Villarreal fight back to beat Napoli and end losing run
Villarreal secured their first Champions League win in eight matches after coming from behind to beat Napoli at the Estadio de la Ceramica.
Villarreal bounced back from a seven-match losing streak in the Champions League to defeat Napoli at Estadio de la Ceramica. The Spanish club had endured a difficult run since their 2-2 draw with Juventus in October 2025, with a single 3-2 loss to Borussia Dortmund on the opening matchday threatening to make them the first Spanish side to suffer eight straight European defeats.
Napoli took the lead in the eighth minute through Amir Rrahmani, but Villarreal's Rasmus Hojlund's header struck the crossbar just 22 minutes later, sparing them from an even bigger deficit. Less than a minute after that, Georges Mikautadze equalized for Villarreal, his first goal in the competition, capitalizing on an errant backpass from Matteo Politano.
In the 25th minute, Santiago Mourino put Villarreal ahead with a powerful strike from distance, deflecting past Napoli's Vanja Milinkovic-Savic. Substitute Tani Oluwaseyi sealed the victory with a composed finish from close range four minutes from the end, ending Villarreal's seven-match losing streak in the Champions League. Villarreal will face Liverpool on October 20 (20:00 BST), while Napoli will take on Bodo/Glimt at the same time.
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