UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Villarreal WWLLL 0
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Bayer Leverkusen WLLLW 3
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VIL000
B04213
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Team Stats

15
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
2
34.9
Possession
65.1
5
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
360
Accurate Passes
731
420
Passes
787
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
4
5
Crosses
16
0.0
Cross %
0.3
47
Long Balls
44
25
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
10
22
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
11
17
Effective Clearances
10
17
Clearances
10

Head to Head

VIL leads series 3-0-1

Lineups

B04 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 28Janis BlaswichG
  2. 8Robert AndrichCD
  3. 5Loïc BadéCD-L
  4. 4Jarell QuansahCD-R
  5. 24Aleix GarcíaCM-L
  6. 6Ezequiel FernándezCM-R
  7. 20Alejandro GrimaldoLM
  8. 21Lucas VázquezRM
  9. 14Patrik SchickF
  10. 30Ibrahim MazaCF-L
  11. 10Malik TillmanCF-R

VIL · 4-4-2

  1. 25Arnau TenasG
  2. 12Renato VeigaCD-L
  3. 4Rafa MarínCD-R
  4. 23Sergi CardonaLB
  5. 26Pau NavarroRB
  6. 16Thomas ParteyCM-L
  7. 14Santi ComesañaCM-R
  8. 38Alassane DiattaLM
  9. 17Tajon BuchananRM
  10. 19Nicolas PépéCF-L
  11. 21Tani OluwaseyiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Villarreal 0. Malik Tillman (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  2. 35' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Villarreal 0. Malik Tillman (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrik Schick with a headed pass.
  3. 45' Pau Navarro (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Villarreal. Hugo Lopez replaces Tajon Buchanan.
  5. 45' Substitution, Villarreal. Georges Mikautadze replaces Thomas Partey.
  6. 52' Rafa Marín (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 55' Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 57' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Villarreal 0. Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez with a cross.
  9. 62' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Christian Kofane replaces Patrik Schick.
  10. 62' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Lucas Vázquez.
  11. 65' Substitution, Villarreal. Dani Parejo replaces Alassane Diatta.
  12. 69' Substitution, Villarreal. Daniel Budesca replaces Nicolas Pépé.
  13. 70' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Aleix García.
  14. 70' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ernest Poku replaces Ibrahim Maza.
  15. 83' Substitution, Villarreal. Pape Gueye replaces Santi Comesaña.
  16. 89' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba replaces Alejandro Grimaldo.

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