A lone goal from French midfielder Etienne Capoue was enough to see Villarreal scale through at the home-ground of Aston Villa, Villa Park.
Nigerian winger Samuel Chukwueze was listed in the lineup by the Villarreal coach Quique Setien with the left footer playing 68 minutes.
It been a great preparation time for Villarreal as the Yellow submarines have won all but one of their friendlies since their time in camp.
With six wins from fourteen games Villarreal will now look to improve on their position in the league but not until they prove their strength against Italian giant, Napoli.
Dare Ogun