Villarreal 1-2 Ajax — Champions League, 20 Jan 2026
Ajax beat Villarreal 2-1 in the Champions League on 20 January 2026 at Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal. Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi, Oscar Gloukh, Oliver Edvardsen got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
· kickoff·Estadio de la Ceramica · Villarreal·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 12'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 46'
- 1-049'assist: R. Marin
- 54'
- 60'Foul
- 1-161'
- 71'Foul
- 71'
- 71'out: S. Steur
- 72'
- 72'
- 74'
- 80'Off the ball foul
- 84'
- 84'
- 88'Foul
- 1-290'assist: Anton Gaaei
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Villarreal
- 7.5Tanitoluwa OluwaseyiF
- 7.5Nicolas PépéM
- 7.0Tajon BuchananF
- 6.9Dani ParejoM
- 6.9Ayoze PérezF
- 6.9Arnau TenasG
- 6.9Alberto MoleiroM
- 6.7Santi ComesañaM
- 6.6Rafa MarínD
- 6.6Georges MikautadzeF
- 6.5Sergi CardonaD
- 6.5Santiago MouriñoD
- 6.3Thomas ParteyM
- 6.3Gerard MorenoF
- 6.2Renato VeigaD
Ajax
- 7.7Oscar GloukhF
- 7.6Oliver EdvardsenF
- 7.5Mika GodtsF
- 7.5Vítězslav JarošG
- 7.3Youri RegeerM
- 7.2Youri BaasD
- 6.9Sean SteurM
- 6.9Kian Fitz-JimM
- 6.9Ko ItakuraD
- 6.7Kasper DolbergF
- 6.6Rayane BounidaF
- 6.6Anton GaaeiD
- 6.3Aaron BouwmanD
- 6.2Jorthy MokioM
- 6.2Davy KlaassenM
- 6.2Owen WijndalD
Line-ups
Ajax4-3-3
Villarreal4-4-2
Substitutes
VillarrealMarcelino
Substitutes
- 10D. Parejo74'M6.9
- 24A. PedrazaD
- 7G. Moreno72'F6.3
- 17Tajon Buchanan46'F7.0
- 13D. CondeG
- 9Georges Mikautadze72'F6.6
- 1Luiz JuniorG
- 26P. NavarroD
- 32H. LopezF
AjaxOscar Garcia Junyent
Substitutes
- 37Josip ŠutaloD
- 28Kian Fitz-Jim84'M6.9
- 22Remko PasveerG
- 4Ko Itakura54'D6.9
- 2L. RosaD
- 17Oliver Edvardsen90'84'F7.6
- 7R. MoroF
- 41G. AldersD
- 12Joeri HeerkensG
- 43R. Bounida71'F6.6
- 48S. Steur71'M6.9
- 68A. OuazaneM
Team statistics
38%Possession62%
1.36Expected goals (xG)0.91
19Total shots15
8Shots on target5
8Shots off target5
3Blocked shots5
7Corners5
2Offsides0
11Fouls10
3Yellow cards2
3Goalkeeper saves6
0.67Goals prevented0.67
395Total passes638
340Accurate passes590
86%Pass accuracy92%
Villarreal
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Nicolas Pépé | 72 | – | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Tajon Buchanan | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7.0 |
| Dani Parejo | 16 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Ayoze Pérez | 72 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Arnau Tenas | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Alberto Moleiro | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Santi Comesaña | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Rafa Marín | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Georges Mikautadze | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Sergi Cardona | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Santiago Mouriño | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 6.5 |
| Thomas Partey | 74 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Gerard Moreno | 18 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Renato Veiga | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Ajax
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Gloukh | 84 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.7 |
| Oliver Edvardsen | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.6 |
| Mika Godts | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.5 |
| Vítězslav Jaroš | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Youri Regeer | 54 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Youri Baas | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Sean Steur | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ko Itakura | 36 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Kasper Dolberg | 71 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Rayane Bounida | 19 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Anton Gaaei | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Aaron Bouwman | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Jorthy Mokio | 71 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Davy Klaassen | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Owen Wijndal | 84 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 6.2 |
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