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Season 2025/2026

La Liga

Villarreal vs Real Madrid – Lineups & Match Details

Real Madrid beat Villarreal 2-0. Goals: Kylian Mbappé (47'), Kylian Mbappé (90' pen.). Villarreal had 42% possession against Real Madrid's 58%. Shots on target: 1-4.

La Liga · Regular Season - 21

Saturday, 24 January 2026

VillarrealVillarreal

0 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Real MadridReal Madrid

Referee: CĂ©sar Soto Grado, Spain

Lineups

VillarrealVillarreal4-4-2
Luiz Junior1Luiz JuniorG
P. Navarro26P. NavarroD
J. Foyth8J. FoythD
R. Veiga12R. VeigaD
A. Pedraza24A. PedrazaD
T. Buchanan17T. BuchananM
D. Parejo10D. ParejoM
P. Gueye18P. GueyeM
A. Moleiro20A. MoleiroM
G. Moreno7G. MorenoF
G. Mikautadze9G. MikautadzeF

Substitutes

25A. TenasG
4R. MarinD
16T. ParteyM
19N. PepeF
21T. OluwaseyiF
22A. PerezF
23S. CardonaD
37C. MaciaM
Real MadridReal Madrid4-3-3
T. Courtois1T. CourtoisG
F. Valverde8F. ValverdeD
R. Asencio17R. AsencioD
D. Huijsen24D. HuijsenD
A. Carreras18A. CarrerasD
A. Guler15A. GulerM
E. Camavinga6E. CamavingaM
J. Bellingham5J. BellinghamM
F. Mastantuono30F. MastantuonoF
K. Mbappe10K. MbappeF
Vinicius Junior7Vinicius JuniorF

Substitutes

13A. LuninG
43S. MestreG
2D. CarvajalD
4D. AlabaD
11RodrygoF
16G. GarciaF
19D. CeballosM
20F. GarciaD
21B. DiazM
27D. AguadoD
28J. Cestero SanchoM

Match Events

2'Y

J. Foyth

24'S

J. Foyth

Substitution 1

47'G

Kylian Mbappé

51'Y

T. Buchanan

57'Y

Pau Navarro

62'Y

Franco Mastantuono

70'S

T. Buchanan

Substitution 2

70'S

Gerard Moreno

Substitution 3

74'S

Franco Mastantuono

Substitution 1

77'S

Dani Parejo

Substitution 4

77'S

G. Mikautadze

Substitution 5

80'S

A. GĂĽler

Substitution 2

90'P

Kylian Mbappé

Statistics

Villarreal
42%58%
Real Madrid
0.58Expected Goals (xG)1.58
8Total Shots14
1Shots on Target4
6Corners6
19Fouls10
0Offsides0
81Pass Accuracy (%)88
3Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Villarreal host Real Madrid on Saturday, 24 January 2026 at Estadio de la Cerámica. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Villarreal go into the match 3rd in the table; Real Madrid sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Villarreal have taken 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 losses in a row. Real Madrid have collected 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 5 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 4 Oct 2025: Villarreal 1-3 Real Madrid; 15 Mar 2025: Villarreal 1-2 Real Madrid; 5 Oct 2024: Villarreal 0-2 Real Madrid. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Real Madrid beat Villarreal 2-0. Real Madrid replied with Kylian Mbappé 47', Kylian Mbappé 90' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Villarreal held 42% of the ball against 58% for Real Madrid. Shots on target finished 1-4. Expected goals read 0.58 for Villarreal, 1.58 for Real Madrid.

Verdict

Real Madrid take the three points; Villarreal look at a thin night for the home crowd. Villarreal sat 3rd and Real Madrid 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.