A. Cornelius’s 90' winner gives FC Copenhagen 3-2 victory over Villarreal

Match report

Villarreal were beaten 3-2 by FC Copenhagen at Estadio de la Ceramica on Wednesday, 10 December 2025 in UEFA Champions League, League Stage - 6. S. Comesana (47') and T. Oluwaseyi (56') scored for Villarreal, while M. Elyounoussi (2'), E. Achouri (48') and A. Cornelius (90') found the net for FC Copenhagen. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Villarreal had 52% of the ball and 19 shots (5 on target) against FC Copenhagen’s 8 (4 on target). Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen) was the top-rated player with 7.9.

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Form, table and head-to-head

Villarreal

21st · 0 points · P 1 W 0 D 0 L 1

Form

FC Copenhagen

Not in a league table we track.

UEFA Champions League table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
20	Fenerbahçe	1	0	1
21	Villarreal	1	-1	0
22	Lille	1	-1	0

Full UEFA Champions League table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Full Villarreal vs FC Copenhagen head-to-head

Match events

2'goalM. ElyounoussiAssist: M. Lopez
34'yellow cardAlfonso PedrazaYellow Card
46'substitutionT. BuchananOff: I. Akhomach
46'substitutionG. MikautadzeOff: T. Oluwaseyi
46'substitutionN. PepeOff: A. Perez
46'substitutionRobertOff: E. Achouri
47'goalS. ComesanaAssist: I. Akhomach
48'goalE. AchouriAssist: Y. Zague
56'goalT. OluwaseyiAssist: A. Pedraza
58'yellow cardIlias AkhomachYellow Card
63'substitutionA. MoleiroOff: M. Solomon
71'substitutionV. DadasonOff: A. Cornelius
71'substitutionY. ZagueOff: B. Meling
77'yellow cardAndreas CorneliusYellow Card
81'substitutionW. ClemOff: V. Claesson
81'substitutionM. MadsenOff: T. Delaney
83'yellow cardElias AchouriYellow Card
83'substitutionA. PedrazaOff: S. Cardona
89'yellow cardPape GueyeYellow Card
90'goalA. CorneliusNormal Goal

Lineups

Villarreal

Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Marcelino

Starting XI

Substitutes

FC Copenhagen

Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Bo Svensson

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

52%Possession48%
2.08Expected goals (xG)1.36
19Total shots8
5Shots on target4
8Shots off target2
6Blocked shots2
11Shots inside the box6
8Shots outside the box2
6Corners4
3Offsides0
14Fouls15
3Yellow cards2
–Red cards–
1Goalkeeper saves3
424Passes409
357Accurate passes321
84%Pass accuracy78%
0.34Goals prevented0.34

Player statistics

Villarreal

Villarreal player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Luiz JúniorG	90	6.5				16 · 88%			1/1
4Rafa MarínD	90	6.5			1 (1)	69 · 90%			4/10
12Renato VeigaD	90	6.6				73 · 89%		1	3/7
24Alfonso PedrazaD	83	7.0		1	2 (0)	42 · 95%	3	2	6/7
26Pau NavarroD	90	6.6			1 (0)	61 · 87%		4	7/10
14Santi ComesañaM	90	7.3	1		1 (1)	36 · 81%			3/12
17Tajon BuchananM	45	6.9			1 (0)	13 · 92%	2	1	4/5
18Pape GueyeM	90	7.3				32 · 75%	2	5	10/16
20Alberto MoleiroM	63	6.3			1 (1)	21 · 52%	1		2/7
9Georges MikautadzeF	45	6.3			2 (0)	8 · 75%			1/2
19Nicolas PépéF	45	7.5			1 (1)	9 · 78%	1	1	2/6
25Arnau TenasG	–	–
3Adrià AltimiraD	–	–
23Sergi CardonaD	12	6.2				5 · 40%			1/1
6Manor SolomonF	27	6.3			1 (0)	4 · 100%	1		0/2
11Ilias AkhomachF	45	6.5		1		19 · 74%	1		3/6
21Tani OluwaseyiF	45	7.7	1		1 (1)	3 · 100%			1/4
22Ayoze PérezF	45	6.6			1 (0)	13 · 85%	1		3/6

FC Copenhagen

FC Copenhagen player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Dominik KotarskiG	90	7.3				37 · 68%
5Gabriel PereiraD	90	6.5				39 · 77%		1	4/8
15Marcos LópezD	90	7.2		1		52 · 77%	1	2	5/10
20Junnosuke SuzukiD	90	7.5				45 · 91%	1	2	7/9
22Yoram ZagueD	72	5.9		1		28 · 68%	1		1/3
11Jordan LarssonM	90	6.9				31 · 87%	1		5/11
16RobertM	45	6.3			1 (0)	10 · 90%			2/5
21Mads Emil MadsenM	82	6.6			1 (1)	39 · 90%		4	5/13
36William ClemM	81	6.7				42 · 81%		1	1/4
10Mohamed ElyounoussiFTop rated	90	7.9	1		1 (1)	45 · 84%	1	2	5/9
39Viktor Bjarki DadasonF	71	7.0			1 (0)	12 · 67%			8/12
31Rúnar Alex RúnarssonG	–	–
61Oscar Gadeberg BuurG	–	–
4Munashe GaranangaD	–	–
6Pantelis HatzidiakosD	–	–
24Birger MelingD	18	6.7				5 · 80%
7Viktor ClaessonM	9	6.5				5 · 40%
27Thomas DelaneyM	8	6.6				6 · 67%		1	1/1
30Elias AchouriM	45	6.9	1		1 (1)	9 · 22%		1	4/12
9Youssoufa MoukokoF	–	–
14Andreas CorneliusF	19	7.6	1		1 (1)	4 · 75%			3/5