Leverkusen vs Villarreal 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

12': Malik Tillman
35': Malik Tillman
57': Alejandro Grimaldo

FT
3 - 0

Introduction

Bayer Leverkusen are hosting Villarreal at BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
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.
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.
45': Pau Navarro (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Villarreal 0.
45': Substitution, Villarreal. Hugo Lopez replaces Tajon Buchanan.
45': Substitution, Villarreal. Georges Mikautadze replaces Thomas Partey.
52': Rafa Marín (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
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.
62': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Christian Kofane replaces Patrik Schick.
62': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Lucas Vázquez.
65': Substitution, Villarreal. Dani Parejo replaces Alassane Diatta.
69': Substitution, Villarreal. Daniel Budesca replaces Nicolas Pépé.
70': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Aleix García.
70': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ernest Poku replaces Ibrahim Maza.
83': Substitution, Villarreal. Pape Gueye replaces Santi Comesaña.
89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba replaces Alejandro Grimaldo.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Villarreal 0.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+19	Arsenal	8	24	0
+14	Bayern Munich	8	21	1
+12	Liverpool	8	18	2
+10	Tottenham Hotspur	8	17	1

Full Table

Statistics

VIL		B04
15	Fouls	7
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	2
34.8	Possession	65.2
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	732
419	Passes	790
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	3
5	Crosses	14
0.0	Cross %	0.2
48	Long Balls	46
25	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.5	Long Balls %	0.7
1	Blocked Shots	3
12	Effective Tackles	11
22	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
11	Interceptions	10
17	Effective Clearances	10
17	Clearances	10

Line-Ups

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
28	Janis Blaswich (GK)
8	Robert Andrich
5	Loïc Badé
4	Jarell Quansah
24	Aleix García
6	Ezequiel Fernández
20	Alejandro Grimaldo
21	Lucas Vázquez
14	Patrik Schick
30	Ibrahim Maza
10	Malik Tillman

Substitutes:

Ernest Poku, Christian Kofane, Axel Tape, Jonas Omlin, Montrell Culbreath, Arthur, Exequiel Palacios, Edmond Tapsoba, Niklas Lomb.

Villarreal (4-4-2)

No.	Name
25	Arnau Tenas (GK)
12	Renato Veiga
4	Rafa Marín
23	Sergi Cardona
26	Pau Navarro
16	Thomas Partey
14	Santi Comesaña
38	Alassane Diatta
17	Tajon Buchanan
19	Nicolas Pépé
21	Tani Oluwaseyi