It’s over! Villarreal beat Rennes by the narrowest of margins.
Goalkeeper save! After Terrier’s shot from the penalty spot, Reina ends up deflecting the shot.
VAR! After long minutes of review, the referee confirms the penalty.
Penalty for Rennes! The referee signals that Pedraza is holding Blas.
Terrier came close to tying the game, but his shot went just wide of the post.
VAR! After reviewing the play, the referee signals that there is no foul by Reina on Kalimuendo.
Kalimuendo goes down inside the box and the referee awards a penalty.
Close! After Kalimuendo’s powerful shot, Mandi manages to deflect the ball.
Mandi prevented Blas’ shot from reaching the goal.
Parejo’s cross, but Gabbia failed to head in the right way.
Morales deflects the ball and Reina ends up keeping it.
Villarreal changes. Baena and Moreno are replaced by Morales and Pedraza.
Doue’s shot, but Moreno ends up preventing the ball from going through.
The action resumes and the second half is played.
Half time in Villarreal. The score is in favor of the home team.
Sorloth looked to generate danger up front, but the ball went too wide.
Goal, goal, goal for Villarreal! Good reception by Sorloth, the striker controlled, turned and fired a shot to open the scoring.
Baena sent a shot but the ball went over the goal.
Blas’ shot at goal, but Reina ends up intercepting the ball.
Again Yeremi Pino’s cross looks for Yeremi Pino, but it goes wide.
Pino failed to head the ball and missed a clear chance.
The action gets underway at the Cerámica stadium.
Mandanda; G.Doué, Omari, Theate, Truffert; Bourigeaud, Santamaria, D.Doué; Blas, Yildirim, Salah.
Reina; Kiko Femenía, Mandi, Gabbia, Alberto Moreno; Parejo, Capoue, Trigueros; Baena, Sorloth, Pino
Both teams are already on the field warming up before the start of the match.
Villarreal is already at the stadium and will be looking for a great match.
Rennes have already arrived at the Estadio de la Cerámica, the French team will be looking to make it three out of three.
Previously, Villarreal managed to come out on top in the last edition of the Europa League in all their home matches.
Less than an hour to go until these two teams meet on matchday two.
Rennes have avoided defeat in their last five games, having lost 15 of their 16 matches prior to this little positive streak.
This is the first time these teams have met in European competition, although Villarreal have lost their last four matches against French teams.
This is the fifth occasion on which Rennes have visited a Spanish team, all different teams.
We’re back for minute-by-minute coverage of the Villarreal-Rennes match. We will shortly share with you the most relevant information about each team, as well as the confirmed lineups.
In a few moments we will share with you the starting lineups for Villarreal vs Rennes live, as well as the latest information from the Estadio de la Cerámica. Keep an eye on the match with VAVEL’s minute-by-minute live online coverage.
Mandanda; Spence, Omari, Theate, Theate, Truffert; Doku, Santamaria, Majer, Bourigeaud; Kalimuendo, Salah
Jörgensen; Foyth, Albiol, Gabbia, Pedraza; Capoue, Parejo, Álex Baena, Yeremy Pino, Morales, Sørloth
The Villarreal vs Rennes match will be played at the Estadio de la Cerámica, located in Villarreal, Spain. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000 people.
Welcome to the Villarreal vs Rennes live stream of Matchday 2 of the UEFA Europa League group stage. The match will take place at the Estadio de la Cerámica at 13:00.