Villarreal vs Manchester City
Ref: S. GozubuyukEstadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal · 24,500 cap
Match recap
Manchester City beat Villarreal 2–0 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Haaland and Silva scored for Manchester City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.28 for Villarreal versus 1.34 for Manchester City. Villarreal sit 35th in the UEFA Champions League table while Manchester City are 8th.
First Half
Pedraza
Yellow Card
17'
⚽
Haaland
Assist: Lewis
22'
Silva
Yellow Card
40'
⚽
Silva
Assist: Sávio
Mouriño
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Pedraza
57'
⇄
Nico González
65'
Dias
Yellow Card
⇄
Buchanan
⇄
Mikautadze
⇄
Santi Comesaña
73'
⇄
Doku
73'
⇄
Lewis
Gueye
Yellow Card
⇄
Gueye
Moleiro
Yellow Card
86'
⇄
Haaland
86'
⇄
Sávio
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 24 |
| 7 |  Sporting CP | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 16 |
| 8 |  Manchester City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 16 |
| 9 |  Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +9 | 15 |
| 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
VillarrealManchester City
5Won
Statistical edge
5–8
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.28VS1.34
Attack3 · 2 won
11
Shots
10
2
Shots on target
6
7
Shots in the box
7
4
Shots outside box
3
7
Shots off goal
3
1
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
34%
Possession
66%
335
Total passes
672
282
Accurate passes
623
84%
Pass accuracy
93%
Discipline0 · 2 won
17
Fouls
15
4
Yellow cards
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
1
0.44
Goals prevented
0.44
Villarreal
4-4-2
Manchester City
4-1-4-1
Villarreal
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Luíz JúniorG
- 8J. FoythD
- 9G. MikautadzeF
- 12Renato VeigaD
- 14Santi ComesañaM
- 15S. MouriñoD
- 16T. ParteyM
- 17T. BuchananM
- 18P. GueyeM
- 19N. PépéF
- 24PedrazaD
Substitutes
- 3Adrià AltiD
- 4Rafa MarínD
- 6M. SolomonF
- 7Gerard MorenoF
- 10Dani ParejoM
- 11Ilias AkhomachF
- 13Diego CondeG
- 20Alberto MoleiroM
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
- 22Ayoze PérezF
- 23Sergi CardonaD
- 25Arnau TenasG
Manchester City
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 3Rúben DiasD
- 5J. StonesD
- 9E. HaalandF
- 11J. DokuM
- 14Nico GonzálezM
- 20Bernardo SilvaM
- 24J. GvardiolD
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 26SávioM
- 27Matheus NunesD
- 82R. LewisM
Substitutes
- 1J. TraffordG
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 6N. AkéD
- 7Omar MarmoushF
- 8M. KovačićM
- 10R. CherkiM
- 13M. BettinelliG
- 21R. Aït-NouriD
- 33N. O'ReillyM
- 47P. FodenM
- 52Oscar BobbM
Villarreal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luiz Júnior | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Pépé | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1/4 |
| Pape Gueye | M | 81 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Thomas Partey | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Renato Veiga | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georges Mikautadze | F | 66 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Juan Foyth(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Santi Comesaña | M | 72 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Santiago Mouriño | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tajon Buchanan | M | 66 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Alfonso Pedraza | D | 45 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Diego Conde | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manor Solomon | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerard Moreno | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrià Altimira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arnau Tenas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafa Marín | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ilias Akhomach | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sergi Cardona | D | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Dani Parejo | M | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tani Oluwaseyi | F | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Alberto Moleiro | M | 24 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayoze Pérez | F | 18 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
Manchester City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erling Haaland | F | 86 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| Bernardo Silva(C) | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Savinho | M | 86 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5/5 |
| Matheus Nunes | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Stones | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rúben Dias | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Joško Gvardiol | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jérémy Doku | M | 72 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/7 |
| Nico González | M | 57 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Rico Lewis | M | 73 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Phil Foden | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Aké | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Bettinelli | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Trafford | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico O'Reilly | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mateo Kovačić | M | 33 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Rayan Cherki | M | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Bobb | M | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Omar Marmoush | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijjani Reijnders | M | 17 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |