UEFA Europa League 2018-19
LAST 16, 2ND LEG – MAR 14

Match highlight 	European form W D L

VILLARREAL v ZENIT
Estadio de la Cerámica
First leg result: 3-1
Head-to-head
Won 2 Drawn 0 Won 1
Form
17 / 7 Goals for / against 10 / 10
First leg statistics
8 Shots on target	4
3 Shots wide		2
468 Passes		301
2 Crosses		6
58% Possession		42%


FIXTURES	First leg result
Krasnodar RUS		1-2	Valencia ESP
Red Bull Salzburg AUT	0-3	Napoli ITA
Dynamo Kyiv UKR		0-3	Chelsea ENG
Arsenal ENG		1-3	Rennes FRA
Slavia Prague CZE	2-2	Sevilla ESP
Benfica POR		0-1	Dinamo Zagreb CRO
Internazionale ITA	0-0	Frankfurt GER


Gerard Moreno Villarreal


TRIUMPH AND DISASTER: Villarreal, despite fighting relegation battle in La Liga, are unbeaten in Europa League –
aiming for first quarter-final berth since 2016

Most matches in Europa League knock-out stages (since 2009)
Benfica		Win ratio: 60.0% 	35
Sevilla		62.5%			32
Atletico Madrid	69.0%			29
Valencia	55.2%			29
Villarreal	55.2%			29


FIRST BLOOD
Villarreal inflicted Zenit’s first ever home defeat in Europa League with convincing first leg victory

Villarreal: At home in Europa League
W25 L6 D5


Sources: UEFA, Gracenote 
Picture: Newscom
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