Villarreal vs Paris Saint-Germain: Kickoff, Lineups and How to Watch

Villarreal host Paris Saint-Germain at 9:00 p.m. Central European Time (CET, UTC+01:00) on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at Estadio de la Cerámica in Villarreal, Spain. That is 20:00 UTC on November 3. The UEFA Champions League league-phase Matchday 4 starting lineups have been published by PSG, and UEFA’s match center links to live coverage and match information. The main practical checks are the local kickoff time, your market’s broadcaster, and the official team sheets.

Kickoff time, venue and match details

UEFA’s official 2026/27 fixture list says league-phase kickoffs are at 21:00 CET unless another time is shown. Villarreal vs Paris has no different time listed. Spain has returned to standard time by November 3, so CET is UTC+01:00 on the match date; converting 21:00 local time gives 20:00 UTC on the same calendar date. UEFA identifies Estadio de la Cerámica as the venue in Villarreal. See the UEFA match center and its league-phase fixture list for the competition’s official reference.

Confirmed starting lineups

Paris Saint-Germain published both teams’ starting elevens about an hour before kickoff. These are the announced selections, not projected lineups. The club’s matchday post also lists each side’s substitutes. No formation is stated in that announcement, so the names below are presented without assigning a shape.

Villarreal

Péter Gulácsi; Alex Freeman, Renato Veiga, Santiago Mouriño, Carlos Romero; Santi Comesaña (captain), Pape Gueye, Nicolas Pépé, Carlos Macià, Tajon Buchanan; Ayoze Pérez.

Paris Saint-Germain

Matvei Safonov; Achraf Hakimi (captain), Illia Zabarnyi, Willian Pacho, Lucas Hernández; João Neves, Vitinha, Fabián Ruiz, Maghnes Akliouche, Senny Mayulu; Désiré Doué.

For a last-minute check, compare the names on PSG’s official starting-lineup announcement with UEFA’s lineups and squad page. A player absent from the starting eleven may be a substitute or simply not selected; omission alone does not establish an injury or suspension. Check the match center for any confirmed replacement after kickoff.

Team news and the matchup

Villarreal’s lineup includes Pape Gueye, who appeared with head coach Iñigo Pérez at the club’s pre-match media conference. In the club’s November 2 preview, Pérez said Villarreal expected Paris to press and emphasized reading the situations well and choosing when to attack into space. That provides a clear tactical question for the home team: can it recognize the moments to break forward without rushing every possession? Gueye said the squad was motivated to compete for a win. These are the club’s pre-match comments, not a guarantee of how either side will play once the match begins.

Villarreal came into Matchday 4 with three points from its first three league-phase fixtures: a 3–2 defeat at Borussia Dortmund, a 3–1 home win over Napoli, and a 4–3 loss at Liverpool. Paris arrived with nine points after wins over Slovan Bratislava (6–1), Manchester City (4–2), and Barcelona (4–2). The scores are from UEFA’s published results list and describe the teams’ records before this fixture; they do not predict the result in Villarreal.

UEFA’s October 29 preview says this is the first meeting between the clubs. It also notes that Villarreal had won three of its previous four European matches against French teams, while Paris had won its latest Champions League match against Barcelona. Those records offer context, but this is a new matchup with different teams and circumstances. They should not be treated as a forecast.

How to watch or follow the match

Broadcast rights depend on the viewer’s country. UEFA’s official 2026/27 guide, updated November 3, lists the competition’s partner broadcasters by market and includes Villarreal vs Paris among Tuesday’s live-coverage fixtures. The guide lists Telefónica in Spain, Canal+ in France, and Paramount+, TUDN, and DAZN in the United States. Those are market-level rights listings, not a promise that every listed service carries this particular match on every platform; check the provider’s own schedule before kickoff. If you are elsewhere, use UEFA’s country-by-country guide rather than assuming the Spanish or U.S. options apply to you.

The UEFA broadcast-partner guide also points fans to UEFA.com, UEFA.tv, and the official Champions League app for previews, interviews, highlights, and other coverage. For match status, lineups, statistics, and official updates, begin with the UEFA match center. UEFA’s preview article provides additional background, while Villarreal’s official pre-match report records the coach’s and Gueye’s comments.

A quick way to verify the details

• Confirm the event is Villarreal vs Paris Saint-Germain, UEFA fixture 2049612, on Tuesday, November 3.
• Use 9:00 p.m. CET (UTC+01:00) for local kickoff in Villarreal or 20:00 UTC; do not confuse the local time with UTC.
• Check your country in UEFA’s broadcaster guide, then confirm the match listing with that provider.
• Use the official lineup announcement and UEFA match center for team sheets and match updates.

That gives viewers a straightforward route from the confirmed fixture details to a licensed broadcast or official live updates, without relying on a guessed time conversion or an unverified stream listing.