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UEFA Champions League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Champions League

Pafos vs Villarreal – Lineups & Match Details

Pafos beat Villarreal 1-0. Goals: D. Luckassen (46'). Pafos had 41% possession against Villarreal's 59%. Shots on target: 2-5.

UEFA Champions League · League Stage - 4

Wednesday, 5 November 2025

PafosPafos

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

VillarrealVillarreal

Referee: Sven Jablonski, Germany

Lineups

PafosPafos5-4-1
N. Michail93N. MichailG
Bruno7BrunoD
D. Luckassen23D. LuckassenD
David Luiz4David LuizD
D. Goldar5D. GoldarD
K. Sema12K. SemaD
M. Orsic17M. OrsicM
I. Sunjic26I. SunjicM
Pepe88PepeM
D. Quina8D. QuinaM
V. Dragomir30V. DragomirF

Substitutes

1J. GorterG
82P. PetrouG
2K. PileasD
9M. BassouaminaF
10L. DimataF
11JajaF
25B. LangaD
33Anderson SilvaF
VillarrealVillarreal4-4-2
Luiz Junior1Luiz JuniorG
S. Mourino15S. MourinoD
J. Foyth8J. FoythD
R. Veiga12R. VeigaD
S. Cardona23S. CardonaD
N. Pepe19N. PepeM
P. Gueye18P. GueyeM
D. Parejo10D. ParejoM
A. Moleiro20A. MoleiroM
A. Perez22A. PerezF
G. Mikautadze9G. MikautadzeF

Substitutes

25A. TenasG
3A. AltimiraD
4R. MarinD
6M. SolomonF
7G. MorenoF
11I. AkhomachF
14S. ComesanaM
16T. ParteyM
17T. BuchananF
21T. OluwaseyiF
24A. PedrazaD
26P. NavarroD

Match Events

46'G

D. Luckassen

Assist: K. Sema

56'S

Alberto Moleiro

Substitution 1

56'S

G. Mikautadze

Substitution 2

63'S

Ayoze Pérez

Substitution 3

63'S

Dani Parejo

Substitution 4

63'S

Sergi Cardona

Substitution 5

70'Y

D. Luckassen

72'S

K. Sema

Substitution 1

76'Y

Renato Veiga

78'S

M. Oršić

Substitution 2

78'S

Pêpê Rodrigues

Substitution 3

87'S

Domingos Quina

Substitution 4

90'Y

P. Gueye

Statistics

Pafos
41%59%
Villarreal
0.75Expected Goals (xG)1.77
5Total Shots18
2Shots on Target5
2Corners3
12Fouls13
1Offsides1
77Pass Accuracy (%)87
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Pafos host Villarreal on Wednesday, 5 November 2025. The kick-off time is 17:45 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Champions League schedule. Pafos go into the match 26th in the table; Villarreal sit 35th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Pafos have taken 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Villarreal have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 wins in a row.

Match recap

Pafos beat Villarreal 1-0. Pafos scored through D. Luckassen 46'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 46 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Pafos held 41% of the ball against 59% for Villarreal. Shots on target finished 2-5. Expected goals read 0.75 for Pafos, 1.77 for Villarreal.

Verdict

The win nudges Pafos forward and leaves Villarreal with work to do. Pafos sat 26th and Villarreal 35th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.