Villarreal vs Napoli preview: two struggling sides with Napoli missing six
Villarreal and Napoli both lost their Champions League openers – Villarreal 3-2 and Napoli 1-0 – and meet at the Estadio de la Cerámica sitting 21st and 27th in the league-phase table.
Neither arrives in good domestic form. Villarreal are 11th in La Liga with eight points from eight games and three defeats in their last five. Napoli are 8th in Serie A with ten points from six, with two wins, a draw and two defeats in their last five.
Napoli's injury list is long: A. Buongiorno (knee), A. Vergara (calf), Alisson Santos (muscle), C. Favasuli (thigh), F. Anguissa and M. Olivera (both groin) are all out. R. Højlund leads their scoring with two goals, while K. De Bruyne and M. Politano have a goal and an assist each.
Villarreal are without T. Buchanan (muscle). P. Gueye has three goals this season, and Alberto Moleiro has two goals and three assists.
2 : 4
1 : 4
2 : 3
3 : 6
0 : 2
3 : 4
1 : 1
3 : 2
2 : 3
0 : 0
2 : 1
1 : 3
2 : 2
0 : 1
3 : 0
