Leverkusen 3-0 Villarreal (Jan 28, 2026)

LEV

VIL

12'

Malik Tillman

35'

Malik Tillman

Assist: Patrik Schick

45'

Pau Navarro

HT 2-0

45'

Hugo López

Tajon Buchanan

45'

Georges Mikautadze

Thomas Partey

52'

Rafa Marín

55'

Nicolas Pépé

57'

Alejandro Grimaldo

Assist: Lucas Vázquez

62'

Christian Kofane

Patrik Schick

62'

Arthur

Lucas Vázquez

65'

Dani Parejo

Alassane Diatta

69'

Daniel Budesca

Nicolas Pépé

70'

Exequiel Palacios

Aleix García

70'

Ernest Poku

Ibrahim Maza

83'

Pape Guèye

Santiago Comesaña

89'

Edmond Tapsoba

Alejandro Grimaldo

FT 3-0

LEV

Team Stats

VIL

Possession

65%

35%

2.03

xG

0.26

15 (7)

Shots (On Target)

5 (2)

43

Touches in Opp Box

4

Corners

1

Top Performers

Rating

9.8

Tillman

LEV

xG

0.89

Tillman

LEV

Chances Created

2

Pépé

VIL

Take-ons

5

Maza

LEV

Champions League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	8	8	0	0	19	24
2	Bayern	8	7	0	1	14	21
3	Liverpool	8	6	0	2	12	18
4	Tottenham	8	5	2	1	10	17
5	Barcelona	8	5	1	2	8	16
6	Chelsea	8	5	1	2	7	16
7	Sporting CP	8	5	1	2	6	16
8	Man City	8	5	1	2	6	16
9	Real Madrid	8	5	0	3	9	15
10	Inter	8	5	0	3	8	15
11	PSG	8	4	2	2	10	14
12	Newcastle	8	4	2	2	10	14
13	Juventus	8	3	4	1	4	13
14	Atlético Madrid	8	4	1	3	2	13
15	Atalanta	8	4	1	3	0	13
16	Leverkusen	8	3	3	2	-1	12
17	Dortmund	8	3	2	3	2	11
18	Olympiacos	8	3	2	3	-4	11
19	Club Brugge	8	3	1	4	-2	10
20	Galatasaray	8	3	1	4	-2	10
21	Monaco	8	2	4	2	-6	10
22	Qarabag	8	3	1	4	-8	10
23	Bodø/Glimt	8	2	3	3	-1	9
24	Benfica	8	3	0	5	-2	9
25	Marseille	8	3	0	5	-3	9
26	Páfos	8	2	3	3	-3	9
27	Union SG	8	3	0	5	-9	9
28	PSV	8	2	2	4	0	8
29	Athletic Club	8	2	2	4	-5	8
30	Napoli	8	2	2	4	-6	8
31	København	8	2	2	4	-9	8
32	Ajax	8	2	0	6	-13	6
33	Frankfurt	8	1	1	6	-11	4
34	Slavia Prague	8	0	3	5	-14	3
35	Villarreal	8	0	1	7	-13	1
36	Kairat	8	0	1	7	-15	1

Game Summary

Bayer Leverkusen emerged victorious over Villarreal, 3 to 0, in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Game Info

Champions League Matchweek 8

January 28, 2026

BayArena

Leverkusen, Germany

1° C

2 km/h NE

Referee Espen Eskås

Assistant Ref Jan Erik Engan

Assistant Ref Isaak Bashevkin

Fourth Official Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Video Referee Michael Salisbury

Assistant Video Ref Andrew Dallas

LEV

3-4-2-1

28

7.3

Blaswich

5

7.6

Bade

8

7.2

Andrich

4

7.4

Quansah

89'

9.4

Grimaldo

24

70'

8.0

García

6

8.6

Fernández

21

62'

7.2

Vázquez

30

70'

8.1

Maza

9.8

Tillman

62'

5.9

Schick

25

5.6

Tenas

23

6.9

Cardona

12

6.7

Veiga

4

6.8

Marín

26

6.2

Navarro

38

65'

6.7

Diatta

16

45'

6.1

Partey

14

83'

5.4

Comesaña

17

45'

6.2

Buchanan

69'

6.7

Pépé

21

5.8

Oluwaseyi

VIL

4-4-2

LEV

Managers

VIL

Kasper Hjulmand

Marcelino

LEV

Substitutes

VIL

6.8

13

Arthur

62'

6.4

9

Mikautadze

45'

5.7

35

Kofane

62'

6.5

32

López

45'

6.7

19

Poku

70'

6.9

10

Parejo

65'

8.1

25

Palacios

70'

6.7

30

Budesca

69'

6.7

12

Tapsoba

89'

7.0

18

Guèye

83'

18

Omlin

1

Lúcio Reis Júnior

36

Lomb

13

Conde

16

Tapé

24

Pedraza

42

Culbreath

7

Moreno

20

Moleiro

4'

A. Grimaldo made a shot on target.

7'

R. Marín commits a foul.

10'

I. Maza misses the shot.

12'

M. Tillman scores a goal.

16'

S. Comesaña commits a foul.

19'

L. Bade made a shot on target.

19'

L. Bade made a shot on target.

19'

A. García made a shot on target.

20'

