Villarreal vs Juventus Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2025-26 UEFA Champions League | League Phase

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This is likely to be quite an entertaining encounter at El Madrigal as Marcelino’s impressive Villarreal side welcome Igor Tudor’s improving Juventus to Castellon.

Kick-off date/time: 1 October 2025 at 8:00 pm

How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – discovery+ / US – Paramount+

Villarreal team news

Predicted XI (4-4-2): Junior; Mourino, Marin, Veiga, Cardona; Buchanan, Gueye, Parejo, Moleiro; Pepe, Mikautadze

Unavailable: Kambwala (Injured), Foyth (Injured)

Questionable: Perez (Injured), Moreno (Injured)

Juventus team news

Predicted XI (3-4-3): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly; Mario, Thuram, Locatelli, Cambiaso; Yildiz, Vlahovic, Conceicao

Unavailable: Miretti (Injured)

Questionable: Bremer (Injured), Thuram (Injured)

Villarreal vs Juventus prediction

It has been a bright start to the campaign for Villarreal, but Marcelino’s Yellow Submarine were undermined by a frustrating performance against Tottenham Hotspur in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League, with the now dropped Luiz Junior scoring a fourth minute own goal to decider their opener.

Juventus have become a lot more entertaining to watch this season and that was shown in their opening game of this competition a couple of weeks ago at the J Stadium in Turin as the Old Lady had to fight back from 4-2 down with two second-half stoppage-time goals to earn a 4-4 draw against Borussia Dortmund.

Juventus will head to Castellon looking to again exert their immense attacking quality, but Villarreal would have to be viewed as a team that can give more than as good as they get.

Villarreal vs Juventus Tip: Over 2.5 goals