Villarreal 3 – 1 PSV Eindhoven

CLUBFRIENDLY · July 25, 2026 · Final

🎧 Post-Game Report (audio)

Post-Game Recap

Villarreal put PSV Eindhoven away three goals to one in a Saturday afternoon friendly that told you plenty about where both clubs stand heading into the new season. The Yellow Submarine controlled this one from the jump, and once they found the net it was PSV doing all the chasing. Georges Mikautadze was the story on the Villarreal side, a relentless presence up front who finished with seven total shots and made life miserable for the PSV backline all afternoon. Villarreal put ten shots on goal to PSV's five, and that gap in attacking intent showed up on the scoreboard. Carlos Macià kept things tidy in possession with thirty-five accurate passes, helping Villarreal manage the game even as PSV pushed for a way back in. For PSV, Joey Veerman was genuinely excellent, completing seventy-two accurate passes and trying to pull the strings from midfield, but the visitors simply couldn't convert when it mattered. Matej Kovár kept PSV from a worse evening with seven saves between the sticks, and Noah Fernandez was busy defensively with eleven interventions. Dennis Man had two shots but PSV's attack never really threatened to flip this one. Three yellow cards for Villarreal suggested some frustration crept in late, but the result was never in serious doubt. Villarreal looked sharp, PSV looked like a work in progress. That's your post-game report. Sports Desk, signing off.

AI-generated post-game report composed from the official play-by-play and box score.

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

First Half begins.

Attempt saved. Alassane Pléa (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Luiz Júnior (Villarreal). Assisted by Sven Mijnans. 2'

Foul by Willy Kambwala (Villarreal). 4'

Sven Mijnans (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the left wing. 4'

Attempt saved. Dennis Man (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Luiz Júnior (Villarreal). 5'

Attempt saved. Noah Fernandez (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Luiz Júnior (Villarreal). 5'

Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal). 8'

Dennis Man (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 8'

Foul by Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal). 8'

Ruben van Bommel (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the left wing. 8'

Delay in match because of an injury Pau Navarro (Villarreal). 9'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 10'

Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal). 10'

Dennis Man (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the right wing. 10'

Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 10'

Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 11'

Foul by Kiliann Sildillia (PSV Eindhoven). 11'

Attempt saved. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matej Kovár (PSV Eindhoven). Assisted by Ayoze Pérez. 12'

Attempt blocked. Alassane Diatta (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nizar Jmili. 13'

Carlos Macià (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 13'

Foul by Dennis Man (PSV Eindhoven). 13'

Attempt saved. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matej Kovár (PSV Eindhoven). Assisted by Alberto Moleiro with a through ball. 15'

Handball by Carlos Macià (Villarreal). 16'

Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiliann Sildillia. 16'

Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez. 16'

Attempt saved. Nizar Jmili (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matej Kovár (PSV Eindhoven). Assisted by Georges Mikautadze. 22'

Attempt saved. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matej Kovár (PSV Eindhoven). 22'

Attempt missed. Carlos Macià (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze. 24'

Nizar Jmili (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing. 25'

Foul by Noah Fernandez (PSV Eindhoven). 25'

Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 27'

Foul by Yarek Gasiorowski (PSV Eindhoven). 27'

Attempt missed. Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation. 28'

Foul by Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal). 30'

Ruben van Bommel (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the left wing. 30'

Nizar Jmili (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing. 32'

Foul by Noah Fernandez (PSV Eindhoven). 32'

Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez. 33'

Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 35'

Foul by Dennis Man (PSV Eindhoven). 35'

Foul by Alassane Diatta (Villarreal). 36'

Joey Veerman (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 36'

Alassane Diatta (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 36'

Delay in match because of an injury Joey Veerman (PSV Eindhoven). 37'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 38'

Offside, Villarreal. Georges Mikautadze is caught offside. 39'

Attempt missed. Alassane Pléa (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ruben van Bommel. 39'

Foul by Alassane Diatta (Villarreal). 41'

Sven Mijnans (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 41'

Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. 42'

Foul by Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal). 42'

Mauro Júnior (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 42'

Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 42'

Attempt missed. Dennis Man (PSV Eindhoven) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ruben van Bommel following a set piece situation. 42'

Attempt blocked. Alassane Diatta (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alberto Moleiro. 43'

Nizar Jmili (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 45'

Foul by Ruben van Bommel (PSV Eindhoven). 45'

Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time. 45'

