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Real Madrid’s 36-game unbeaten run (W25, D11) came to an end on Wednesday night with a 1-0 UEFA Champions League defeat to Lille, with manager Carlo Ancelotti labelling the loss as a “huge wake-up call”. They’re still protecting an active streak of 40 games without defeat in La Liga (W29, D11) following last weekend’s incident-packed 1-1 draw with Atlético Madrid in which they conceded an injury-time equaliser.
Aiming to avoid three consecutive winless matches for the first time since March 2023, the reigning league and European champions will be expecting a strong response at home, where Los Blancos remain undefeated in La Liga since losing 3-2 to Villarreal in April 2023 (W24, D4). They’ve won all four league games here this term without being at their fluent best, so having Kylian Mbappé back fully fit again could be important.
Villarreal have made a fine start to their league campaign (W5, D2, L1) and following matchday eight, only Barcelona and Madrid were ahead of them in the standings following back-to-back wins over Espanyol (2-1) and Las Palmas (3-1). Having scored as many goals as their hosts in the league this term (17) and losing only two of the last seven H2Hs (W2, D3), they should feel cautiously optimistic about extending their fine start here.
That hints at a competitive encounter and one in which both defences could be busy as the last two meetings here both produced five goals, with a win each for the pair. Goals have been a common theme for the Yellow Submarine on the road this term as they’ve conceded exactly once in all four league road fixtures but so far remain unbeaten due to their free-scoring attack (W3, D1).
Players to watch: Five of Mbappé’s last six Madrid goals came here, with three of those five arriving after the 65th minute, while Villarreal’s Álex Baena has registered 19 assists in La Liga since the start of last term, adding to that tally by scoring and assisting off the bench against Las Palmas on Monday.
Hot streak: All eight of Villarreal’s La Liga games this term have seen both sides score (W5, D2, L1).
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