Bayer Leverkusen vs Villarreal
Ref: E. EskasBayArena, Leverkusen · 30,210 cap
Match recap
Bayer Leverkusen beat Villarreal 3–0 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Tillman, Tillman, and Álex Grimaldo scored for Bayer Leverkusen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.03 for Bayer Leverkusen versus 0.25 for Villarreal. Bayer Leverkusen sit 16th in the UEFA Champions League table while Villarreal are 35th.
First Half
⚽
Tillman
⚽
Tillman
Assist: Schick
45'
Navarro
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Buchanan
46'
⇄
Partey
52'
Rafa Marín
Yellow Card
55'
Pépé
Yellow Card
⚽
Álex Grimaldo
Assist: Vázquez
⇄
Schick
⇄
Vázquez
65'
⇄
Diatta
69'
⇄
Pépé
⇄
García
⇄
Maza
82'
⇄
Santi Comesaña
⇄
Álex Grimaldo
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 24 |
| 15 |  Atalanta | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 16 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 12 |
| 17 |  Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 11 |
| 34 |  Slavia Praha | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -14 | 3 |
| 35 |  Villarreal | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -13 | 1 |
| 36 |  Kairat Almaty | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -15 | 1 |
As of 20 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Bayer LeverkusenVillarreal
14Won
Statistical edge
14–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.03VS0.25
Attack6 · 0 won
15
Shots
5
7
Shots on target
2
10
Shots in the box
2
5
Shots outside box
3
5
Shots off goal
2
4
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
65%
Possession
35%
790
Total passes
419
732
Accurate passes
360
93%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline3 · 0 won
7
Fouls
15
0
Yellow cards
3
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
1
-1.07
Goals prevented
-1.07
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1
Villarreal
4-4-2
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 4J. QuansahD
- 5L. BadéD
- 6E. FernándezM
- 8R. AndrichD
- 10M. TillmanF
- 14P. SchickF
- 20Álex GrimaldoM
- 21Lucas VázquezM
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 30I. MazaF
Substitutes
- 12E. TapsobaD
- 13ArthurD
- 16A. TapeD
- 18J. OmlinG
- 19E. PokuF
- 25E. PalaciosM
- 35Christian KofaneF
- 36N. LombG
- 42M. CulbreathM
Villarreal
4-4-2Starting XI
- 4Rafa MarínD
- 12Renato VeigaD
- 14Santi ComesañaM
- 16T. ParteyM
- 17T. BuchananM
- 19N. PépéF
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
- 23Sergi CardonaD
- 25Arnau TenasG
- 26Pau NavarroD
- 38A. DiattaM
Substitutes
- 1Luíz JúniorG
- 7Gerard MorenoF
- 9G. MikautadzeF
- 10Dani ParejoM
- 13Diego CondeG
- 18P. GueyeM
- 20Alberto MoleiroM
- 24PedrazaD
- 30Daniel BudescaD
- 32Hugo LópezF
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Tillman | F | 90 | 9.7 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | M | 89 | 9.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Loïc Badé | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ibrahim Maza | F | 70 | 7.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 5/10 |
| Aleix García | M | 70 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jarell Quansah | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ezequiel Fernández | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Robert Andrich(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Vázquez | M | 62 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Janis Blaswich | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrik Schick | F | 62 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jonas Omlin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niklas Lomb | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Axel Tape | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edmond Tapsoba | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montrell Culbreath | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Exequiel Palacios | M | 20 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Arthur | D | 28 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ernest Poku | F | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/3 |
| Christian Kofane | F | 28 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Villarreal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alassane Diatta | M | 65 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Nicolas Pépé | F | 69 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/5 |
| Thomas Partey | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tajon Buchanan | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Rafa Marín | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sergi Cardona | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Renato Veiga | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tani Oluwaseyi | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Pau Navarro | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Santi Comesaña(C) | M | 83 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arnau Tenas | G | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luiz Júnior | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Conde | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerard Moreno | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Pedraza | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alberto Moleiro | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georges Mikautadze | F | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Pape Gueye | M | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dani Parejo | M | 25 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Budesca | D | 21 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hugo Lopez | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |