Match facts
Villarreal 3 - 1 Napoli (full time)
- Competition: Champions League
- Date: 13 Oct 2026
- Goals: Amir Rrahmani 8', Georges Mikautadze 23', Santiago Mouriño 26', Tani Oluwaseyi 86'
- Yellow cards: Georges Mikautadze 33', Giovane Nascimento 55', Kevin De Bruyne 62', Nathan Saliba 67', Giovanni Di Lorenzo 85'
- Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
- Attendance: 19,128
- Referee: Daniel Siebert
Villarreal defeated Napoli 3-1 in the Champions League round 2 match at Estadio de la Cerámica on Tuesday - 13 October 2026. The home side took control of the game after the break with goals from Georges Mikautadze Santiago Mouriño and Tani Oluwaseyi securing the win. Napoli responded with an early goal from Amir Rrahmani but could not prevent the hosts from claiming all three points.
Napoli took the lead in the 8th minute through Amir Rrahmani scoring the first goal of the match. The score was Villarreal 0-1 Napoli. Villarreal equalised in the 23rd minute when Georges Mikautadze netted his first goal of the game. The score was Villarreal 1-1 Napoli. The home side then took the lead in the 26th minute with a goal from Santiago Mouriño making the score Villarreal 2-1 Napoli. Villarreal extended their advantage in the 86th minute with a goal from Tani Oluwaseyi resulting in a final score of Villarreal 3-1 Napoli.
Villarreal's Georges Mikautadze received a yellow card in the 33rd minute. Napoli's Giovane Nascimento was shown a yellow card in the 55th minute. Napoli's Kevin De Bruyne was also cautioned in the 62nd minute. Villarreal's Nathan Saliba was booked in the 67th minute. Napoli's Giovanni Di Lorenzo received a yellow card in the 85th minute.
Substitutions were made during the match. In the 60th minute Napoli replaced Giovane Nascimento with Noa Lang Matteo Politano with David Neres and Scott McTominay with Leonardo Spinazzola. Villarreal made two substitutions in the 66th minute replacing Gerard Moreno with Tani Oluwaseyi and Georges Mikautadze with Alex Freeman. In the 68th minute Juan Foyth replaced Alberto Moleiro. Napoli made two substitutions in the 72nd minute replacing Billy Gilmour with Stanislav Lobotka and Rafa Marín with Lorenzo Lucca. Villarreal made two more substitutions in the 83rd minute replacing Santi Comesaña with Ayoze Pérez and Pape Gueye with Sergi Cardona.
The match statistics showed Villarreal had slightly more possession at 52% compared to Napoli's 48%. Villarreal took 17 shots with 4 on target while Napoli took 11 shots 3 on target. Villarreal created 2 big chances while Napoli created 3. Napoli missed 2 big chances. Villarreal completed 417 accurate passes with an accuracy rate of 85% while Napoli completed 368 accurate passes at 83%. Both teams took 4 corners. Villarreal's keeper made 2 saves while Napoli's keeper made 1 save. Napoli committed 15 fouls while Villarreal committed 8.
