UEFA Champions League | League Phase Matchday 3 | 2026-10-21 04:00 JST
4 – 3
36' A. Mac Allister 45+2' R. Araújo 65' A. Mac Allister 68' F. Wirtz 4' G. Mikautadze 29' Sergi Cardona 87' T. Oluwaseyi
Match summary The UEFA Champions League League Phase Matchday 3 fixture between Liverpool and Villarreal was played on October 21. Goals flew in as Liverpool edged out Villarreal 4-3. It was 2-2 at half-time. In the second half, Liverpool scored 2 and Villarreal scored 1, with Liverpool coming out on top.
Scorers: Liverpool – R. Araújo, F. Wirtz and A. Mac Allister (2 goals); Villarreal – T. Oluwaseyi, G. Mikautadze and Sergi Cardona. Assists: Liverpool – C. Gakpo, R. Ngumoha and K. Tsimikas; Villarreal – Ayoze Pérez and N. Saliba.
Liverpool controlled the game with 53% possession and 22 shots (14 for their opponents). Liverpool scored 4 from 7 shots on target.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Becker 21 Tsim ika 4 Dijk 5 Jacq uet 33 Araújo 42 Nyoni 10 Alliste 18 Gakpo 38 Gravenb 73 Ngumoha 67 Koumas
4-2-3-1 25 Gulácsi 23 Card ona 12 Veiga 6 Nava rro 15 Mour iño 18 Gueye 24 Saliba 10 Moleiro 14 Comesañ 17 Buchana 9 Mikauta
2.41 Expected goals (xG) 1.62
View as table Liverpool Stat Villarreal 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 53% Possession 47% 2.41 Expected goals (xG) 1.62 22 Shots 14 7 Shots on target 5 8 Shots off target 2 7 Blocked shots 7 14 Shots inside the box 9 8 Shots outside the box 5 7 Corner kicks 2 2 Offsides 4 12 Fouls 10 541 Passes 498 464 Accurate passes 415 2 Goalkeeper saves 4 0 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Szymon Marciniak
Player stats Liverpool Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) DF R. Araújo 1 1 1 1(100%) 0 0 19(76%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.81 45 0 0 2(2) GK F. Woodman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF F. Wirtz 4 2 1 2(67%) 3 2 34(89%) 0 0 0 1 2 7.65 45 2 1 8(7) MF J. McConnell 0 0 0 0 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 1 0 5.81 9 0 1 1(0) GK G. Mamardashvili 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF M. Kerkez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW A. Isak 2 0 0 0 1 8(89%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.59 24 0 0 DF J. Gomez 0 0 0 5 0 5(71%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.08 16 0 1 6(5) FW J. Danns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF L. Chambers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW B. Barcola 0 0 0 1 0 4(100%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.56 16 0 0 1(1) GK Alisson Becker 0 0 0 0 0 20(80%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.22 90 0 0 MF C. Gakpo 3 1 0 5(83%) 2 2 44(80%) 1 0 0 1 2 7.4 90 3 1 15(9) MF R. Gravenberch 2 1 0 1(33%) 2 0 33(94%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.44 90 0 0 13(4) DF J. Jacquet 0 0 0 1(100%) 3 0 36(82%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.18 74 0 0 8(4) FW L. Koumas 0 0 0 0 0 7(58%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.43 66 0 0 4(1) MF A. Mac Allister 5 2 2 0 1 53(88%) 0 0 0 0 0 9.19 90 4 2 3(2) MF R. Ngumoha 2 0 0 7(88%) 0 1 24(86%) 2 0 0 0 1 8.6 74 3 1 11(8) MF T. Nyoni 1 0 0 0(0%) 3 0 82(94%) 0 0 0 2 0 6.81 81 2 2 6(3) DF K. Tsimikas 1 0 0 2(67%) 3 0 41(85%) 1 0 0 3 2 7.32 90 4 2 13(8) DF V. van Dijk 1 0 0 1 0 52(84%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.47 90 1 1 9(6) MF M. Laffey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Villarreal Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) DF Logan Costa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW Ayoze Pérez 2 0 0 1(33%) 2 2 12(100%) 1 0 0 0 0 7.31 30 3 0 6(3) MF A. Diatta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW N. El Jmili 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF J. Foyth 0 0 0 0 0 39(93%) 0 0 0 2 0 5.56 36 0 1 7(0) DF A. Freeman 0 0 0 0(0%) 1 0 