UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Villarreal LWWDL 0
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Tottenham Hotspur LWWLW 1
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Tottenham Hotspur Stadium · 54,755 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Comical own goal gives Tottenham win over Villarreal

Luiz Júnior 's own goal gifted Tottenham a 1-0 home victory over Villarreal in the Champions League on Tuesday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
0
41.8
Possession
58.2
10
SHOTS
9
0
ON GOAL
1
0.0
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
279
Accurate Passes
414
351
Passes
491
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
10
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.3
43
Long Balls
53
16
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
14
13
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
14
Interceptions
5
34
Effective Clearances
21
34
Clearances
21

Highlights

01:27 Marcelino: Partey ready for Spurs clash Watch on ESPN

Lineups

TOT · 4-3-3

  1. 1Guglielmo VicarioG
  2. 37Micky van de VenCD-L
  3. 17Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. 24Djed SpenceLB
  5. 23Pedro PorroRB
  6. 30Rodrigo BentancurCM
  7. 29Pape Matar SarrLM
  8. 15Lucas BergvallRM
  9. 9RicharlisonF
  10. 7Xavi SimonsLF
  11. 20Mohammed KudusRF

Substitutes

  1. 39Randal Kolo MuaniSUB
  2. 67Jun'Ai ByfieldSUB
  3. 6João PalhinhaSUB
  4. 14Archie GraySUB
  5. 4Kevin DansoSUB
  6. 28Wilson OdobertSUB
  7. 31Antonín KinskySUB
  8. 13Destiny UdogieSUB
  9. 40Brandon AustinSUB
  10. 33Ben DaviesSUB
  11. 44Dane ScarlettSUB
  12. 22Brennan JohnsonSUB

VIL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Luiz JúniorG
  2. 12Renato VeigaCD-L
  3. 8Juan FoythCD-R
  4. 23Sergi CardonaLB
  5. 15Santiago MouriñoRB
  6. 18Pape GueyeCM-L
  7. 14Santi ComesañaCM-R
  8. 17Tajon BuchananLM
  9. 19Nicolas PépéRM
  10. 9Georges MikautadzeCF-L
  11. 22Ayoze PérezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Dani ParejoSUB
  2. 4Rafa MarínSUB
  3. 21Tani OluwaseyiSUB
  4. 20Alberto MoleiroSUB
  5. 13Diego CondeSUB
  6. 6Manor SolomonSUB
  7. 11Ilias AkhomachSUB
  8. 24Alfonso PedrazaSUB
  9. 26Pau NavarroSUB
  10. 3Adrià AltimiraSUB
  11. 16Thomas ParteySUB
  12. 25Arnau TenasSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Own Goal by Luiz Júnior, Villarreal. Tottenham Hotspur 1, Villarreal 0.
  2. 30' Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 33' Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 35' Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 36' Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 53' Renato Veiga (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 69' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. João Palhinha replaces Pape Matar Sarr.
  8. 69' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Destiny Udogie replaces Djed Spence.
  9. 75' Substitution, Villarreal. Alfonso Pedraza replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  10. 75' Substitution, Villarreal. Ilias Akhomach replaces Sergi Cardona.
  11. 77' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Xavi Simons.
  12. 77' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Richarlison.
  13. 78' Substitution, Villarreal. Thomas Partey replaces Santi Comesaña.
  14. 78' Substitution, Villarreal. Dani Parejo replaces Pape Gueye.
  15. 78' Randal Kolo Muani (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 82' Substitution, Villarreal. Alberto Moleiro replaces Tajon Buchanan.
  17. 84' Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+2' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Kevin Danso replaces Lucas Bergvall.

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