Villarreal 2-3 Copenhagen: Copenhagen snatch win to boost hopes

Andreas Cornelius scored a last-minute winner to boost Copenhagen's chances of Champions League progress - and leave Villarreal facing elimination.

The hosts sit third in La Liga, but have only picked up one point in six Champions League games.

Copenhagen led after just 71 seconds when Mohamed Elyounoussi smashed home from Marcos Lopez's cross.

Villarreal equalised soon after the break when Ilias Akhomach's cross found Santi Comesana, who bundled in.

Moments later Copenhagen had their lead back with half-time substitute Elias Achouri scoring with his first touch to finish from Yoram Zague's cross.

Tani Oluwaseyi poked a shot through defender Junnosuke Suzuki's legs and past the goalkeeper to level for the Spaniards.

But former Cardiff striker Cornelius pounced late on to send Copenhagen into the knockout phase play-off positions.

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Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 Arsenal	6	6	0	0	17	1	16	18	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win
2 Bayern Munich	6	5	0	1	18	7	11	15	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
3 Paris Saint-Germain	6	4	1	1	19	8	11	13	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
4 Manchester City	6	4	1	1	12	6	6	13	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
5 Atalanta	6	4	1	1	8	6	2	13	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win
6 Inter Milan	6	4	0	2	12	4	8	12	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
7 Real Madrid	6	4	0	2	13	7	6	12	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
8 Atletico Madrid	6	4	0	2	15	12	3	12	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win
9 Liverpool	6	4	0	2	11	8	3	12	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
10 Borussia Dortmund	6	3	2	1	19	13	6	11	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
11 Tottenham Hotspur	6	3	2	1	13	7	6	11	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win
12 Newcastle United	6	3	1	2	13	6	7	10	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
13 Chelsea	6	3	1	2	13	8	5	10	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
14 Sporting CP	6	3	1	2	12	8	4	10	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
15 Barcelona	6	3	1	2	14	11	3	10	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
16 Marseille	6	3	0	3	11	8	3	9	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win
17 Juventus	6	2	3	1	12	10	2	9	Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win
18 Galatasaray	6	3	0	3	8	8	0	9	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
19 Monaco	6	2	3	1	7	8	-1	9	Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win
20 Bayer Leverkusen	6	2	3	1	10	12	-2	9	Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw
21 PSV	6	2	2	2	15	11	4	8	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
22 Qarabağ	6	2	1	3	10	13	-3	7	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
23 Napoli	6	2	1	3	6	11	-5	7	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
24 Copenhagen	6	2	1	3	10	16	-6	7	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win
25 Benfica	6	2	0	4	6	8	-2	6	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win
26 Pafos	6	1	3	2	4	9	-5	6	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
27 Union Saint-Gilloise	6	2	0	4	7	15	-8	6	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
28 Athletic Club	6	1	2	3	4	9	-5	5	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw
29 Olympiakos	6	1	2	3	6	13	-7	5	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
30 Eintracht Frankfurt	6	1	1	4	8	16	-8	4	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
31 Club Brugge	6	1	1	4	8	16	-8	4	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
32 Bodø / Glimt	6	0	3	3	9	13	-4	3	Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw
33 Slavia Prague	6	0	3	3	2	11	-9	3	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
34 Ajax	6	1	0	5	5	18	-13	3	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
35 Villarreal	6	0	1	5	4	13	-9	1	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
36 Kairat	6	0	1	5	4	15	-11	1	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss

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Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8: 8th Finals
Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24: Play-off

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home team,Villarreal

Manager:Marcelino García

Formation:4 - 4 - 2

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home team,Villarreal

away team,Copenhagen

Manager:Jacob Neestrup

Formation:4 - 4 - 2

home team,Villarreal

Manager:Marcelino García

Formation:4 - 4 - 2

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Match Officials

Referee:: Ivan Kruzliak
Video Assistant Referee:: Aleandro Di Paolo
Assistant Referee 1:: Branislav Hancko
Assistant Referee 2:: Jan Pozor
Fourth Official:: Peter Kralovic
Assistant VAR Official:: Marco Di Bello

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Match momentum measures the swing of the match by comparing each team’s threat to see who is more likely to score within that minute. The momentum value is the difference between each team’s most dangerous moment, or team threat, in that minute.

