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Pafos Stuns Villarreal with 1-0 Win in Champions League Group Play

The defeat leaves Villarreal on one point from four matches, jeopardizing progress from the group.

Overview

  • Mads Junker Luckassen headed in from a corner seconds after halftime in the 46th minute after lax marking decided the contest.
  • Villarreal produced a sluggish first half with slow buildup and minimal incision before raising the tempo late on.
  • Coach Marcelino reshaped the frontline in the second half, and chances for Oluwaseyi and Pépé narrowly missed the target or met the goalkeeper.
  • Villarreal protested an apparent block on goalkeeper Luiz Júnior on the goal, but referee Sven Jablonski and VAR did not intervene.
  • Played in Limassol, the result leaves the Spanish side with one of 12 possible points at the group stage midpoint.