“Ayoze Pérez breaks the deadlock with a right-footed finish from the centre of the box after a blocked effort moments earlier.”
Pivotal“Levante respond immediately as Iván Romero levels the score just a minute after falling behind.”
Pivotal“Alberto Moleiro restores Villarreal's lead with a composed left-footed finish from the box, putting the hosts back in front for good.”
Pivotal“Substitute Georges Mikautadze puts the game to bed with a late left-footed finish, capping a dominant display with a decisive third goal.”
Pivotal
Villarreal
Levante
Outstanding performance
Villarreal•MidfielderVillarreal's superiority was written all over the numbers - 62% possession, 21 shots to Levante's 6, and a dominance rating of 76 to 38 - but it was far from a straightforward afternoon. Ayoze Pérez put the hosts ahead in the 41st minute only for Iván Romero to equalise barely 60 seconds later, sending the sides in level at the break despite Villarreal's control. The second half told a different story as Alberto Moleiro restored the lead just after the hour, and Villarreal's bench made the difference late on, with Georges Mikautadze arriving as a substitute and scoring the clincher in the 86th minute. For Levante, the result continues a difficult campaign near the foot of the table, while Villarreal's clinical edge in front of goal - despite missing four big chances themselves - proved enough to keep them firmly in the title conversation.
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Attempt missed. Petar Ratkov (Levante) with an attempt from the centre of the box.
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
Substitution, Villarreal. Carlos Maciá replaces Pape Gueye.
assist: Alberto Moleiro
Goal! Villarreal 3, Levante 1. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Substitution, Levante. Petar Ratkov replaces Oriol Rey.
Attempt missed. Roger Brugué (Levante) with an attempt from very close range following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Jeremy Toljan (Levante) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Levante. Conceded by Santiago Mouriño.
Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alberto Moleiro with a cross.
Substitution, Villarreal. Santiago Mouriño replaces Pau Navarro.
Manu Sánchez (Levante) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal).
Tajon BuchananYellow CardTajon Buchanan (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Villarreal. Nicolas Pepe replaces Tajon Buchanan.
Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Attempt missed. Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Yanis Musuayi.
Foul by Jon Ander Olasagasti (Levante).
Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Levante. Dani Requena replaces Enzo Bardeli.
Foul by Víctor García (Levante).
Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Villarreal. Georges Mikautadze replaces Ayoze Pérez.
Substitution, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno replaces Ilias Akhomach.
Jeremy Toljan (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal).
Foul by Roger Brugué (Levante).
Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Levante. Víctor García replaces Thiago Fernández.
Substitution, Levante. Ifeanyi Ndukwe replaces Aïssa Mandi.
Substitution, Levante. Yanis Musuayi replaces Iván Romero.
Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Manu Sánchez.
Attempt missed. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt missed. Jeremy Toljan (Levante) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
assist: Ilias Akhomach
Goal! Villarreal 2, Levante 1. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Foul by Iván Romero (Levante).
Alex Freeman (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Aïssa Mandi (Levante) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal).
Second Half begins Villarreal 1, Levante 1.
First Half ends, Villarreal 1, Levante 1.
Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
Attempt blocked. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Oriol Rey.
Foul by Jon Ander Olasagasti (Levante).
Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
assist: Jeremy Toljan
Goal! Villarreal 1, Levante 1. Iván Romero (Levante) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
assist: Alberto Moleiro
Goal! Villarreal 1, Levante 0. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Cardona.
Foul by Thiago Fernández (Levante).
Nathan Saliba (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Alex Freeman (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alberto Moleiro.
Attempt blocked. Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
Attempt saved. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mathew Ryan (Levante). Assisted by Tajon Buchanan.
Foul by Jeremy Toljan (Levante).
Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Nathan Saliba (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Oriol Rey (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nathan Saliba (Villarreal).
Foul by Oriol Rey (Levante).
Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box.
Jeremy Toljan (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal).
Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
Attempt blocked. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Freeman.
Adrián de la Fuente (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal).
Attempt missed. Thiago Fernández (Levante) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jon Ander Olasagasti.
Attempt missed. Nathan Saliba (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box following a corner.
Offside, Villarreal. Pape Gueye is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Ilias Akhomach.
Attempt blocked. Nathan Saliba (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Enzo Bardeli.
Aïssa MandiYellow CardAïssa Mandi (Levante) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Aïssa Mandi (Levante).
Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Roger Brugué (Levante).
Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jeremy Toljan (Levante) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal).
Aïssa Mandi (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal).
Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Thiago Fernández.
Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Manu Sánchez.
Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ilias Akhomach.
Adrián de la Fuente (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal).
First Half begins.
Villarreal look to build on their first league win of the season when they host Valencian neighbours Levante at the Ceramica. Both sides sit in the bottom half of the table, but recent history and home advantage make Villarreal clear favourites in this repeat regional fixture.
