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Good evening and welcome to the Football Italia Liveblog for coverage of this evening’s Champions League fixtures: Villarreal vs. Juventus and Napoli vs. Sporting CP.

Both matches are scheduled to get underway at 20.00 BST.

Juventus picked up a point in a thrilling 4-4 draw with Borussia Dortmund last time out in Europe, while Napoli fell to a 2-0 defeat away against Manchester City after being reduced to 10 men 20 minutes in.

Check in for all the pre-match build-up, in-game coverage and post-match reactions.

49'

Napoli 1-0 Sporting

Politano has a shot from outside of the box but once again the Napoli effort goes high and wide of the goal.

2025-10-01 21:09:16

49'

Villarreal 1-1 Juventus - Gatti!

Juventus have men forwards for an attacking throw-in. It gets to Gatti in the middle, who pulls off an incredible bicycle kick! Game on!

2025-10-01 21:07:58

47'

Napoli 1-0 Sporting

Napoli have their first shot of the half as Scott McTominay has a shot blocked after an Azzurri throw-in.

2025-10-01 21:07:02

47'

Villarreeal 1-0 Juventus

How has David not scored?

Conceicao with an immediate impact, bursting down the right, David is free in the centre of the area but somehow steers off target. Juve should be level.

2025-10-01 21:06:34

46'

Napoli 1-0 Sporting

Two subs for the visitors at half-time.

Pedro Goncalves comes on for Trincao and Luis Suarez enters for Catamo.

2025-10-01 21:05:45

46'

Villarreal-Juventus second half kicks off!

The Old Lady with the kick, and we are back underway in Spain!

2025-10-01 21:04:26

Juventus half-time change

Conceicao is on to replace Koopmeiners at the interval.

2025-10-01 21:03:42

45'+4

Half-time: Villarreal 1-0 Juventus

Villarreal lead in an energetic, end-to-end game.

2025-10-01 20:48:55

45'+2

Villarreal 1-0 Juventus

Locatelli told to get up as he goes down optimistically in the area.

2025-10-01 20:48:16

45'

Napoli 1-0 Sporting

Half-time in Naples as the hosts take a deserved lead into the break.

2025-10-01 20:47:45

45'+2

Villarreal 1-0 Juventus

Pedraza steers a low cross in, and nutmegs Perin, but it goes all the way through and Juventus escape.

2025-10-01 20:47:31

44'

Napoli 1-0 Sporting

The hosts continue to look for a second before half-time as Spinazzola this time fires a wild shot from long-range off-target.

2025-10-01 20:46:55

45'+1

Villarreal 1-0 Juventus

Three minutes added on at the end of the first half.

2025-10-01 20:45:58

43'

Villarreal 1-0 Juventus

Pepe is causing all sorts of trouble. He runs at Kelly, lays off to Buchanan, Mikautadze lines up a shot and Perin eventually gets a last-ditch save in. Villarreal should have been 2-0 up there.

2025-10-01 20:43:55

41'

Napoli 1-0 Sporting

Half-hearted appeals for a Sporting penalty are ignored by the referee as the hosts counter again quickly, Rui Silva making a good save off of a Politano shot.

2025-10-01 20:43:51

40'

Villarreal 1-0 Juventus

David wants a penalty off Rafa Marin, but his appeals are unsuccessful.

2025-10-01 20:40:30

36'

Napoli 1-0 Sporting

A rapid Napoli counter-attack sees Kevin De Bruyne play a lovely pass through for Ramsus Hojlund who takes on the keeper 1on1 and slots the ball into the back of the net.

Napoli let Sporting grow back into the match and played them at their own game, countering quickly and taking the lead.

2025-10-01 20:40:27

36'

Napoli 1-0 Sporting

Rasmus Hojlund breaks the deadlock!

2025-10-01 20:38:46

36'

Villarreal 1-0 Juventus

Yildiz lines one up from distance but fires comfortably over.

2025-10-01 20:36:17

32'

Napoli 0-0 Sporting

Another long-range effort from Zambo Anguissa is deflected out for a corner. The resulting set-piece floats all the way over and out the other side for a goal kick.

2025-10-01 20:35:16

31'

Napoli 0-0 Sporting

It is the visitors turn to attack as Napoli appear to have taken their foot off the gas ever so slightly. Sporting are starting to threaten in Napoli’s half a little more, opening up the game.

2025-10-01 20:33:28

26'

Napoli 0-0 Sporting

Vanja Milinkovic-Savic has a save to make after a quick break from Sporting but a speculative effort from Simoes is hardly a challenge for the Serbian.

2025-10-01 20:29:31

29'

Villarreal 1-0 Juventus

Kelly and McKennie threaten from the corner, but Parejo eventually clears.

2025-10-01 20:29:17

28'

Villarreal 1-0 Juventus

Joao Mario gets a good cross over to Kenan Yildiz, whose shot is on target and is pushed behind for a corner.

2025-10-01 20:28:49

26'

Villarreal 1-0 Juventus

Kalulu lays off to McKennie on the edge of the area. The American tries to bend one into the top corner, but doesn’t have much time to set himself and blazes over.

2025-10-01 20:26:36

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