Villarreal v Juventus: UEFA Champions League Match,Team News, Goal Scorers and Stats

Date: Wednesday 1st October, 2025
Time: 8:00 pm
Stadium Estadio De La Ceramica
Referee Istvan Kovacs (Romania)
Goal Scorer:
 
Team News

Villareal
The home team will be without the services of Willy Kambwala and Juan Foyth. Meanwhile, Pau Navarro is on international duty, representing Spain at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup. Gerard Moreno and Ayoze Perez are major doubts for this fixture.

Villarreal will stick with the 4-4-2 formation, where Luiz Junior will take charge in goal. Santiago Mourino and Sergi Cardona will feature as the full-backs, while Renato Veiga will pair up with Rafa Marin at the heart of the defence.

As for the midfield unit, Tajon Buchanan and Manor Solomon will feature on the flanks, providing much-needed width to their attacks. Santi Comesana will start alongside Pape Gueye in a more central role in the centre of the park. The quartet will look to shield the backline and ensure Juventus do not dominate the proceedings. Finally, Nicolas Pepe will start alongside Georges Mikautadze in the strike partnership.
Probable Lineup (4-4-2): Junior; Mourino, Marin, Veiga, Cardona; Buchanan, Gueye, Comesana, Solomon; Pepe, Mikautadze

Juventus
Igor Tudor will be without the services of Fabio Miretti. Meanwhile, Gleison Bremer and Khephren Thuram will undergo late fitness tests to determine their availability. Francisco Conceicao is back in training and could start here.
Against Villarreal, Juventus will stick with the 3-4-2-1 formation, where Michele Di Gregorio will be in goal. In the heart of the defence, Gleison Bremer will start alongside Pierre Kalulu and Lloyd Kelly.

Joao Mario and Andrea Cambiaso will feature as the wing-backs. Meanwhile, the midfield unit will have Manuel Locatelli will pair up with Khephren Thuram in a more central role in the middle of the park.

Francisco Conceicao and Kenan Yildiz will be the two attacking midfielders behind Jonathan David, who will lead the line for Juventus against Villarreal. Conceicao and Yildiz will have a free role, where they could drift wide as well as look to infiltrate from the middle.

Probable Lineup (3-4-2-1): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly; Mario, Thuram, Locatelli, Cambiaso; Conceicao, Yildiz; David
Prediction: Villarreal 1-3 Juventus