Villarreal hosted Napoli in the second round of the 2026/2027 Champions League league phase. The match, played on October 13 at Estadio de la Ceramica, ended in a 3-1 victory for the home side. Kick-off was at 23:00 Baku time, with a German officiating team led by referee Daniel Siebert.
Napoli defender Amir Rrahmani opened the scoring in the eighth minute. After the Kosovo international’s goal, Villarreal turned the match around midway through the first half: Georges Mikautadze equalised in the 23rd minute, and Santiago Mourino put the hosts ahead three minutes later. Gerard Moreno provided the assist for the Uruguayan defender’s goal.
Tani Oluwaseyi scored Villarreal’s third goal in the 86th minute. He found the net after a pass from Ayoze Perez to seal the final score.
Villarreal thus scored three goals after falling behind to secure an important victory in the Champions League league phase.