Villarreal 2-3 FC Copenhagen
Updated
FC Copenhagen won: Villarreal 2-3 FC Copenhagen in the Champions League (Round 6) on Wed, 10 Dec 2025 at Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal. Villarreal goals: Santi Comesaña 47', Tani Oluwaseyi 56'. FC Copenhagen goals: Mohamed Elyounoussi 2', Elias Achouri 48', Andreas Cornelius 90'. Expected goals: 2.08-1.36. Possession: 52-48. Player of the match: Mohamed Elyounoussi (8.3).
Match report
FC Copenhagen beat Villarreal 3-2
FC Copenhagen narrowly beat Villarreal 3-2 away from home at Estadio de la Cerámica on Wednesday 10 December in the Champions League.
Mohamed Elyounoussi put FC Copenhagen ahead on 2' (0-1), Santi Comesaña levelled for Villarreal on 47' (1-1), Elias Achouri restored FC Copenhagen's lead on 48' (1-2), Tani Oluwaseyi levelled for Villarreal on 56' (2-2) and Andreas Cornelius restored FC Copenhagen's lead on 90' (2-3).
Andreas Cornelius's 90' strike proved decisive.
Villarreal had 52% of the ball, shots were 19-8 (5-4 on target) and expected goals finished 2.08-1.36. Villarreal created the better chances but couldn't make them count.
Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC København) was player of the match with an 8.3 rating.
Attendance: 17,023. Referee: Ivan Kružliak.
Match stats
| Villarreal | FC Copenhagen | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 52 | 48 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.08 | 1.36 |
| Total shots | 19 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 4 |
| Touches in opposition box | 30 | 15 |
| Big chances | 2 | 3 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 357 (84%) | 321 (78%) |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 2 |
| Corners | 6 | 4 |
| Total shots | 19 | 8 |
| Shots off target | 8 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 4 |
| Blocked shots | 6 | 2 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 11 | 6 |
Lineups
Villarreal (4-4-2): Luíz Júnior, Pau Navarro, Rafa Marín, Renato Veiga, Alfonso Pedraza, Tajon Buchanan, Santi Comesaña, Pape Gueye, Alberto Moleiro, Nicolas Pépé, Georges Mikautadze
FC Copenhagen (4-2-3-1): Dominik Kotarski, Yoram Zague, Gabriel Pereira, Junnosuke Suzuki, Marcos López, William Clem, Mads Madsen, Jordan Larsson, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Robert, Viktor Daðason
Key events
- 2' · Goal · Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen)
- 34' · Yellow card · Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal)
- 46' · Substitution · Ayoze Pérez for Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal)
- 46' · Substitution · Elias Achouri for Robert (FC Copenhagen)
- 46' · Substitution · Ilias Akhomach for Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal)
- 46' · Substitution · Tani Oluwaseyi for Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal)
- 47' · Goal · Santi Comesaña (Villarreal)
- 48' · Goal · Elias Achouri (FC Copenhagen)
- 56' · Goal · Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal)
- 58' · Yellow card · Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal)
- 59' · Yellow card · Jacob Neestrup (FC Copenhagen)
- 63' · Substitution · Manor Solomon for Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal)
- 71' · Substitution · Andreas Cornelius for Viktor Daðason (FC Copenhagen)
- 72' · Substitution · Birger Meling for Yoram Zague (FC Copenhagen)
- 77' · Yellow card · Andreas Cornelius (FC Copenhagen)
- 81' · Substitution · Viktor Claesson for William Clem (FC Copenhagen)
- 81' · Substitution · Thomas Delaney for Mads Madsen (FC Copenhagen)
- 83' · Substitution · Sergi Cardona for Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal)
- 83' · Yellow card · Elias Achouri (FC Copenhagen)
- 89' · Yellow card · Pape Gueye (Villarreal)
- 90' · Goal · Andreas Cornelius (FC Copenhagen)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Villarreal vs FC Copenhagen?
FC Copenhagen won, 2-3 (Champions League) on Wed, 10 Dec 2025.
When and where is Villarreal vs FC Copenhagen?
Wed, 10 Dec 2025, 17:45 UTC at Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal, Champions League.