UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Villarreal WWLWD 3
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Liverpool WWLWW 4
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VIL213
LIV224
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Match Report

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Mac Allister, Ngumoha lead Liverpool rally to stay perfect in UCL

Teenage winger Rio Ngumoha announced himself to the Champions League as Liverpool extended their 100% record the hard way as they came from two goals down to beat Villarreal 4-3.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
8
4
Saves
2
47.5
Possession
52.5
14
SHOTS
22
5
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
417
Accurate Passes
464
499
Passes
542
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
3
8
Crosses
20
0.1
Cross %
0.2
50
Long Balls
43
21
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
7
Blocked Shots
7
8
Effective Tackles
11
15
Tackles
22
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
14
Interceptions
13
27
Effective Clearances
8
27
Clearances
8

Highlights

01:22 Leboeuf hails Ngumoha after Liverpool's comeback vs. Villarreal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Jérémy JacquetCD-R
  4. 21Kostas TsimikasLB
  5. 33Ronald AraujoRB
  6. 38Ryan GravenberchAM
  7. 42Trey NyoniLM
  8. 10Alexis Mac AllisterRM
  9. 67Lewis KoumasF
  10. 18Cody GakpoAM-L
  11. 73Rio NgumohaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 44Luke ChambersSUB
  2. 6Milos KerkezSUB
  3. 7Florian WirtzSUB
  4. 25Giorgi MamardashviliSUB
  5. 9Alexander IsakSUB
  6. 76Jayden DannsSUB
  7. 2Joe GomezSUB
  8. 29Bradley BarcolaSUB
  9. 53James McConnellSUB
  10. 28Freddie WoodmanSUB
  11. 94Michael LaffeySUB

VIL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Péter GulácsiG
  2. 12Renato VeigaCD-L
  3. 6Pau NavarroCD-R
  4. 23Sergi CardonaLB
  5. 15Santiago MouriñoRB
  6. 24Nathan SalibaAM
  7. 18Pape GueyeLM
  8. 14Santi ComesañaRM
  9. 9Georges MikautadzeF
  10. 10Alberto MoleiroAM-L
  11. 17Tajon BuchananAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Gerard MorenoSUB
  2. 16Carlos MaciàSUB
  3. 21Tani OluwaseyiSUB
  4. 28JoselilloSUB
  5. 8Juan FoythSUB
  6. 1Luiz JúniorSUB
  7. 2Logan CostaSUB
  8. 27Nizar El Jmili Ben HamouSUB
  9. 11Ilias AkhomachSUB
  10. 3Alex FreemanSUB
  11. 22Ayoze PérezSUB
  12. 5Alassane DiattaSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Liverpool 0, Villarreal 1. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner.
  2. 27' Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 29' Goal! Liverpool 0, Villarreal 2. Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathan Saliba with a through ball following a fast break.
  4. 36' Goal! Liverpool 1, Villarreal 2. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
  5. 41' Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45'+2' Goal! Liverpool 2, Villarreal 2. Ronald Araujo (Liverpool) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rio Ngumoha following a corner.
  7. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Florian Wirtz replaces Ronald Araujo.
  8. 45' Substitution, Villarreal. Tani Oluwaseyi replaces Nathan Saliba.
  9. 54' Substitution, Villarreal. Juan Foyth replaces Alberto Moleiro.
  10. 60' Substitution, Villarreal. Alex Freeman replaces Tajon Buchanan.
  11. 60' Substitution, Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez replaces Georges Mikautadze.
  12. 65' Goal! Liverpool 3, Villarreal 2. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rio Ngumoha.
  13. 66' Substitution, Liverpool. Alexander Isak replaces Lewis Koumas.
  14. 68' Goal! Liverpool 4, Villarreal 2. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo following a fast break.
  15. 74' Substitution, Liverpool. Bradley Barcola replaces Rio Ngumoha.
  16. 74' Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Jérémy Jacquet.
  17. 78' Substitution, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno replaces Santi Comesaña.
  18. 81' Substitution, Liverpool. James McConnell replaces Trey Nyoni.
  19. 87' Goal! Liverpool 4, Villarreal 3. Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez with a cross.

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