First Half ends, PSV Eindhoven 0, Villarreal 0. 45'+1'

Second Half begins PSV Eindhoven 0, Villarreal 0. 45'

Substitution, Villarreal. Carlos Romero replaces Sergi Cardona. 45'

Substitution, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno replaces Ayoze Pérez. 45'

Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Amir Bouhamdi replaces Ruben van Bommel. 45'

Foul by Willy Kambwala (Villarreal). 46'

Alassane Pléa (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 46'

Attempt missed. Carlos Romero (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alberto Moleiro. 47'

Attempt saved. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matej Kovár (PSV Eindhoven). Assisted by Alberto Moleiro. 50'

Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Matej Kovár. 50'

Attempt missed. Alassane Diatta (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nizar Jmili. 52'

Attempt missed. Amir Bouhamdi (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mauro Júnior. 54'

Attempt blocked. Joey Veerman (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 55'

Attempt saved. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matej Kovár (PSV Eindhoven). Assisted by Gerard Moreno. 56'

Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 57'

Foul by Ryan Flamingo (PSV Eindhoven). 57'

Substitution, Villarreal. Logan Costa replaces Willy Kambwala. 59'

Substitution, Villarreal. Thiago Fernández replaces Nizar Jmili. 59'

Substitution, Villarreal. Cheikh Thiam replaces Alassane Diatta. 59'

Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 60'

Foul by Kiliann Sildillia (PSV Eindhoven). 60'

Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Mauro Júnior. 61'

Foul by Gerard Moreno (Villarreal). 61'

Dennis Man (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 61'

Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Logan Costa. 64'

Attempt missed. Ryan Flamingo (PSV Eindhoven) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross following a corner. 64'

Goal! PSV Eindhoven 0, Villarreal 1. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cheikh Thiam following a fast break. 66'

Foul by Logan Costa (Villarreal). 67'

Amir Bouhamdi (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the left wing. 67'

Cheikh Thiam (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 69'

Foul by Noah Fernandez (PSV Eindhoven). 69'

Substitution, Villarreal. Pau Cabanes replaces Georges Mikautadze. 71'

Substitution, Villarreal. César Bonafé replaces Alberto Moleiro. 71'

Goal! PSV Eindhoven 0, Villarreal 2. Cheikh Thiam (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thiago Fernández. 72'

Offside, Villarreal. Pau Navarro is caught offside. 74'

Attempt saved. Sven Mijnans (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Luiz Júnior (Villarreal). Assisted by Mauro Júnior. 75'

Goal! PSV Eindhoven 1, Villarreal 2. Mauro Júnior (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. 75'

Substitution, Villarreal. Lautaro Spatz replaces Pau Navarro. 76'

Substitution, Villarreal. Álex Forés replaces Carlos Macià. 76'

Substitution, Villarreal. Daniel Budesca replaces Santiago Mouriño. 76'

Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Shuryjano Cornecion replaces Mauro Júnior. 76'

Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Jordy Bawuah replaces Alassane Pléa. 76'

Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Couhaib Driouech replaces Dennis Man. 76'

Goal! PSV Eindhoven 1, Villarreal 3. Pau Cabanes (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luiz Júnior. 76'

Offside, Villarreal. Pau Cabanes is caught offside. 77'

César Bonafé (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 78'

Foul by Jordy Bawuah (PSV Eindhoven). 78'

Foul by Pau Cabanes (Villarreal). 79'

Noah Fernandez (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 79'

Foul by Daniel Budesca (Villarreal). 79'

Amir Bouhamdi (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 79'

Attempt missed. Álex Forés (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gerard Moreno with a through ball. 81'

Pau Cabanes (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 81'

Foul by Amir Bouhamdi (PSV Eindhoven). 81'

Attempt saved. César Bonafé (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matej Kovár (PSV Eindhoven). Assisted by Gerard Moreno. 82'

Attempt blocked. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Fernández. 82'

Attempt blocked. Shuryjano Cornecion (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amir Bouhamdi with a headed pass. 83'

Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Logan Costa. 83'

Foul by Logan Costa (Villarreal). 85'

Shuryjano Cornecion (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 85'

Cheikh Thiam (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 86'

Foul by Sven Mijnans (PSV Eindhoven). 86'

Attempt missed. Kiliann Sildillia (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. 87'

Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time. 90'

Second Half ends, PSV Eindhoven 1, Villarreal 3. 90'+1'

Match ends, PSV Eindhoven 1, Villarreal 3.