Villarreal) makes a save.
    Džeko is superbly denied by the 29-year-old after being put through on goal by the inventive Silva.
  • 44
    Džeko (Man. City) has an effort on goal.
  • 44
    De Guzmán (Villarreal) misses the target.
  • Goal
    43
    Marchena (Villarreal) scores an own goal.
    Kolarov flies down the left before his low cross is diverted into his own net by the 32-year-old defender with Džeko lurking.
  • 42
    Hart (Man. City) makes a save.
  • 42
    Peréz (Villarreal) has an effort on goal.
  • 41
    Rossi (Villarreal) is penalised for a foul on Lescott (Man. City).
  • Substitution
    40
    Barry (in) - A. Johnson (out) (Man. City)
    The home crowd are growing frustrated and Mancini has responded by sending on Gareth Barry for Adam Johnson, allowing Yaya Touré to push up and ilva to move out to the right.
  • 39
    Kolarov (Man. City) takes the corner.
  • 38
    Y. Touré (Man. City) misses the target.
    The imposing midfield enforcer breaks forward before dragging his left-footed shot wide of a post.
  • 35
    Y. Touré (Man. City) has a shot blocked.
  • 35
    Nasri (Man. City) takes the free-kick.
  • 35
    Cani (Villarreal) is penalised for a foul on Nasri (Man. City).
  • 35
    Bruno Soriano (Villarreal) takes the free-kick.
  • 35
    Džeko (Man. City) is penalised for a foul on Gonzalo Rodríguez (Villarreal).
  • 33
    Y. Touré (Man. City) takes the free-kick.
  • Yellow Card
    32
    Catalá (Villarreal) is cautioned by the referee.
  • 32
    Kolarov (Man. City) takes the free-kick.
  • 31
    Rossi (Villarreal) is penalised for a foul on N. de Jong (Man. City).
  • 24
    Marchena (Villarreal) takes the free-kick.
  • 24
    Nasri (Man. City) is flagged for offside.
  • 23
    Silva (Man. City) misses the target.
  • 21
    N. de Jong (Man. City) misses the target.
    The diminutive Dutchman finds space outside the penalty area but his powerful shot clears the bar.
  • 20
    Kolarov (Man. City) takes the corner.
  • 20
    Diego López (Villarreal) makes a save.
    Kolarov's stinging free-kick seems destined for the top corner but is expertly tipped over the bar.
  • 20
    Kolarov (Man. City) delivers the free-kick on target.
  • 20
    Bruno Soriano (Villarreal) is penalised for a foul on A. Johnson (Man. City).
  • 18
    Kolarov (Man. City) takes the corner.
  • 17
    Silva (Man. City) takes the free-kick.
  • 16
    Catalá (Villarreal) is penalised for a foul on A. Johnson (Man. City).
  • 14
    Zapata (Villarreal) is penalised for a foul on Kolarov (Man. City).
  • 14
    Diego López (Villarreal) takes the free-kick.
  • 14
    Džeko (Man. City) is flagged for offside.
  • 13
    Nasri (Man. City) misses the target.
    A pinpoint cross from Aleksandar Kolarov finds the French international, whose well-struck volley flies over the bar.
  • 12
    Kolarov (Man. City) misses the target.
    The Serbian full-back's booming drive from just outside the penalty area whistles past a post with Diego López beaten.
  • 9
    Borja Valero (Villarreal) takes the free-kick.
  • 9
    Zabaleta (Man. City) is penalised for a foul on Cani (Villarreal).
  • 7
    Marchena (Villarreal) takes the free-kick.
  • 7
    Džeko (Man. City) is flagged for offside.
  • 5
    Bruno Soriano (Villarreal) takes the free-kick.
  • 5
    Y. Touré (Man. City) is penalised for a foul on Borja Valero (Villarreal).
  • Goal
    4
    Cani (Villarreal) scores!
    Giuseppe Rossi's fierce left-footed drive is only parried by Joe Hart as the 30-year-old Spanish midfielder pounces on the rebound to give the visitors a shock lead.
  • 4
    Hart (Man. City) makes a save.
  • 4
    Rossi (Villarreal) has an effort on goal.
  • 2
    Diego López (Villarreal) takes the free-kick.
  • 1
    Kolarov (Man. City) is flagged for offside.
  • 1
    N. de Jong (Man. City) takes the free-kick.
  • 1
    Peréz (Villarreal) is penalised for a foul on Kolarov (Man. City).
  • Start Time
    The match is under way.

Legend:

  • Goals
    Goals
  • Own goal
    Own goal
  • Converted penalty
    Converted penalty
  • Missed penalty
    Missed penalty
  • Red card
    Red card
  • Yellow card
    Yellow card
  • Second yellow card
    Second yellow card
  • Substitution
    Substitution
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