Villarreal 0-2 Manchester City
Updated
Manchester City won: Villarreal 0-2 Manchester City in the Champions League (Round 3) on Tue, 21 Oct 2025 at Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal. Manchester City goals: Erling Haaland 17', Bernardo Silva 40'. Expected goals: 1.28-1.34. Possession: 34-66. Player of the match: Sávio (8.5).
Match report
Manchester City beat Villarreal 2-0
Manchester City saw off Villarreal 2-0 away from home at Estadio de la Cerámica on Tuesday 21 October in the Champions League.
Erling Haaland put Manchester City ahead on 17' (0-1) and Bernardo Silva made it 0-2 on 40'.
Villarreal had 34% of the ball, shots were 11-10 (2-7 on target) and expected goals finished 1.28-1.34.
Sávio (Manchester City) was player of the match with an 8.5 rating.
Attendance: 20,539. Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük.
Match stats
| Villarreal | Manchester City | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 34 | 66 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.28 | 1.34 |
| Total shots | 11 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 7 |
| Touches in opposition box | 20 | 31 |
| Big chances | 2 | 5 |
| Big chances missed | 2 | 3 |
| Accurate passes | 282 (84%) | 623 (93%) |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 2 |
| Corners | 1 | 3 |
| Total shots | 11 | 10 |
| Shots off target | 7 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 7 |
| Blocked shots | 2 | 1 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 7 | 7 |
Lineups
Villarreal (4-3-3): Luíz Júnior, Santiago Mouriño, Juan Foyth, Renato Veiga, Alfonso Pedraza, Santi Comesaña, Thomas Partey, Pape Gueye, Nicolas Pépé, Georges Mikautadze, Tajon Buchanan
Manchester City (4-1-4-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, John Stones, Rúben Dias, Joško Gvardiol, Nico González, Sávio, Rico Lewis, Bernardo Silva, Jérémy Doku, Erling Haaland
Key events
- 11' · Yellow card · Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal)
- 17' · Goal · Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
- 22' · Yellow card · Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
- 40' · Goal · Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
- 45' · Yellow card · Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal)
- 46' · Substitution · Sergi Cardona for Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal)
- 53' · Yellow card · Marcelino García (Villarreal)
- 57' · Substitution · Mateo Kovačić for Nico González (Manchester City)
- 65' · Yellow card · Rúben Dias (Manchester City)
- 66' · Substitution · Alberto Moleiro for Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal)
- 66' · Substitution · Tani Oluwaseyi for Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal)
- 72' · Substitution · Ayoze Pérez for Santi Comesaña (Villarreal)
- 72' · Substitution · Oscar Bobb for Jérémy Doku (Manchester City)
- 73' · Substitution · Tijjani Reijnders for Rico Lewis (Manchester City)
- 75' · Yellow card · Pape Gueye (Villarreal)
- 81' · Substitution · Dani Parejo for Pape Gueye (Villarreal)
- 85' · Yellow card · Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal)
- 86' · Substitution · Omar Marmoush for Sávio (Manchester City)
- 86' · Substitution · Rayan Cherki for Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Villarreal vs Manchester City?
Manchester City won, 0-2 (Champions League) on Tue, 21 Oct 2025.
When and where is Villarreal vs Manchester City?
Tue, 21 Oct 2025, 19:00 UTC at Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal, Champions League.