A. García commits a foul.

21'

R. Veiga misses the shot.

25'

M. Tillman made a shot on target.

25'

A. Grimaldo takes a corner.

26'

I. Maza misses the shot.

28'

P. Schick made a shot on target.

31'

P. Navarro commits a foul.

32'

R. Veiga commits a foul.

35'

M. Tillman scores a goal. P. Schick assists on the shot.

38'

S. Comesaña commits a foul.

41'

T. Buchanan misses the shot.

42'

T. Oluwaseyi commits a foul.

44'

A. Diatta commits a foul.

45'

P. Schick misses the shot.

45'

L. Vázquez commits a foul.

45'

P. Navarro commits a foul.

45'

P. Navarro receives a yellow card.

45'

H. López enters the game. T. Buchanan leaves the game.

45'

G. Mikautadze enters the game. T. Partey leaves the game.

46'

P. Navarro is caught offside.

47'

R. Marín is caught offside.

51'

E. Fernández commits a foul.

52'

R. Marín commits a foul.

52'

R. Marín receives a yellow card.

53'

P. Navarro commits a foul.

55'

A. Grimaldo takes a corner.

55'

N. Pépé commits a foul.

55'

N. Pépé receives a yellow card.

57'

A. Grimaldo scores a goal. L. Vázquez assists on the shot.

59'

I. Maza commits a foul.

61'

H. López takes a corner.

62'

C. Kofane enters the game. P. Schick leaves the game.

62'

Arthur enters the game. L. Vázquez leaves the game.

64'

N. Pépé made a shot on target.

64'

T. Oluwaseyi commits a foul.

65'

D. Parejo enters the game. A. Diatta leaves the game.

67'

R. Veiga commits a foul.

67'

E. Fernández misses the shot.

69'

D. Budesca enters the game. N. Pépé leaves the game.

70'

E. Palacios enters the game. A. García leaves the game.

70'

E. Poku enters the game. I. Maza leaves the game.

74'

C. Kofane misses the shot.

75'

T. Oluwaseyi made a shot on target.

76'

L. Bade commits a foul.

82'

R. Veiga commits a foul.

83'

P. Guèye enters the game. S. Comesaña leaves the game.

84'

E. Palacios takes a corner.

85'

M. Tillman takes a corner.

85'

E. Poku made a shot on target.

87'

G. Mikautadze made a shot on target.

89'

C. Kofane commits a foul.

89'

E. Tapsoba enters the game. A. Grimaldo leaves the game.

90'

D. Parejo commits a foul.

90'

M. Tillman commits a foul.

All

1st

2nd

LEV

Attacking Stats

VIL

Possession

65%

35%

2.03

xG | Expand

0.26

15

Shots

5

7

Shots on Target

2

8

Shots off Target

3

Shots Blocked

1

Hit Woodwork

0

1

Big Chances Missed

0

962

Touches

587

43

Touches in Opp Box

4

12/25 (48%)

Take-ons

4/12 (33%)

4

Corners

1

LEV

Passing Stats

VIL

1.13

xA | Expand

0.27

2

Big Chances Created

0

10

Chances Created

4

739/795 (93%)

Passes

367/427 (86%)

8

Key Passes

4

47

Long Ball Passes

49

234

Final Third Passes

71

3/14 (21%)

Crosses

0/5 (0%)

0/2 (0%)

Through Balls

0/0 (0%)

0

Offsides

2

LEV

Defending Stats

VIL

16

Tackles

22

11

Tackles Won

12

0

Last Man Tackles

0

10

Interceptions

11

12

Clearances

19

54

Recoveries

50

0

Errors Leading to Shot

2

0

Errors Leading to Goal

1

0

Penalties Conceded

0

2

Goalkeeper Saves

4

LEV

Other Stats

VIL

0

Yellow Cards

3

0

Red Cards

0

7

Fouls

15

49

Duels Won

39

8

Aerials Won

6

4

Corners Won

1

106

Possessions Lost

96

9

Times Dispossessed

8

LEV

VIL

Player	Rating	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Shots on Target	xG
Malik Tillman M. Tillman #10	9.8	90	2	0	2	0.89
Alejandro Grimaldo A. Grimaldo #20	9.4	88	1	0	1	0.17
Ezequiél Fernández E. Fernández #6	8.6	90	0	0	0	0.04
Ibrahim Maza I. Maza #30	8.1	69	0	0	0	0.22
Exequiel Palacios E. Palacios #25	8.1	21	0	0	0	0.00
Aleix García A. García #24	8.0	69	0	0	1	0.02
Loïc Bade L. Bade #5	7.6	90	0	0	1	0.30
Jarrell Quansah J. Quansah #4	7.4	90	0	0	0	0.00
Lucas Vázquez L. Vázquez #21	7.2	61	0	1	0	0.00
Robert Andrich R. Andrich #8	7.2	90	0	0	0	0.00
Arthur Arthur #13	6.8	29	0	0	0	0.00
Ernest Poku E. Poku #19	6.7	21	0	0	1	0.03
Edmond Tapsoba E. Tapsoba #12	6.7	2	0	0	0	0.00
Patrik Schick P. Schick #14	5.9	61	0	1	1	0.34
Christian Kofane C. Kofane #35	5.7	29	0	0	0	0.02