UEFA Champions League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Champions League

Villarreal vs FC Copenhagen – Lineups & Match Details

FC Copenhagen beat Villarreal 3-2. Goals: M. Elyounoussi (2'), Santi Comesaña (47'), E. Achouri (48'), T. Oluwaseyi (56'), A. Cornelius (90'). Villarreal had 52% possession against FC Copenhagen's 48%. Shots on target: 5-4.

UEFA Champions League · League Stage - 6

Wednesday, 10 December 2025

VillarrealVillarreal

2 - 3

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

FC CopenhagenFC Copenhagen

Referee: Ivan Kružliak, Slovakia

Lineups

VillarrealVillarreal4-4-2
Luiz Junior1Luiz JuniorG
P. Navarro26P. NavarroD
R. Marin4R. MarinD
R. Veiga12R. VeigaD
A. Pedraza24A. PedrazaD
T. Buchanan17T. BuchananM
S. Comesana14S. ComesanaM
P. Gueye18P. GueyeM
A. Moleiro20A. MoleiroM
N. Pepe19N. PepeF
G. Mikautadze9G. MikautadzeF

Substitutes

25A. TenasG
3A. AltimiraD
6M. SolomonF
11I. AkhomachF
21T. OluwaseyiF
22A. PerezF
23S. CardonaD
FC CopenhagenFC Copenhagen4-4-2
D. Kotarski1D. KotarskiG
Y. Zague22Y. ZagueD
Gabriel Pereira5Gabriel PereiraD
J. Suzuki20J. SuzukiD
M. Lopez15M. LopezD
J. Larsson11J. LarssonM
W. Clem36W. ClemM
M. Madsen21M. MadsenM
Robert16RobertM
V. Dadason39V. DadasonF
M. Elyounoussi10M. ElyounoussiF

Substitutes

31R. A. RunarssonG
61O. BuurG
4M. GaranangaD
6P. HatzidiakosD
7V. ClaessonM
9Y. MoukokoF
14A. CorneliusF
24B. MelingD
27T. DelaneyM
30E. AchouriM

Match Events

2'G

M. Elyounoussi

Assist: M. López

34'Y

Pedraza

46'S

T. Buchanan

Substitution 1

46'S

G. Mikautadze

Substitution 2

46'S

N. Pépé

Substitution 3

46'S

Robert

Substitution 1

47'G

Santi Comesaña

Assist: Ilias Akhomach

48'G

E. Achouri

Assist: Yoram\t Zague

56'G

T. Oluwaseyi

Assist: Pedraza

58'Y

Ilias Akhomach

63'S

Alberto Moleiro

Substitution 4

71'S

V. Dadason

Substitution 2

71'S

Yoram\t Zague

Substitution 3

77'Y

A. Cornelius

81'S

W. Clem

Substitution 4

81'S

M. Emil Madsen

Substitution 5

83'Y

E. Achouri

83'S

Pedraza

Substitution 5

89'Y

P. Gueye

90'G

A. Cornelius

Statistics

Villarreal
52%48%
FC Copenhagen
2.08Expected Goals (xG)1.36
19Total Shots8
5Shots on Target4
6Corners4
14Fouls15
3Offsides0
84Pass Accuracy (%)78
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Villarreal host FC Copenhagen on Wednesday, 10 December 2025. The kick-off time is 17:45 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Champions League schedule. Villarreal go into the match 35th in the table; FC Copenhagen sit 31st. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Villarreal have taken 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. FC Copenhagen have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Match recap

FC Copenhagen beat Villarreal 3-2. Villarreal scored through Santi Comesaña 47', T. Oluwaseyi 56'. FC Copenhagen replied with M. Elyounoussi 2', E. Achouri 48', A. Cornelius 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Villarreal held 52% of the ball against 48% for FC Copenhagen. Shots on target finished 5-4. Expected goals read 2.08 for Villarreal, 1.36 for FC Copenhagen.

Verdict

FC Copenhagen take the three points; Villarreal look at a thin night for the home crowd. Villarreal sat 35th and FC Copenhagen 31st before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.