Villarreal vs Manchester City — UEFA Champions League: stats, lineups & analysis
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Match Events
- 11′Villarreal, yellow card:
- 17′Manchester City, goal:0–1assist
- 22′Manchester City, yellow card:
- 40′Manchester City, goal:0–2assist
- 45′Villarreal, yellow card:
- Half-time0 – 2
- 46′Villarreal, substitution:off
- 57′Manchester City, substitution:off
- 65′Manchester City, yellow card:
- 66′Villarreal, substitution:off
- 66′Villarreal, substitution:off
- 72′Villarreal, substitution:off
- 73′Manchester City, substitution:off
- 73′Manchester City, substitution:off
- 75′Villarreal, yellow card:
- 81′Villarreal, substitution:off
- 85′Villarreal, yellow card:
- 86′Manchester City, substitution:off
- 86′Manchester City, substitution:off
- Full-time0 – 2
Lineups
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Villarreal
4-4-2
6.62
Average match ratingManchester City +0.90
7.52
Manchester City
4-1-4-1
Estadio de la Ceramica
Key Stats
34%Possession66%
1.28Expected Goals1.34
11Shots10
2Shots on Target6
1Corners3
84%Pass Accuracy93%
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Match report
Villarreal vs Manchester City — the facts
Manchester City won 2–0 away against Villarreal (half-time 0–2).
Villarreal met Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League (League Stage - 3). Kick-off was Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 19:00 UTC at Estadio de la Ceramica. Referee: Serdar Gozubuyuk.
Team pages: Villarreal · Manchester City · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 17' Goal: Erling Haaland (assist: Rico Lewis) — 0–1
- 40' Goal: Bernardo Silva (assist: Sávio) — 0–2
Starting line-ups
Villarreal (4-4-2)
Manchester City (4-1-4-1)
- 25 Gianluigi Donnarumma
- 24 Joško Gvardiol
- 3 Rúben Dias
- 5 John Stones
- 27 Matheus Nunes
- 14 Nico González
- 11 Jérémy Doku
- 20 Bernardo Silva (c)
- 82 Rico Lewis
- 26 Sávio
- 9 Erling Haaland
About this match
On this page: the Villarreal vs Manchester City final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Villarreal and Manchester City team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.