2026-2027 Champions League: Liverpool vs. Villarreal—Probable Lineups and Where to Watch It on TV and via Streaming

Fresh off two convincing victories in the first two matchdays of the Champions League group stage, Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool faces a Villarreal side with an identity still in flux in the third matchday—a team teetering between last week’s brilliant comeback against Napoli and the disappointing home draw against Elche in this past weekend’s La Liga match. The match, scheduled at Anfield, will kick off at 9:00 p.m. Italian time and will be broadcast live in Italy on Sky Sport via the network’s satellite channels and the Now streaming service.

In the last Champions League matchday, a Liverpool side playing like Jannik Sinner defeated LASK Linz at home by a tennis-like score of 6-3, with a hat trick from Barcola and goals from Araujo, Frimpong, and Koumas. Enthusiasm aside, there’s something to note on the defensive end: in their last three matches (including Premier League games), the Reds have conceded three goals—not only against LASK but also against Manchester City in their 3-0 loss on October 11, and they also gave up a goal to Brentford in the 2-1 match on Saturday, the 17th.

On the other hand, Villarreal must figure out whether they are the team that defeated Napoli by coming back from an early deficit or the rather uncertain side that took the field in Dortmund against Borussia, in the 3-2 loss that unfolded during a thrilling second half. Of the players who scored against Napoli, Mikautadze and Mouriño are all but certain to start, while Oluwaseyi is expected to come on in the second half, just as he did against Massimiliano Allegri’s team.

Probable Lineups

LIVERPOOL (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Araujo, Gomez, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Ngumoha, Wirtz, Barcola; Koumas. Coach: Iraola.

VILLARREAL (4-3-1-2): Gulacsi; Mouriño, Pau Navarro, Renato Veiga, Romero; Saliba, Santi Comesana, Gueye; Moleiro; Mikautadze, Gerard Moreno. Head Coach: Iñigo Perez.