Villarreal CF vs Levante UD

Villarreal put on a dazzling show at the Estadio de la Ceramica, crushing Levante 5-1 to secure a Champions League place in emphatic fashion. Nicolas Pépé was the architect of the win, finishing with a goal and two assists in a near-flawless display. Georges Mikautadze opened the scoring with a sharp finish on 38 minutes before Carlos Espí levelled for Levante with a header on 51. Villarreal quickly reasserted control: Alberto Moleiro (62', set up by Santi Comesaña) and Mikautadze again (68', assisted by Pépé) made it 3-1. Substitute Tajon Buchanan added a fourth on 87 before Pépé capped the evening in added time with a finish from a Sergi Cardona cross. The result confirms Villarreal's third-place finish and Champions League qualification, now 18 points clear of fifth-place Real Betis. For Levante, the evening was bleak — they sit 19th, just three points from safety with the season slipping away.