Tottenham, GK's mistake, own goal, lucky victory! Win 1-0 at Villarreal

Sep 17, 2025

[Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London, England) = Egan Sports Chosun, reporter] Tottenham beat Villarreal thanks to a lucky own goal.

Tottenham won 1-0 in the first round of the European Champions League (UCL) league paise in the 2025-2026 season against Villarreal at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the afternoon of the 16th (local time). Villarreal goalkeeper Ruiz Junior made a mistake and scored an own goal in the third minute of the first half. This was the winning goal.

In the second minute of the first half, Tottenham shot first. In the third line, Vicario hit a free kick to the door. Villarreal's defense dropped it back. Xavi Simmons hit a right foot volley shot in front of the arc circle. Slightly over the goal.

Tottenham scored the first goal in the third minute of the first half. Beribal hit the right flank. He crossed for Hishalisson, who was hitting in front of the gate. Goalkeeper Ruiz Junior caught it.But he missed the ball to catch it all, and the ball flowed backward into the goal. It was a goalkeeper's own goal. Tottenham led the way.

Villarreal's right wing Pepe hit a shot in the 12th minute of the first half. He got out of the way of the goal.

Tottenham's offensive again unfolded. Bentancourt's shot came out in the 15th minute of the first half. It bounced off the defender.

Villarreal attempted a counterattack in the 24th minute of the first half. Buchanan connected Pepe's ball to the shot. It missed the goal.

In the 30th minute of the first half, Papesar hit a sharp mid-range shot. He was blocked by the goalkeeper. In the 42nd minute of the first half, Xavi Simmons shot a ball that was hit by a berry ball inside the gate and flowed after being hit by the opponent. He missed the goal. In the 43rd minute, Hishalisson shot in front of the gate. It bounced off the defender. The first half ended with Tottenham's lead.

Villarreal launched an offensive in the second half. Pepe shot after penetrating the right side in the 10th minute of the second half. He got out of the way of the goal. Villarreal continued its offensive. He aimed for Tottenham's goal by increasing his possession. Tottenham held out Villarreal's offensive. In the 24th minute of the second half, Tottenham excluded Sar and Spence and put Udo flag and Palinha. He strengthened his waist and defense at the same time. It worked. Tottenham regained control under Palinha's leadership. Carrying the ball back to Villarreal's side, he scored an additional goal.

Both teams changed players in the 32nd minute of the second half. Tottenham put in Colomouni and Johnson without Xavi Simmons and Hishalisson. Villarreal put Akomachi, Pedrasa, Pati, and Parejo in turn.

Villarreal got a good free kick chance in the 39th minute of the second half. Van der Ben fouled right in front of the penalty area. Pepe directly connected this with a free kick shot. He got out of the way of the goal.

In the rest of the time, Tottenham focused on defense. It prevented Villarreal's offensive. The final whistle blew. Tottenham won their first UCL match.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.