Chaira Cancels Out Pépé Penalty as Real Oviedo Hold Villarreal

Real Oviedo claimed a valuable point at home with a 1–1 draw against Villarreal CF on matchday 33 of the Primera Division, responding strongly after falling behind to an early penalty.

Villarreal struck first on 13 minutes when Nicolas Pépé converted from the spot to give the visitors a 1–0 lead. The forward kept his composure to break the deadlock and put Real Oviedo on the back foot in the early stages.

Primera Division FINISHED

2026-04-23 19:30

Real Oviedo

1 - 1

Villarreal CF

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The hosts were forced to chase the game and had to manage the added pressure of a booking for Aarón in the 37th minute, the Real Oviedo player going into the referee’s notebook as the first yellow card of the evening.

Villarreal looked to strengthen their grip on the match immediately after the break, introducing Georges Mikautadze for Tajon Buchanan at half-time. Further changes followed for the visitors just after the hour mark, with Alberto Moleiro and Ayoze Pérez replacing Alfonso González and Tani Oluwaseyi.

Real Oviedo, however, found their response midway through the second half. In the 69th minute, Ilyas Chaira struck to level the score at 1–1, ensuring the home side were rewarded for their persistence. The goal swung momentum towards Oviedo, prompting a triple change shortly after, including the introduction of veteran playmaker Santi Cazorla in the 72nd minute.

Both sides continued to adjust in the closing stages, with Villarreal bringing on Alex Freeman and Thomas Partey in the 78th minute to freshen up their side. A late yellow card for Alberto Moleiro in the 90th minute underlined a tense finale, during which Real Oviedo also made two final substitutions.

The match finished level, leaving Real Oviedo and Villarreal to share the points. Detailed statistical data beyond goals, bookings and substitutions was not available at the time of writing. For more information on this fixture, visit the full match centre on Ballaxy, or see the team pages for Real Oviedo and Villarreal CF.

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Primera Division Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	FC Barcelona	34	29	1	4	89	31	58	88	W W W W W
2	Real Madrid CF	34	24	5	5	70	31	39	77	W D W D L
3	Villarreal CF	34	21	5	8	64	39	25	68	W W D W L
4	Club Atlético de Madrid	34	19	6	9	58	37	21	63	W W L L L
5	Real Betis Balompié	34	13	14	7	52	41	11	53	W D W D D
6	RC Celta de Vigo	34	12	11	11	48	44	4	47	W L L L W
7	Getafe CF	34	13	5	16	28	36	-8	44	L L W L W
8	Athletic Club	34	13	5	16	40	50	-10	44	W L W L L
9	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	34	11	10	13	52	53	-1	43	L D L D W
10	CA Osasuna	34	11	9	14	40	42	-2	42	L W L D D
11	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	34	10	12	12	35	41	-6	42	W D W L
12	Valencia CF	34	10	9	15	37	50	-13	39	L W D L L
13	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	34	10	9	15	37	51	-14	39	L D L L D
14	Elche CF	34	9	11	14	45	53	-8	38	L W W W
15	RCD Mallorca	34	10	8	16	42	51	-9	38	W L D W W
16	Girona FC	34	9	11	14	36	51	-15	38	L L L D W
17	Sevilla FC	34	10	7	17	41	55	-14	37	W L L W L
18	Deportivo Alavés	34	9	9	16	40	53	-13	36	L W L D D
19	Levante UD	34	8	9	17	38	55	-17	33	L D W W L
20	Real Oviedo	34	6	10	18	26	54	-28	28	L L D W W