Real Madrid they will look to get back to winning ways as they host Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Madrid have had three weeks to recover from their derby loss to Atlético de Madrid before the international break, and they cannot afford any more mistakes if they are to have any chance of challenging Barcelona for the game. LaLiga title
Villarreal, on the other hand, has the opportunity to enter the top six with a shocking victory.
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Real Madrid team news
Jose Mourinho makes four changes from the eleven that started the 2-1 defeat against Atlético, the starter is Vinicius Junior dropping to the bench. Yan Diomande takes his place on the left wing.
The suspended Dean Huijsen is replaced by Antonio Rudiger, while Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alvaro Carreras replace Denzel Dumfries and Marc Cucurella in the two full-back positions.
Real Madrid: Courtois; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Rudiger, Carreras; Tchouameni, Valverde; Guler, Bellingham, Diomande; Mbappé
Real Madrid substitutes: Lunin, Mestre, Camavinga, Vinicius, Endrick, Cucurella, Espi, Bernardo Silva, Díaz, Dumfries, Thiago.
Villarreal news
Villarreal: Gulcasi; Freeman, Navarro, Foyth, Vega, Cardona; Comesana, Gueye, Moleiro; Perez, Akhomach.
Villarreal substitutes: Costa, Diatta, El Jamili, Gaitan, Luiz Junior, Macia, Mikautadze, Moreno, Mourinho, Oluwaseyi, Romero and Saliba.
Real Madrid-Villa-real recent form and statistics
- Real Madrid is fourth with 15 points in seven games, six points behind leader Barcelona
- Madrid have won all three league games at home this season, scoring 12 goals and conceding two
- Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last nine league games at the Bernabéu
- Madrid lost 2-1 to Atlético de Madrid in their last league game but responded with a 5-0 Champions League win at Kairat Almaty.
- Villarreal is ninth with eight points and has won its last two league games, the last one by 3-1 against Levante.
- Villarreal have scored in six of the seven League games this season
- Real Madrid have won 19 of their 27 home games against Villarreal, with Villarreal only winning twice.
- Real Madrid won the last match between the teams 2-0
Where to watch Real Madrid-Villa-real: TV and online broadcasts
Real Madrid v Villarreal kicks off at 8pm BST on Saturday 10 October at the Santiago Bernabéu.
In the UK, it will be shown on Disney+. In Spain, the match is live on Movistar LaLiga and Orange TV.
Here is the full list of International broadcasters of the League.