Minute	Team with most threat
Kick off 1'	Villarreal
2'	CopenhagenGoal
3'	Copenhagen
4'	Copenhagen
5'	Copenhagen
6'	Copenhagen
7'	Villarreal
8'	Villarreal
9'	Villarreal
10'	Villarreal
11'	Villarreal
12'	Copenhagen
13'	Villarreal
14'	Copenhagen
15'	Copenhagen
16'	Copenhagen
17'	Villarreal
18'	Villarreal
19'	Villarreal
20'	Copenhagen
21'	Villarreal
22'	Villarreal
23'	Villarreal
24'	Villarreal
25'	Copenhagen
26'	Copenhagen
27'	Villarreal
28'	Copenhagen
29'	Villarreal
30'	Villarreal
31'	Villarreal
32'	Villarreal
33'	Villarreal
34'	Villarreal
35'	Villarreal
36'	Villarreal
37'	Copenhagen
38'	Villarreal
39'	Villarreal
40'	Villarreal
41'	Villarreal
42'	Villarreal
43'	Villarreal
44'	Villarreal
45'	Villarreal
Half time 45'+1	Villarreal
46'	Villarreal
47'	VillarrealGoal
48'	VillarrealGoal
49'	Villarreal
50'	Villarreal
51'	Copenhagen
52'	Copenhagen
53'	Copenhagen
54'	Copenhagen
55'	Copenhagen
56'	CopenhagenGoal
57'	Copenhagen
58'	Copenhagen
59'	Copenhagen
60'	Copenhagen
61'	Villarreal
62'	Copenhagen
63'	Copenhagen
64'	Villarreal
65'	Villarreal
66'	Villarreal
67'	Villarreal
68'	Villarreal
69'	Villarreal
70'	Villarreal
71'	Villarreal
72'	Villarreal
73'	Villarreal
74'	Villarreal
75'	Villarreal
76'	Villarreal
77'	Villarreal
78'	Villarreal
79'	Villarreal
80'	Villarreal
81'	Villarreal
82'	Copenhagen
83'	Villarreal
84'	Villarreal
85'	Villarreal
86'	Villarreal
87'	Copenhagen
88'	Villarreal
89'	Villarreal
90'	VillarrealGoal
90'+1	Villarreal
90'+2	Villarreal
90'+3	Villarreal
90'+4	Villarreal
Full time 90'+5	Villarreal

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2

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Primera División

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2

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v Antoniano

1

Copa del Rey

v Esbjerg

2

4

DBU Pokalen

v Real Sociedad

2

3

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2

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4

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3

2

UEFA Champions League

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2

1

Primera División

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1

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Match Facts

Villarreal and Copenhagen will meet for the first time here, with the Yellow Submarine only facing one other Danish side in major European competition previously (W1 D1 v Aalborg in the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League group stage).
Copenhagen have played more games without winning against teams from Spain (15) than against those from any other nation in European competition, drawing six and losing nine of their 15 such matches.
This will be the fourth time Villarreal have faced a Danish opponent away from home in European competition – they won the first one 3-0 (v Odense in 2004), drew the second 2-2 (v Aalborg in 2008) and lost the most recent one 0-1 (v Odense in 2011).
Villarreal have lost their last three matches in the UEFA Champions League, without scoring a single goal. They haven’t lost four in a row in major European competition since a run of six in September-December 2011.
After beating Kairat last time out (3-2), Copenhagen will be looking to achieve consecutive UEFA Champions League wins for the first time since September 2010 (3). However, they are winless in their last nine games away from home in the competition (D2 L7).
Villarreal have scored just two goals in the UEFA Champions League this season, despite having an xG total of 6.1. Across the opening five matchdays this term, only Atalanta (-4.2) underperformed their xG tally by a bigger margin than Marcelino’s side (-4.1).
Villarreal defender Santiago Mouriño made more tackles (24) than any other player through the opening five matchdays in this season’s UEFA Champions League. His average of 4.9 tackles per 90 is also the highest of any player in the competition this term (min. 300 minutes played).
Copenhagen striker Youssoufa Moukoko has averaged 80.3 high-intensity pressures per 90 in the UEFA Champions League this season; the most of any player in 2025-26 (min. 180 minutes played).
The two Villarreal players with the most shots attempted in the UEFA Champions League this season – Pape Gueye (12) and Nicolas Pépé (11) – are still looking for their first goal in the current campaign. Between them, they have had 23 shots without scoring, and only hit the target on five occasions.
FC København goalkeeper Dominik Kotarski has made three errors leading to goals in the UEFA Champions League this season, more than any other player through the first five matchdays in 2025-26.

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Postat 90 minutes plus 6
Match ends, Villarreal 2, FC Copenhagen 3.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 6
Second Half ends, Villarreal 2, FC Copenhagen 3.
Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Foul by Marcos López (FC Copenhagen).
Postat 90 minutes plus 2
Offside, Villarreal. Sergi Cardona is caught offside.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
Goal!at 90 minutes
Goal! Villarreal 2, FC Copenhagen 3. Andreas Cornelius (FC Copenhagen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
Postat 90 minutes
Attempt blocked. Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Bookingat 89 minutes
Pape Gueye (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
Postat 89 minutes
Foul by Pape Gueye (Villarreal).
Postat 89 minutes
Marcos López (FC Copenhagen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 88 minutes
Pau Navarro (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 88 minutes
Foul by Andreas Cornelius (FC Copenhagen).
Postat 88 minutes
Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) header from very close range misses to the right.
Postat 86 minutes
Foul by Manor Solomon (Villarreal).
Postat 86 minutes
Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Postat 84 minutes
Offside, Villarreal. Renato Veiga is caught offside.
Substitutionat 83 minutes
Substitution, Villarreal. Sergi Cardona replaces Alfonso Pedraza.
Bookingat 83 minutes
Elias Achouri (FC Copenhagen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Postat 83 minutes
Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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