Villarreal beat Levante 1-0 on Wednesday, 18 February 2026 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Juan Martinez Munuera. It was played at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Carlos Espí received a yellow card for Levante at 31'. Iker Losada received a yellow card for Levante at 43'.
Second half: Villarreal took the lead at 57' when G. Mikautadze scored, with the assist credited to N. Pépé, making the score 0-1. Ayoze Pérez received a yellow card for Villarreal at 60'. Levante made their 1st substitution at 65', with Víctor García replacing A. Matturro. Levante made their 2nd substitution at 65', with U. Raghouber replacing Unai Vencedor. Levante made their 3rd substitution at 65', with M. Moreno replacing Etta Eyong. Villarreal made their 1st substitution at 71', with Ayoze Pérez replacing Pedraza. P. Gueye received a yellow card for Villarreal at 72'. Levante made their 4th substitution at 74', with Iker Losada replacing Carlos Álvarez. Villarreal made their 2nd substitution at 79', with Rafa Marín replacing Renato Veiga. Villarreal made their 3rd substitution at 79', with P. Gueye replacing T. Partey. J. Toljan received a yellow card for Levante at 85'. Villarreal made their 4th substitution at 88', with Alberto Moleiro replacing A. Freeman. Levante made their 5th substitution at 89', with Paco Cortés replacing K. Tunde. Villarreal made their 5th substitution at 89', with G. Mikautadze replacing T. Oluwaseyi. Santi Comesaña received a yellow card for Villarreal at 90'. N. Pépé received a yellow card for Villarreal at 90+4'.
Levante used 5 substitutions while Villarreal used 5 substitutions. Levante got 3 yellow cards, while Villarreal got 4 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (16-15).
- Levante controlled possession (59%).
- Villarreal had the sharper finishing (4-6 shots on target).
