La Liga · Mon 9 Feb 2026 · Estadio de la Cerámica
- Georges Mikautadze 35'
- Nicolas Pépé 50'
- Alberto Moleiro 55'
- José Salinas 41' (og)
- Leandro Cabrera 88'
The story
Villarreal beat Espanyol 4-1 at Estadio de la Cerámica in La Liga, matchday 23.
Villarreal's goals came from Georges Mikautadze (35'), Nicolas Pépé (50') and Alberto Moleiro (55'); Leandro Cabrera (88') and an own goal by José Salinas (41') replied for Espanyol.
It was 1-1 at half-time.
Espanyol had 51% of the ball and 9 shots to Villarreal's 10.
Match stats
Key moments
- 35' Georges Mikautadze Goal · Villarreal 1-0 Assist: Tajon Buchanan
- 41' José Salinas Own goal · Espanyol 1-1
- 50' Nicolas Pépé Goal · Villarreal 2-1 Assist: Alberto Moleiro
- 55' Alberto Moleiro Goal · Villarreal 3-1 Assist: Georges Mikautadze
- 88' Leandro Cabrera Goal · Espanyol 3-2 Assist: Cyril Ngonge
Line-ups
Villarreal
- Luiz JúniorGoalkeeper
- Santiago Mouriñooff 73'Defender
- Sergi CardonaDefender
- Pau NavarroDefender
- Renato VeigaMidfielder
- Pape GueyeMidfielder
- Alberto Moleirooff 80'Midfielder
- Dani Parejooff 65'Midfielder
- Nicolas PépéForward
- Georges Mikautadzeoff 73'Forward
- Gerard MorenoForward
Espanyol
- Marko DmitrovicGoalkeeper
- Omar El HilaliDefender
- José SalinasDefender
- Leandro CabreraDefender
- Fernando Calerooff 46'Defender
- Edu Expósitooff 59'Midfielder
- Urko González de ZarateMidfielder
- Pol LozanoMidfielder
- Tyrhys Dolanoff 59'Forward
- Roberto Fernándezoff 59'Forward
- Pere Millaoff 72'Forward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (11)
- 6' 🟨 José Salinas
- 16' 🟨 Tajon Buchanan
- 35' ⚽ Georges Mikautadzeassist Tajon Buchanan
- 41' ⚽ José Salinas (og)
- 50' ⚽ Nicolas Pépéassist Alberto Moleiro
- 53' 🟨 Edu Expósito
- 55' ⚽ Alberto Moleiroassist Georges Mikautadze
- 57' 🟨 Clemens Riedel
- 70' 🟨 Pape Gueye
- 88' ⚽ Leandro Cabreraassist Cyril Ngonge
- 89' 🟨 Sergi Cardona
Head to head
5Villarreal wins0Draws1Espanyol wins