Head-to-Head: Napoli vs Villarreal

Napoli and Villarreal have built a European head-to-head in which the balance changes with the competition. Napoli won both 2011 Champions League meetings, yet Villarreal eliminated them from the 2016 Europa League tie after a 1-0 home victory and a 1-1 draw in Italy. A later friendly also went Villarreal’s way, but the competitive history remains an exchange rather than a settled hierarchy.

Upcoming matches, Napoli vs Villarreal

13 October 2026 - 19:00 Group Stage

Villarreal

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Napoli

Past matches, Napoli vs Villarreal

17 December 2022 Club Friendlies 3

Napoli

2 - 3

Villarreal

Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
25 February 2016 16th Finals

Napoli

1 - 1

Villarreal
18 February 2016 16th Finals

Villarreal

1 - 0

Napoli
7 December 2011 Group stage - 6

Villarreal

0 - 2

Napoli
27 September 2011 Group stage - 2

Napoli

2 - 0

Villarreal

Match center

Napoli

2 - 3

17 December 2022

Villarreal

Match events

45'

90'

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12'
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E. Capoue Normal Goal
13'
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V. Osimhen Normal Goal
46'

E. Elmas A. Zerbin
46'

T. Ndombele G. Gaetano
61'

S. Lobotka D. Demme
62'

V. Osimhen G. Simeone
62'

Juan Jesus A. Zanoli
67'
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N. Jackson Normal Goal
68'

J. Mojica A. Danjuma
68'

P. Torres G. Moreno
68'

Kiko J. Cuenca
70'
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G. Moreno Normal Goal
71'

Y. Pino S. Chukwueze
72'

E. Capoue M. Trigueros
73'

M. Morlanes F. Coquelin
73'

A. Baena D. Parejo
73'

P. Reina I. Alvarez
73'

R. Albiol A. Mandi
74'

G. Raspadori K. Zedadka
74'

G. Di Lorenzo B. Barba
79'
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K. Kvaratskhelia Penalty
86'

M. Rui M. Marchisano

Matchup Napoli VS Villarreal

Napoli’s group-stage advantage

The 2011 Champions League meetings gave Napoli an emphatic starting point. They won 2-0 at home on 27 September, then repeated the score away at Villarreal on 7 December. Those results show Napoli translating the matchup across both venues, but they do not settle the broader relationship because the later knockout meeting created a different answer.

Villarreal change the course

In the 2016 Europa League Round of 32, Villarreal won 1-0 at home on 18 February before drawing 1-1 in Naples on 25 February, progressing 2-1 on aggregate. That tie demonstrated how a small first-leg margin can outweigh Napoli’s earlier direct success. Villarreal also won a 3-2 friendly at Napoli on 17 December 2022; it is supporting context rather than a basis for competitive hierarchy. Another meeting would be intriguing precisely because neither club’s strongest result fully cancels the other’s: Napoli can point to two-way control in 2011, while Villarreal can point to knockout efficiency and a successful response under pressure.