Villarreal 3-1 Levante: Moleiro shines, Mikautadze seals it late
Villarreal beat Levante 3-1 at the Ceramica with goals from Ayoze Perez, Moleiro and Mikautadze, after Ivan Romero had briefly levelled for the visitors.
- Villarreal went ahead through Ayoze Perez before Levante levelled instantly through Ivan Romero
- Moleiro restored the lead after the break, Mikautadze added a third in the 86th minute
- Villarreal move to 8 points, Levante stay on 5 in the lower half of the table
Villarreal 3-1 Levante
Scorers: Ayoze Perez 41' (V), Ivan Romero 42' (L), Moleiro 54' (V), Mikautadze 86' (V)
Kick-off: Sunday, 20 September 2026 - 17:30 UK / 18:30 CEST, Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal.
The match
Villarreal broke the deadlock in the 41st minute through Ayoze Perez, set up by Alberto Moleiro. Levante responded immediately, equalising a minute later through Ivan Romero, assisted by Jeremy Toljan. Aissa Mandi had been booked earlier, in the 13th minute, with Luis Castro also cautioned right before half-time, in first-half stoppage time.
Villarreal regained the lead in the 54th minute through Alberto Moleiro, teed up by Ilias Akhomach. Levante reshuffled with a string of substitutions between the 63rd and 72nd minutes, bringing on Victor Garcia, Yanis Musuayi, Ifeanyi Ndukwe and Dani Requena. Villarreal answered with Gerard Moreno and Georges Mikautadze coming on in the 67th minute.
In the 79th minute Villarreal made a double change, sending on Santiago Mourino and Nicolas Pepe, while Tajon Buchanan was booked before being replaced; a second Villarreal player was also cautioned in the same minute. Levante brought on Petar Ratkov in the 84th minute.
The scoring was completed in the 86th minute, when substitute Georges Mikautadze made it 3-1, assisted by Alberto Moleiro. Villarreal made a final change in the 87th minute, introducing Carlos Macia.
The numbers
- Shots: 21-6
- Shots on target: 7-1
- Possession: 62%-38%
- Corners: 7-1
- Fouls: 9-10
- Yellow cards: 1-1
Table and next fixtures
Villarreal move to 8 points from seven games (2 wins, 2 draws, 3 defeats), sitting ninth. Levante remain on 5 points from six games (1 win, 2 draws, 3 defeats), in 17th place.
Barcelona lead the table with 21 points, ahead of Atletico Madrid and Real Betis on 16, with Real Madrid on 15.
Next up: Villarreal travel to Real Madrid on Saturday, 10 October at 21:00. Levante host Sevilla on Monday, 12 October at 21:00.
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