Racing Santander vs Villarreal: 2–1

Racing Santander beat Villarreal 2–1 in the Spanish Copa del Rey on Wednesday, 17 December 2025 at El Sardineros, Santander, Spain.

Competition: Spanish Copa del Rey (2025-26 Spanish Copa del Rey, Round of 32)
Kick-off time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025, 18:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: El Sardineros, Santander, Spain
Attendance: 20,768
Teams: Racing Santander (home), Villarreal (away)

Goals

6' — Juan Carlos Arana (Racing Santander), assist Mario García
28' — Juan Carlos Arana (Racing Santander)
86' — Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal)

Starting line-ups

Racing Santander (4-4-2): Plamen Andreev (G), Facundo González (CD-L), Manu (CD-R), Mario García (LB), Marco Sangalli (RB), Aritz Aldasoro (CM-L), Íñigo Sainz (CM-R), Suleiman Camara (LM), Yeray Cabanzón (RM), Sergio Martínez (CF-L), Juan Carlos Arana (CF-R).

Villarreal (4-4-2): Arnau Tenas (G), Rafa Marín (CD-L), Juan Foyth (CD-R), Sergi Cardona (LB), Adrià Altimira (RB), Carlos Macià (CM-L), Santi Comesaña (CM-R), Alberto Moleiro (LM), Nicolas Pépé (RM), Georges Mikautadze (CF-L), Ayoze Pérez (CF-R).

Recent form

Racing Santander: won 2–0 away to Burgos (23 Nov); won 4–0 vs Eibar (30 Nov); won 2–1 away to Ponferradina (4 Dec); won 3–2 away to Cádiz (7 Dec); drew 1–1 vs Leganés (13 Dec).

Villarreal: lost 4–0 away to Borussia Dortmund (25 Nov); won 3–2 away to Real Sociedad (30 Nov); won 1–1 away to Club Atlético Antoniano (3 Dec); won 2–0 vs Getafe (6 Dec); lost 3–2 vs F.C. København (10 Dec).