Villarreal vs FC Copenhagen
Ref: I. KruzliakEstadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal · 24,500 cap
Match recap
FC Copenhagen beat Villarreal 3–2 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Santi Comesaña and Oluwaseyi scored for Villarreal; Elyounoussi, Achouri, and Cornelius replied for FC Copenhagen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.08 for Villarreal versus 1.36 for FC Copenhagen. Villarreal sit 35th in the UEFA Champions League table while FC Copenhagen are 31st.
First Half
2'
⚽
Elyounoussi
Assist: López
Pedraza
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Buchanan
46'
⇄
Robert
⇄
Mikautadze
⇄
Pépé
⚽
Santi Comesaña
Assist: Akhomach
48'
⚽
Achouri
Assist: Yoram\t Zague
⚽
Oluwaseyi
Assist: Pedraza
Akhomach
Yellow Card
⇄
Moleiro
71'
⇄
Dadason
71'
⇄
Yoram\t Zague
77'
Cornelius
Yellow Card
81'
⇄
Clem
81'
⇄
Emil Madsen
83'
Achouri
Yellow Card
⇄
Pedraza
Gueye
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
Cornelius
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 24 |
| 30 |  Napoli | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 8 |
| 31 |  FC Copenhagen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 8 |
| 32 |  Ajax | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -13 | 6 |
| 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
VillarrealFC Copenhagen
12Won
Statistical edge
12–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.08VS1.36
Attack6 · 0 won
19
Shots
8
5
Shots on target
4
11
Shots in the box
6
8
Shots outside box
2
8
Shots off goal
2
6
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
52%
Possession
48%
424
Total passes
409
357
Accurate passes
321
84%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline1 · 2 won
14
Fouls
15
3
Yellow cards
2
3
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
3
6
Blocked shots
2
0.34
Goals prevented
0.34
Villarreal
4-4-2
FC Copenhagen
4-4-2
Villarreal
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Luíz JúniorG
- 4Rafa MarínD
- 9G. MikautadzeF
- 12Renato VeigaD
- 14Santi ComesañaM
- 17T. BuchananM
- 18P. GueyeM
- 19N. PépéF
- 20Alberto MoleiroM
- 24PedrazaD
- 26Pau NavarroD
Substitutes
- 3Adrià AltiD
- 6M. SolomonF
- 11Ilias AkhomachF
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
- 22Ayoze PérezF
- 23Sergi CardonaD
- 25Arnau TenasG
FC Copenhagen
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1D. KotarskiG
- 5Gabriel PereiraD
- 10M. ElyounoussiF
- 11J. LarssonM
- 15M. LópezD
- 16RobertM
- 20J. SuzukiD
- 21M. Emil MadsenM
- 22Yoram\t ZagueD
- 36W. ClemM
- 39V. DadasonF
Substitutes
- 4M. GaranangaD
- 6P. HatzidiakosD
- 7V. ClaessonM
- 9Y. MoukokoF
- 14A. CorneliusF
- 24B. MelingD
- 27T. DelaneyM
- 30E. AchouriM
- 31R. RúnarssonG
- 61Oscar Gadeberg-BuurG
Villarreal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Pépé | F | 45 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Pape Gueye | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Santi Comesaña | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Alfonso Pedraza(C) | D | 83 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Tajon Buchanan | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Pau Navarro | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Renato Veiga | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafa Marín | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Luiz Júnior | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georges Mikautadze | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Alberto Moleiro | M | 63 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Adrià Altimira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arnau Tenas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tani Oluwaseyi | F | 45 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ayoze Pérez | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Ilias Akhomach | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Manor Solomon | F | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Sergi Cardona | D | 12 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
FC Copenhagen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Elyounoussi | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Junnosuke Suzuki | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Dominik Kotarski | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcos López | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Viktor Bjarki Dadason | F | 71 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jordan Larsson | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| William Clem | M | 81 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mads Emil Madsen | M | 82 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Gabriel Pereira(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robert | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Yoram Zague | D | 72 | 5.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Munashe Garananga | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youssoufa Moukoko | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Gadeberg Buur | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pantelis Hatzidiakos | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Cornelius | F | 19 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Elias Achouri | M | 45 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Birger Meling | D | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Delaney | M | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viktor Claesson | M | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |