Match report

Villarreal Defeats Valencia 2-1 in La Liga

Villarreal
Villarreal
2–1
FT
Valencia
Valencia
Feb 22, 2026

Villarreal held off the challenge from Valencia to secure an important 2-1 win in their La Liga clash. The match was characterized by two crucial penalties and several key substitutions that influenced the game's outcome.

Key Facts

  • • Valencia took the lead with a penalty scored by L. Ramazani at minute 27.
  • • Santi Comesaña equalized for Villarreal just four minutes later in the 31st minute.
  • • N. Pepe was awarded a controversial late penalty confirmed via VAR, which P. Gueye converted to secure victory for Villarreal.
  • • Valencia's U. Sadiq and Villarreal's G. Mikautadze received yellow cards.

Lineups

Villarreal

Formation: 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • 1 Luiz Júnior (G)
  • 15 Santiago Mouriño (D)
  • 6 Pau Navarro (D)
  • 12 Renato Veiga (D)
  • 23 Sergi Cardona (D)
  • 19 Nicolas Pépé (M)
  • 14 Santi Comesaña (M)
  • 18 Pape Gueye (M)
  • 20 Alberto Moleiro (M)
  • 22 Ayoze Pérez (F)
  • 9 Georges Mikautadze (F)

Substitutes

  • 16 Thomas Partey
  • 24 Alfonso Pedraza
  • 17 Tajon Buchanan
  • 10 Dani Parejo
  • 11 Alfon González
  • 25 Arnau Tenas
  • 3 Alexander Freeman
  • 27 Jean Ives Valou
  • 21 Tani Oluwaseyi
  • 32 Hugo Lopez

Valencia

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Stole Dimitrievski (G)
  • 4 Unai Núñez (D)
  • 24 Eray Cömert (D)
  • 3 José Copete (D)
  • 11 Luis Rioja (M)
  • 8 Javier Guerra (M)
  • 2 Guido Rodríguez (M)
  • 14 José Luis Gayà (M)
  • 23 Filip Ugrinić (F)
  • 17 Largie Ramazani (F)
  • 6 Umar Sadiq (F)

Substitutes

  • 12 Thierry Correia
  • 7 Arnaut Danjuma
  • 21 Jesús Vázquez
  • 9 Hugo Duro
  • 10 André Almeida
  • 28 Vicent Abril
  • 13 Cristian Rivero
  • 5 César Tárrega
  • 18 Pepelu
  • 22 Baptiste Santamaria
  • 19 Dani Raba
  • 27 David Otorbi

Timeline

  1. Villarreal
    23' Villarreal Card · Yellow Card
    G. Mikautadze

    Foul

  2. Valencia
    25' Valencia Var · Penalty confirmed
    U. Sadiq
  3. Valencia
    27' Valencia Goal · Penalty
    L. Ramazani
  4. Villarreal
    31' Villarreal Goal · Normal Goal
    Santi Comesaña
  5. Valencia
    38' Valencia Card · Yellow Card
    L. Ramazani

    Foul

  6. Valencia
    45'+3 Valencia Card · Yellow Card
    Javier Guerra

    Time wasting

  7. Villarreal
    45'+3 Villarreal Var · Penalty confirmed
    N. Pepe
  8. Villarreal
    45' Villarreal Goal · Penalty
    P. Gueye
  9. Villarreal
    58' Villarreal subst · Substitution 1
    Off: P. Gueye · On: T. Partey
  10. Valencia
    65' Valencia Card · Yellow Card
    Unai Núñez

    Foul

  11. Valencia
    70' Valencia subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Unai Núñez · On: T. Correia
  12. Villarreal
    70' Villarreal subst · Substitution 3
    Off: A. Moleiro · On: A. Pedraza
  13. Valencia
    70' Valencia subst · Substitution 1
    Off: F. Ugrinic · On: A. Danjuma
  14. Valencia
    78' Valencia subst · Substitution 3
    Off: L. Rioja · On: H. Duro
  15. Valencia
    78' Valencia subst · Substitution 4
    Off: José Luis Gayà · On: Jesús Vázquez
  16. Villarreal
    83' Villarreal subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Santi Comesaña · On: D. Parejo
  17. Villarreal
    83' Villarreal subst · Substitution 5
    Off: N. Pepe · On: Alfon González
  18. Valencia
    88' Valencia subst · Substitution 5
    Off: G. Rodriguez · On: A. Almeida
  19. Valencia
    90' Valencia Card · Yellow Card
    U. Sadiq

    Foul

Match Stats

Stat Villarreal Valencia
Fouls 7 16
Pass Accuracy 79% 85%
Offsides 1 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 12 9
Corners 5 4
Total Passes 362 494
Yellow Cards 2 4
Blocked Shots 1 3
Shots on Target 5 3
xG 2.06 1.55
Shots off Target 6 3
Possession 43% 57%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 286 422
Shots Inside Box 9 9
Saves 2 3
Shots Outside Box 3 0

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The early penalty conversion by L. Ramazani at the 27th minute set Valencia on course for victory, but it was short-lived.
  • ▸ Santi Comesaña's equalizer just four minutes later shifted momentum towards Villarreal and led to a more open match.