Head-to-Head: Liverpool vs Villarreal

Liverpool vs Villarreal carries a European knockout history in which Liverpool have the clearer direction, though Villarreal have shown they can win a leg. Villarreal took a 1–0 home victory on 28 April 2016, but Liverpool answered 3–0 at Anfield on 5 May. In 2022, Liverpool won 2–0 at Anfield and 3–2 in Spain. The balance favours Liverpool while retaining a competitive counterpoint.

Past matches, Liverpool vs Villarreal

20 October 2026 League Stage - 3

Liverpool

4 - 3

Villarreal

Anfield
3 May 2022 Semi-finals

Villarreal

2 - 3

Liverpool

Estadio de la Cerámica
27 April 2022 Semi-finals

Liverpool

2 - 0

Villarreal

Anfield
5 May 2016 Semi-finals

Liverpool

3 - 0

Villarreal
28 April 2016 Semi-finals

Villarreal

1 - 0

Liverpool

Match center

Liverpool

4 - 3

20 October 2026

Villarreal

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Starting eleven

Substitutes Liverpool

29
F
44
D
76
F
2
D
9
F
6
D
25
G
53
M
7
M
28
G
94
M

Villarreal Substitutes

F
22
M
5
F
27
D
8
D
3
G
1
M
16
F
7
F
21
D
2
F
11
F
28

Match events

45'

90'

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4'
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Georges Mikautadze Normal Goal
27'

Alberto Moleiro Yellow Card
29'
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Sergi Cardona Bermúdez Normal Goal (Asst: Nathan-Dylan Saliba)
36'
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Alexis Mac Allister Normal Goal (Asst: Konstantinos Tsimikas)
41'

Álvaro Santiago Mouriño González Yellow Card
45' +2
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Ronald Araujo Normal Goal (Asst: Rio Ngumoha)
45'

Florian Wirtz Ronald Araujo
45'

Tani Oluwaseyi Nathan-Dylan Saliba
54'

Juan Foyth Alberto Moleiro
60'

Alex Freeman Tajon Buchanan
60'

Ayoze Pérez Georges Mikautadze
65'
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Alexis Mac Allister Normal Goal (Asst: Rio Ngumoha)
66'

Alexander Isak Lewis Koumas
68'
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Florian Wirtz Normal Goal (Asst: Cody Gakpo)
74'

Bradley Barcola Rio Ngumoha
74'

Joe Gomez Jérémy Jacquet
78'

Gerard Moreno Santi Comesaña
81'

James McConnell Treymaurice Nyoni
87'
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Tani Oluwaseyi Normal Goal (Asst: Ayoze Pérez)

Stats for this game

Matchup Liverpool VS Villarreal

Liverpool answer the early setback

The 2016 Europa League semi-final supplied a clear contrast between the two legs. Villarreal won 1–0 at home on 28 April, but Liverpool reversed that position with a 3–0 victory at Anfield on 5 May. The results show that Villarreal could make the first contest uncomfortable, while Liverpool had the capacity to turn the tie decisively in the return setting.

A stronger Liverpool direction

The next European semi-final, in the 2022 Champions League, gave Liverpool a firmer platform. They won 2–0 at Anfield on 27 April before completing a 3–2 victory at Villarreal on 3 May. That sequence reinforces Liverpool’s advantage across the available knockout evidence, yet Villarreal’s 2016 home win remains an important counterpoint. It keeps the Spanish side’s capacity to respond in view. The enduring question is whether Villarreal can again make home advantage count, or whether Liverpool’s ability to manage both settings will shape another meeting.