EUROPA LEAGUE: Villareal-Napoli 1-0 | as it happened

• 18 feb 2016

Napoli face Villareal in the first leg of Uefa Europa League last 32 stage. Maurizio Sarri has lined-up Gonzalo Higuain, with Manolo Gabbiadini starting from the bench. The Italian striker started all the previous six Napoli games in European clashes.

Villareal sit 4th in La Liga just behind Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real. Marcelino’s side are still unbeaten at the Madrigal this season and they still have to concede one goal in home European games this term.