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Champions League Matchday 3 Tue 20 Oct

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Allister 36′Araujo 45+2′Allister 65′Wirtz 68′

Full-time 4:3
Away Villarreal

Mikautadze 4′Cardona 29′Oluwaseyi 87′

Player of the match Alexis Mac Allister 9.1

GolVolt ratingWatch it all 8.7/10 more watchable than 87% of Champions League matches Comeback from 0:2, Mac Allister: two goals. How we rate

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 65' Allister, 3:2
  1. 0:2 → 4:3

    Liverpool came from behind to win.

  2. 3 of 5

    Villarreal turned that many shots on target into goals, from an xG of 1.4.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 3:2, from 52% to 87% (Liverpool).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+3' · 4:3Liverpool 92%draw 7%Villarreal 0%

Key stats

53% Possession 47%
2.33 xG (expected goals) 1.39
22 Shots 14
7 On target 5
3 Big chances 3
7 Corners 2
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Preview and report

Live · goal

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

  1. Minute 67 3–2

    Mac Allister scores, Liverpool 3–2 Villarreal

    Alexis Mac Allister scored in the 65th minute after an assist from Rio Ngumoha, and Liverpool took the lead in the Champions League match. The midfielder scored for the second time in the game, having also celebrated in the 36th minute.

    Number of the match: 3 goals — That is how many league goals Mac Allister now has this season in the Champions League.

  2. 2–2

    Araujo equalises, Liverpool 2–2 Villarreal

    Ronald Araujo levelled the score in first-half stoppage time. He scored in the 45+2nd minute after an assist from Rio Ngumoha. Villarreal had led earlier through goals from Georges Mikautadze and Sergi Cardona, and Alexis Mac Allister also scored for Liverpool.

    Number of the match: 2 — Araujo already has two Champions League goals this season.

  3. Minute 31 0–2

    Cardona scores, Liverpool 0–2 Villarreal

    Sergi Cardona doubled Villarreal's lead in the 29th minute of the Champions League match. Nathan Saliba provided the assist. Earlier, in the 4th minute, Georges Mikautadze had scored.

    Number of the match: 29th minute — In this minute Cardona scored Villarreal's second goal, assisted by Saliba.

  4. Minute 6 0–1

    Mikautadze scores, Liverpool 0–1 Villarreal

    Georges Mikautadze scored in the 4th minute and put Villarreal ahead in their Champions League match against Liverpool. It is the first goal of the game; in the 6th minute it is 0–1.

    Number of the match: 2 goals — That is how many goals Mikautadze now has this season in the league in the Champions League.

Live · half-time · 2–2

Liverpool and Villarreal level at 2–2 at half-time

After the first half of Matchday 3 in the Champions League, Liverpool are level with Villarreal at 2–2. Villarreal went ahead twice, and Liverpool answered with goals from Mac Allister and Araujo, one of them in stoppage time.

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

Number of the match 45+2nd minute Araujo made it 2–2 in first-half stoppage time.

Four goals in the first half. The match began with a goal from Georges Mikautadze for Villarreal in the 4th minute. In the 29th minute Sergi Cardona scored Villarreal's second, assisted by Nathan Saliba. Liverpool responded in the 36th minute: Alexis Mac Allister scored after a pass from Konstantinos Tsimikas. Ronald Araujo equalised in the 45+2nd minute, with Rio Ngumoha providing the assist.

First-half stats. Liverpool had 55% possession, Villarreal 45%. Both teams had 8 shots, 3 of them on target. Liverpool won 3 corners, Villarreal 2.

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Comeback from 0:2, Mac Allister: two goals.

  • Dramaweight 50% Comeback from 0:2.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 8.6 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Mac Allister: two goals, Mac Allister: rated 9.1.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 8.9 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 5.5 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% xG 3.7, 7 goals, 36 shots.Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 7.1 out of 10

Match ECG

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Worth watching: Watch it all

GolVolt rating 8.7more watchable than 87% of Champions League matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

7 goals2 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal: Georges Mikautadzeleft foot0:1
  2. 27' Alberto Moleiroyellow card · foul
  3. 29' Goal: Sergi Cardonaleft foot · assist: Saliba0:2
  4. 36' Goal: Alexis Mac Allisterheader · assist: Tsimikas1:2
  5. 41' Santiago Mouriñoyellow card · foul
  6. 45+2' Goal: Ronald Araujoheader · assist: Ngumoha2:2
  7. Half-time · 2:2
  8. 46' SubstitutionOluwaseyi for Saliba
  9. 46' SubstitutionWirtz for Araujo
  10. 54' SubstitutionFoyth for Moleiro
  11. 60' 2 substitutionsFreeman for BuchananPérez for Mikautadze
  12. 65' Goal: Alexis Mac Allisterright foot · assist: Ngumoha3:2
  13. 66' SubstitutionIsak for Koumas
  14. 68' Goal: Florian Wirtzleft foot · assist: Gakpo4:2
  15. 74' 2 substitutionsBarcola for NgumohaGomez for Jacquet
  16. 78' SubstitutionMoreno for Comesaña
  17. 81' SubstitutionMcConnell for Nyoni
  18. 87' Goal: Tani Oluwaseyileft foot · assist: Pérez4:3
  19. Full-time · 4:3

Match stats

Shooting

2.33 xG (expected goals) 1.39
22 Shots 14
7 On target 5
3 Big chances 3
8 Off target 2
7 Blocked 7
14 Inside the box 9
8 Outside the box 5

Play

53% Possession 47%
7 Corners 2
541 Passes 498
86% Pass accuracy 83%
19 Key passes 9
145 Attacks 72
62 Dangerous attacks 37

Defence

23 Tackles 16
12 Interceptions 15
2 Saves 4

Discipline

12 Fouls 10
2 Offsides 4
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-2-3-1 –4-2-3-1

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Match sheet

Coaches
Andoni Iraola Liverpool Iñigo Pérez Villarreal
Stadium
Anfield, Liverpool

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Liverpool Alexis Mac Allister 9.12
  2. 2. place · Liverpool Rio Ngumoha 8.55
  3. 3. place · Liverpool Florian Wirtz 8.30

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Absences

Liverpool · 3 out

  • Federico Chiesa Suspended

    since 3 Sep · until 28 Jan 2027 · 8 matches missed

  • Wataru Endo Suspended

    since 3 Sep · until 28 Jan 2027 · 8 matches missed

  • Hugo Ekitiké Injured

    since 15 Apr · until 31 Dec · 22 matches missed · Achilles tendon problems

Villarreal · 1 out

  • Nicolas Pépé Injured

    since 9 Oct · until 26 Oct · 3 matches missed · Eye Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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