Espanyol vs Villarreal
Match pulse
Who won: Villarreal 2-0
Villarreal beat Espanyol 2-0 on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at RCDE Stadium. Goals for Villarreal: Gerard Moreno (43') and Alberto Moleiro (57').
Every player rated
Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0Team stats
Player of the game
Luiz Júnior
VIL · 3 saves, clean sheet
Deserved to win
Espanyol deserved better: 12% on chances, lost 0-2
Play by play
- Match ends, Espanyol 0, Villarreal 2.
- Second Half ends, Espanyol 0, Villarreal 2.
- 90'+4'

Free kick won
José Salinas (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4'

Foul
Foul by Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal).
- 90'+2'

Shot on target
Attempt saved. Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Luiz Júnior (Villarreal). Assisted by Kike García.
- 90'+1'

Offside
Offside, Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez is caught offside.
- 90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1'

Offside
Offside, Espanyol. Tyrhys Dolan is caught offside.
- 90'+1'

Header saved
Attempt saved. Kike García (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Luiz Júnior (Villarreal). Assisted by Jofre Carreras with a cross.
E. García
- 88'

Shot off target
Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza.
- 86'

Free kick won
Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85'

Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Charles Pickel (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
- 84'

Shot off target
Attempt missed. Kike García (Espanyol) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by José Salinas.
- 83'
SubSubbed on for T. Buchanan
Substitution, Villarreal. Ilias Akhomach replaces Tajon Buchanan.
I. Akhomach
- 83'
SubSubbed on for A. Moleiro
Substitution, Villarreal. Sergi Cardona replaces Alberto Moleiro.
S. Cardona
- 82'
SubSubbed on for O. El Hilali
Substitution, Espanyol. Rubén Sánchez replaces Omar El Hilali.
R. Sánchez
- 82'
SubSubbed on for U. González de Zárate
Substitution, Espanyol. Miguel Rubio replaces Urko González de Zárate.
M. Rubio
- 81'

Yellow card
Pau Navarro (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
P. Navarro
- 81'

Free kick won
Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81'

Foul
Foul by Pau Navarro (Villarreal).
- 81'

Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
N. Pépé
- 80'


Free kick won
Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80'

Foul
Foul by José Salinas (Espanyol).
- 79'

Foul
Foul by Charles Pickel (Espanyol).
- 79'

Free kick won
Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