Match statistics
Top stats
| Villarreal | Napoli | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Ball possession | 48% |
| 17 | Total shots | 11 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 2 | Big chances | 3 |
| 0 | Big chances missed | 2 |
| 417 (85%) | Accurate passes | 368 (83%) |
| 4 | Corners | 4 |
| 8 | Fouls committed | 15 |
Shots
| Villarreal | Napoli | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Total shots | 11 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 6 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 2 |
| 8 | Shots inside box | 10 |
| 9 | Shots outside box | 1 |
Passes
| Villarreal | Napoli | |
|---|---|---|
| 492 | Passes | 443 |
| 417 (85%) | Accurate passes | 368 (83%) |
| 177 | Own half | 179 |
| 240 | Opposition half | 189 |
| 11 (26%) | Accurate long balls | 26 (52%) |
| 2 (33%) | Accurate crosses | 5 (28%) |
| 14 | Throws | 20 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
Defence
| Villarreal | Napoli | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Tackles | 13 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 29 | Clearances | 20 |
| 2 | Keeper saves | 1 |
Line-ups
Villarreal (4-4-2)
| # | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Luíz Júnior |
| 15 | Santiago Mouriño |
| 6 | Pau Navarro |
| 12 | Renato Veiga |
| 20 | Carlos Romero |
| 24 | Nathan Saliba |
| 14 | Santi Comesaña |
| 18 | Pape Gueye |
| 10 | Alberto Moleiro |
| 7 | Gerard Moreno (captain) |
| 9 | Georges Mikautadze |
Substitutes
| # | Player | On |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Alex Freeman | 66' |
| 21 | Tani Oluwaseyi | 66' |
| 8 | Juan Foyth | 68' |
| 23 | Sergi Cardona | 83' |
| 22 | Ayoze Pérez | 83' |
| 13 | Rubén Gómez | |
| 2 | Logan Costa | |
| 5 | Alassane Diatta | |
| 16 | Carlos Maciá | |
| 11 | Ilias Akhomach | |
| 28 | Joselillo Gaitán | |
| 27 | Nizar El Jmili |
Coach: Inigo Pérez
Napoli (3-4-2-1)
| # | Player |
|---|---|
| 32 | Vanja Milinković-Savić |
| 16 | Rafa Marín |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 5 | Benoît Badiashile |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
| 6 | Billy Gilmour |
| 8 | Scott McTominay |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo (captain) |
| 11 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 23 | Giovane Nascimento |
| 19 | Rasmus Højlund |
Substitutes
| # | Player | On |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | David Neres | 60' |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola | 60' |
| 70 | Noa Lang | 60' |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka | 72' |
| 20 | Lorenzo Lucca | 72' |
| 1 | Alex Meret | |
| 14 | Nikita Contini | |
| 31 | Sam Beukema |
Coach: Massimiliano Allegri
Top players
Villarreal
| Player | Position |
|---|---|
| Santiago Mouriño | RB |
| Pape Gueye | CM |
| Carlos Romero | LB |
Napoli
| Player | Position |
|---|---|
| Amir Rrahmani | CB |
| Rasmus Højlund | ST |
| Billy Gilmour | DM |
Head to head
Villarreal 3W, 2D, Napoli 2W
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2022 | Napoli | 2 - 3 | Villarreal | Club Friendlies |
| 25 Feb 2016 | Napoli | 1 - 1 | Villarreal | Europa League |
| 18 Feb 2016 | Villarreal | 1 - 0 | Napoli | Europa League |
| 07 Dec 2011 | Villarreal | 0 - 2 | Napoli | Champions League |
| 27 Sep 2011 | Napoli | 2 - 0 | Villarreal | Champions League |
| 24 Feb 2011 | Villarreal | 2 - 1 | Napoli | Europa League |
| 17 Feb 2011 | Napoli | 0 - 0 | Villarreal | Europa League |
Champions League
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | +/- | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-2 | +7 | 6 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-1 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | +4 | 6 |
| 4 | Bayern München | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-3 | +5 | 4 |
| 5 | PSG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-1 | +5 | 3 |
| 6 | Como | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-1 | +3 | 3 |
| 7 | Man United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-2 | +2 | 3 |
| 8 | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-1 | +2 | 3 |
| 9 | Man City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | +2 | 3 |
| 10 | Villarreal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-4 | +1 | 3 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | +1 | 3 |
| 12 | Real Betis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | +1 | 3 |
| 13 | Atlético Madrid | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-2 | +1 | 3 |
| 14 | Dortmund | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | +1 | 3 |
| 15 | Liverpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | +1 | 3 |
| 16 | Real Madrid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | +1 | 3 |
| 17 | AEK Athens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 3 |
| 18 | Club Brugge | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-6 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Lens | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | -1 | 3 |
| 20 | RB Leipzig | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | -2 | 3 |
| 21 | Sabah FK | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | -2 | 3 |
| 22 | Roma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Fenerbahçe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | PSV Eindhoven | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | -1 | 1 |
| 26 | Viking | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | -2 | 1 |
| 27 | LASK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | -1 | 0 |
| 28 | Inter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | -2 | 0 |
| 29 | FC Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | -2 | 0 |
| 30 | Slavia Prague | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | -3 | 0 |
| 31 | Napoli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | -3 | 0 |
| 32 | Lille | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | -4 | 0 |
| 33 | Feyenoord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | -4 | 0 |
| 34 | Galatasaray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | -5 | 0 |
| 35 | Slovan Bratislava | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | -5 | 0 |
| 36 | Bodø/Glimt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-5 | -5 | 0 |
