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Liverpool 4-3 Villarreal, Matchday 3 of the Champions League league phase, Tue 20 Oct at Anfield, Liverpool. 59,610 were in the ground. Liverpool took all three points.
How the goals came
- 4': Georges Mikautadze for Villarreal
- 29': Sergi Cardona for Villarreal, assisted by Nathan Saliba
- 36': Alexis Mac Allister for Liverpool, assisted by Kostas Tsimikas
- 45+2': Ronald Araújo for Liverpool, assisted by Rio Ngumoha
- 65': Alexis Mac Allister for Liverpool, assisted by Rio Ngumoha
- 68': Florian Wirtz for Liverpool, assisted by Cody Gakpo
- 87': Tani Oluwaseyi for Villarreal, assisted by Ayoze Pérez
What the stats said
- Possession: Liverpool 53%, Villarreal 48%.
- Shots (on target): Liverpool 22 (7), Villarreal 14 (5).
- Yellow cards: Liverpool 0, Villarreal 2. No sending-offs.
Liverpool and Villarreal Starting Lineups
The XIs below are the elevens that started the game. Liverpool lined up in a 4-2-3-1, Villarreal in a 4-2-3-1.
Starting elevens as named for this match.
Who paid out
- Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool): 2 goals.
- Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal): 1 goal.
- Sergi Cardona (Villarreal): 1 goal.
- Ronald Araújo (Liverpool): 1 goal.
- Florian Wirtz (Liverpool): 1 goal.
- Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal): 1 goal.
After Matchday 3
- Liverpool: 9 points from 3 (3W 0D 0L, goal difference +5).
- Villarreal: 3 points from 3 (1W 0D 2L, goal difference +0).
- Next for Liverpool: at home to Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Sun 25 Oct.
- Next for Villarreal: away at Valencia in La Liga on Sat 24 Oct.