Alavés and Villarreal finished 1–0 on Matchday 3. Find the goals, cards, lineups, player performances, team statistics, commentary and highlights below.
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Match ends, Alaves 1, Villarreal 0.
Second Half ends, Alaves 1, Villarreal 0.
Alex Freeman (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aitor Mañas (Alaves).
Attempt missed. Jonny Otto (Alaves) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Denis Suárez following a set piece situation.
Renato Veiga (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Renato Veiga (Villarreal).
Aitor Mañas (Alaves) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Antonio Sivera (Alaves) is shown the yellow card.
Offside, Villarreal. Pape Gueye is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Juan Foyth (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Ville Koski.
Mariano Díaz (Alaves) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Mariano Díaz (Alaves).
Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Antonio Blanco (Alaves).
Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Youssef Enriquez (Alaves).
Attempt missed. Renato Veiga (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
Juan Foyth (Villarreal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alberto Moleiro following a corner.
Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Antonio Blanco.
Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Antonio Sivera (Alaves).
Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Antonio Sivera.
Attempt missed. Pablo Ibáñez (Alaves) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Carlos Protesoni.
Substitution, Villarreal. Tani Oluwaseyi replaces Georges Mikautadze.
Substitution, Alaves. Aitor Mañas replaces Lucas Boyé.
Attempt missed. Lucas Boyé (Alaves) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Denis Suárez with a cross following a corner.
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VIL leads series 2-1-2
Alavés and Villarreal finished 1–0 in La Liga Matchday 3.
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The listed venue is Mendizorrotza in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
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