19(95%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.09 30 0 1 2(1) GK Luíz Júnior 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF C. Macia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW Gerard Moreno 1 0 0 0(0%) 0 0 18(82%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.24 12 0 0 3(0) FW T. Oluwaseyi 2 1 1 0(0%) 1 1 12(71%) 0 0 0 0 0 7.23 45 1 0 7(2) MF T. Buchanan 1 0 0 0(0%) 1 1 14(78%) 0 0 0 1 4 5.94 60 1 2 13(5) FW Ilias Akhomach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK P. Gulácsi 0 0 0 0 0 20(67%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.92 90 0 0 DF Renato Veiga 0 0 0 0 0 34(85%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.23 90 0 1 4(3) MF N. Saliba 2 0 0 1 2 12(75%) 1 0 0 2 0 6.49 45 1 0 5(1) DF Pau Navarro 0 0 0 3 0 50(83%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.49 90 0 1 5(4) DF S. Mouriño 1 1 0 1(50%) 1 0 33(75%) 0 1 0 3 1 5.59 90 2 5 13(5) MF Alberto Moleiro 1 0 0 0 0 22(96%) 0 1 0 1 0 6.09 54 0 0 4(0) FW G. Mikautadze 1 1 1 0(0%) 2 0 14(82%) 0 0 0 0 2 7.53 60 0 0 6(4) MF P. Gueye 1 1 0 1(50%) 2 0 53(85%) 0 0 0 0 3 6.63 90 1 2 11(7) MF Santi Comesaña 0 0 0 1(100%) 0 0 30(79%) 0 0 0 0 1 5.81 78 1 0 7(2) DF Sergi Cardona 2 1 1 1(100%) 2 1 33(89%) 0 0 0 1 0 7.04 90 0 2 7(3)
Lineups Liverpool Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Alisson Becker Starter DF 33 R. Araújo Starter DF 5 J. Jacquet Starter DF 4 V. van Dijk Starter DF 21 K. Tsimikas Starter MF 10 A. Mac Allister Starter MF 42 T. Nyoni Starter MF 73 R. Ngumoha Starter MF 38 R. Gravenberch Starter MF 18 C. Gakpo Starter FW 67 L. Koumas Bench FW 29 B. Barcola Bench DF 2 J. Gomez Bench FW 9 A. Isak Bench MF 53 J. McConnell Bench MF 7 F. Wirtz
Show unused substitutes (6) Role Pos No. Player Bench DF 44 L. Chambers Bench FW 76 J. Danns Bench DF 6 M. Kerkez Bench GK 25 G. Mamardashvili Bench GK 28 F. Woodman Bench MF 94 M. Laffey
Villarreal Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 25 P. Gulácsi Starter DF 15 S. Mouriño Starter DF 6 Pau Navarro Starter DF 12 Renato Veiga Starter DF 23 Sergi Cardona Starter MF 24 N. Saliba Starter MF 18 P. Gueye Starter MF 17 T. Buchanan Starter MF 14 Santi Comesaña Starter MF 10 Alberto Moleiro Starter FW 9 G. Mikautadze Bench FW 22 Ayoze Pérez Bench DF 8 J. Foyth Bench DF 3 A. Freeman Bench FW 7 Gerard Moreno Bench FW 21 T. Oluwaseyi
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench MF 5 A. Diatta Bench FW 27 N. El Jmili Bench GK 1 Luíz Júnior Bench MF 16 C. Macia Bench DF 2 Logan Costa Bench FW 11 Ilias Akhomach Bench FW 28 L. Ginelli
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 4' Villarreal ⚽ Goal G. Mikautadze 0-1 1H 27' Villarreal 🟨 Yellow card Alberto Moleiro 1H 29' Villarreal ⚽ Goal Sergi Cardona 0-2 1H 36' Liverpool ⚽ Goal A. Mac Allister 1-2 1H 41' Villarreal 🟨 Yellow card S. Mouriño 1H 45+2' Liverpool ⚽ Goal R. Araújo 2-2 1H 45' Liverpool 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Araújo → IN F. Wirtz 1H 45' Villarreal 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Saliba → IN T. Oluwaseyi 2H 9' Villarreal 🔄 Substitution OUT Alberto Moleiro → IN J. Foyth 2H 15' Villarreal 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Buchanan → IN A. Freeman 2H 15' Villarreal 🔄 Substitution OUT G. Mikautadze → IN Ayoze Pérez 2H 20' Liverpool ⚽ Goal A. Mac Allister 3-2 2H 21' Liverpool 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Koumas → IN A. Isak 2H 23' Liverpool ⚽ Goal F. Wirtz 4-2 2H 29' Liverpool 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Ngumoha → IN B. Barcola 2H 29' Liverpool 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Jacquet → IN J. Gomez 2H 33' Villarreal 🔄 Substitution OUT Santi Comesaña → IN Gerard Moreno 2H 36' Liverpool 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Nyoni → IN J. McConnell 2H 42' Villarreal ⚽ Goal T. Oluwaseyi 4-3
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