Event Details
- Fixture:
Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal CF – Champions League 2025-26, Group Stage
(Matchday 1)
- Date & Kick-off Time: Tuesday, 16 September 2025, kick-off around 21:00
CEST / 20:00 BST at Tottenham’s home. In many previews, the UK
kick-off is listed at 8pm BST.
- Venue:
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.
- Referee & Officials: The referee is Rade Obrenovic (Slovenia), assisted
from VAR by Alen Borosak.
Team
News & Injuries / Absences
Tottenham
- Unavailable / Doubtful Players:
- James Maddison
and Dejan Kulusevski are both injured.
- Dominic Solanke
is a doubt (ankle).
- Radu Dragusin
and Mathys Tel were not named in the Champions League squad.
- Some competition for positions, especially full-back /
wide players: Destiny Udogie vs Djed Spence for left-back slot, for
example.
- Recent Form / Morale:
- Tottenham beat West Ham 3-0 in their last Premier
League match before the break, which helps build momentum.
- They had a disappointing result vs Bournemouth just
before that, which may have driven some urgency.
Villarreal
- Squad & Key Players:
- The official squad for UCL lists players like Thomas
Partey, Manor Solomon (on loan from Spurs), Daniel Parejo, Pape
Gueye, Alberto Moleiro, Georgios Mikautadze, Ayoze Pérez, Nicolas Pépé,
and others.
- Thomas Partey is available and “ready to play” per the
coach, despite off-field issues.
- Recent Form:
- Villarreal had a good season in La Liga to qualify,
but early in the new season they have been less consistent. A draw, a
defeat, etc.
- Defensive vulnerabilities are noted in previews; their
attack has potency, but keeping clean sheets away is seen as a challenge.
Live
Stream & Broadcast Info
- The match will be shown in many territories on
Champions League rights holders. For Spain, etc., Villarreal’s involvement
will see local La Liga / UCL broadcasters carry it. For the UK, likely on TNT
Sports or Sky Sports / Prime, depending on the rights.
- According to some betting / preview sites, Amazon
Prime Video have picked this match as one of their offerings in Week 1
of the UCL.
- As.com and other European outlets list Movistar
Plus+ among providers for Villarreal’s matches.