Champions League Matchday 2: Villarreal vs Juventus facts

Villarreal can relive one of their most memorable European nights when Juventus come to Spain on Matchday 2 of the UEFA Champions League.

Last match

The teams' only previous contest came in the 2021/22 round of 16, when a 1-1 draw in Spain was followed by a 3-0 Villarreal victory in Turin in which Gerard Moreno opened the scoring.

Villarreal have lost only two of their 12 matches at home against Italian teams (W7 D3).

A 3-0 victory at Barcelona on Matchday 6 in 2020/21 is Juventus' only success in six games against Spanish teams, home and away (D2 L3).

Juve have lost only one of their last seven Champions League group stage/league phase matches against Spanish teams (W4 D2), keeping five clean sheets.

Villarreal

Villarreal are in the Champions League for the fifth time and a first since 2021/22, when they equalled their best run by reaching the semi-finals.

The Spanish side were not involved in European competition in 2024/25; their most recent campaign was a run to the 2023/24 Europa League round of 16.

Juventus

Juventus are making their 25th appearance in the Champions League proper – extending their Italian record.

The Bianconeri were 20th in last season's league phase (W3 D3 L2), losing to PSV Eindhoven in the knockout phase play-offs (2-1 h, 1-3 a aet).

Key stats

A 1-0 Matchday 1 loss at Tottenham Hotspur was Villarreal's third successive defeat in the Champions League proper.

The Yellow Submarine have lost only one of their last nine home European matches (W6 D2).

Having scored twice in added time to salvage a 4-4 home draw against Borussia Dortmund on Matchday 1, Juventus have now drawn four of their last six league phase matches in the Champions League (W1 L1).

The Bianconeri have won only three of their last 12 games in the Champions League group stage/league phase (D4 L5).

Juventus have won only five of their last 19 Champions League matches, losing nine.