Liverpool vs Villarreal Preview: Team news, lineups & prediction
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Liverpool vs Villarreal match infoDate: Tuesday 20 October 2026Kick off times: 8pm (BST) and 3pm (ET).Competition: UEFA Champions League matchday 3Venue: Anfield - MerseysideHow to watch: Paramount+ (USA) and Amazon Prime Video (UK).How can I watch Liverpool vs Villarreal?CountryBroadcaster(s)United KingdomAmazon Prime VideoUnited StatesParamount+AustraliaStan SportCanadaOneSoccerRepublic of IrelandPremier Sports 1SpainMovistar Liga de Campeones 3AfricaSuperSport MaXimo 2Arab worldbeIN SportsSouth AmericaESPN2New Zealand, Germany, Portugal and AustriaDAZN2MexicoMaxFranceCanal+ Live 2ItalySky Sport 256NetherlandsZiggo Sport 3Liverpool vs Villarreal match previewRecent FormLiverpool (Home team): Can Liverpool continue their perfect start to this Champions League campaign? Meantime, in the Premier League, Iraola claimed the most impressive victory of his Liverpool tenure on Saturday.
Match highlights as Munoz and Isak secure the win in West London 🙌🎥 #BRELIV pic.twitter.com/GtsAReobG8— Liverpool FC (@LFC) October 18, 2026Back in the Champions League, Liverpool have finished first and third since the introduction of the league phase, and have to fancy their chances of something similar this year. Villarreal (Away team): As for Villarreal, they were frankly embarrassing in last season's Champions League, picking up a solitary point, ignominiously beaten by debutants Pafos.
With Paris Saint-Germain next up on their Champions League schedule, every point counts for Pérez and his team. Villarreal team newsSoccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Round of 32 - Ivory Coast v Norway - Dallas Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S. - June 30, 2026 Ivory Coast's Nicolas Pepe on the pitch before the match IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Maria Lysaker | IMAGN IMAGES via ReutersIñigo Pérez has been rotating his goalkeeper this season, with summer signing Péter Gulácsi starting six matches, but Luiz Júnior doing so in the other five, so who knows who will get the nod this time?