Villarreal vs Napoli, 2026-27 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League

Villarreal

23': Georges Mikautadze
26': Santiago Mouriño
86': Tani Oluwaseyi

FT
3 - 1

Napoli

8': Amir Rrahmani

About

Villarreal are hosting Napoli at Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Giovane (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Foul by Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal).
7': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Santi Comesaña.
7': Attempt saved. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Luiz Júnior (Villarreal). Assisted by Billy Gilmour with a cross.
8': Goal! Villarreal 0, Napoli 1. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
11': Attempt blocked. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
11': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Benoît Badiashile.
12': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
13': Foul by Rafa Marín (Napoli).
13': Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt blocked. Carlos Romero (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pape Gueye.
14': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
15': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Scott McTominay.
16': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Alberto Moleiro with a cross following a corner.
17': Offside, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno is caught offside.
17': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
19': Attempt missed. Renato Veiga (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Santi Comesaña.
22': Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
22': Offside, Napoli. Giovane is caught offside.
23': Goal! Villarreal 1, Napoli 1. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal.
26': Goal! Villarreal 2, Napoli 1. Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
30': Offside, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno is caught offside.
32': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nathan Saliba.
33': Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal).
33': Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Offside, Napoli. Scott McTominay is caught offside.
35': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
35': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Carlos Romero.
36': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a corner.
39': Foul by Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).
39': Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Delay in match because of an injury Rafa Marín (Napoli).
40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41': Handball by Benoît Badiashile (Napoli).
42': Attempt blocked. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Renato Veiga.
44': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rasmus Højlund.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Nathan Saliba (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli).
45'+3': First Half ends, Villarreal 2, Napoli 1.
45': Second Half begins Villarreal 2, Napoli 1.
47': Delay in match because of an injury Luiz Júnior (Villarreal).
48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49': Attempt missed. Nathan Saliba (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Santi Comesaña with a headed pass.
50': Attempt missed. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gerard Moreno following a fast break.
51': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Napoli).
52': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) with an attempt from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Renato Veiga with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
54': Attempt blocked. Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Saliba.
55': Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Giovane (Napoli).
55': Giovane (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Benoît Badiashile.
60': Substitution, Napoli. Noa Lang replaces Giovane.
60': Substitution, Napoli. Leonardo Spinazzola replaces Scott McTominay.
61': Substitution, Napoli. David Neres replaces Matteo Politano.
61': Offside, Napoli. Rasmus Højlund is caught offside.
62': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli).
62': Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Substitution, Villarreal. Tani Oluwaseyi replaces Gerard Moreno.
63': Substitution, Villarreal. Alex Freeman replaces Georges Mikautadze.
65': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
65': Noa Lang (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Foul by Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal).
66': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli).
67': Handball by Noa Lang (Napoli).
67': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Napoli).
67': Nathan Saliba (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Nathan Saliba (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
68': Substitution, Villarreal. Juan Foyth replaces Alberto Moleiro.
69': Dangerous play by Benoît Badiashile (Napoli).
69': Nathan Saliba (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Substitution, Napoli. Stanislav Lobotka replaces Billy Gilmour.
72': Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Lucca replaces Rafa Marín.
75': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
75': Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Foul by Pau Navarro (Villarreal).
76': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Santiago Mouriño.
77': Attempt missed. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
77': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rasmus Højlund following a corner.
78': Attempt saved. Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli). Assisted by Santi Comesaña.
78': Attempt blocked. Alex Freeman (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pape Gueye.
79': Foul by Noa Lang (Napoli).
79': Alex Freeman (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Attempt saved. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Luiz Júnior (Villarreal). Assisted by Lorenzo Lucca.
82': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Neres with a through ball.
83': Substitution, Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez replaces Santi Comesaña.
84': Substitution, Villarreal. Sergi Cardona replaces Pape Gueye.
84': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
84': Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Handball by Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli).
85': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
85': Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Goal! Villarreal 3, Napoli 1. Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
88': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Nathan Saliba (Villarreal).
89': Foul by Rasmus Højlund (Napoli).
89': Pau Navarro (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Noa Lang (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Foul by Pau Navarro (Villarreal).
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Romero.
90'+3': Offside, Villarreal. Sergi Cardona is caught offside.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Villarreal 3, Napoli 1.
0': Match ends, Villarreal 3, Napoli 1.

Statistics

NAP		VIL
15	Fouls	8
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	2
48	Possession	52
11	SHOTS	17
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
368	Accurate Passes	417
443	Passes	492
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	2
18	Crosses	6
0.3	Cross %	0.3
50	Long Balls	42
26	Accurate Long Balls	11
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
2	Blocked Shots	6
11	Effective Tackles	11
13	Tackles	17
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	9
20	Effective Clearances	29
20	Clearances	29

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 19,128

UEFA Champions League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	2	+7	6
2	Barcelona	2	+7	6
3	Aston Villa	2	+7	6
4	VfB Stuttgart	2	+5	6

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Villarreal (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Luiz Júnior (GK)
12	Renato Veiga
6	Pau Navarro
20	Carlos Romero
15	Santiago Mouriño
18	Pape Gueye
14	Santi Comesaña
10	Alberto Moleiro
24	Nathan Saliba
9	Georges Mikautadze
7	Gerard Moreno

Villarreal Substitutes:

Nizar El Jmili Ben Hamou, Ilias Akhomach, Alassane Diatta, Sergi Cardona, Rubén Gómez, Alex Freeman, Logan Costa, Juan Foyth, Ayoze Pérez, Tani Oluwaseyi, Carlos Macià, Joselillo.

Napoli (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
32	Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK)
13	Amir Rrahmani
5	Benoît Badiashile
16	Rafa Marín
8	Scott McTominay
6	Billy Gilmour
22	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
21	Matteo Politano
19	Rasmus Højlund
23	Giovane
11	Kevin De Bruyne

Napoli Substitutes:

Alex Meret, Leonardo Spinazzola, Lorenzo Lucca, Sam Beukema, Noa Lang, Nikita Contini, David Neres, Stanislav Lobotka.

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