La Liga · Matchday 8
Real Madrid v Villarreal
Real Madrid 1 – 0 Villarreal Full time
- Kick-off: Sat 10 Oct 2026, 20:00 UK time
- Venue: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
- Referee: Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos
Goals
- 62' Yan Diomande (Real Madrid), assist Federico Valverde
Cards
- 10' Renato Veiga (Villarreal), yellow card
- 19' Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), yellow card
- 68' José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix (Real Madrid), yellow card
- 72' Vinícius (Real Madrid), red card
- 81' Ibrahima Konaté (Real Madrid), yellow card
- 83' Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), yellow card
- 84' Pau Navarro (Villarreal), yellow card
- 87' Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), yellow card
- 90+4' Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid), yellow card
Line-ups
Real Madrid (4-2-3-1)
Coach: José Mourinho
- 1 T. Courtois
- 12 T. Alexander-Arnold
- 16 I. Konaté
- 22 A. Rüdiger
- 18 Álvaro Fernández
- 8 F. Valverde
- 14 A. Tchouaméni
- 15 A. Güler
- 5 J. Bellingham
- 25 Y. Diomande
- 10 Kylian Mbappé
Substitutes: E. Camavinga, Marc Cucurella, D. Dumfries, Carlos Espí, A. Lunin, Sergio Mestre, Endrick, Bernardo Silva, Vinícius Júnior, Thiago Pitarch, Brahim Díaz
Villarreal (4-2-3-1)
Coach: Iñigo Pérez
- 25 P. Gulácsi
- 3 A. Freeman
- 6 Pau Navarro
- 12 Renato Veiga
- 23 Sergi Cardona
- 8 J. Foyth
- 18 P. Gueye
- 11 Ilias Akhomach
- 14 Santi Comesaña
- 10 Alberto Moleiro
- 22 Ayoze Pérez
Substitutes: S. Mouriño, Gerard Moreno, G. Mikautadze, C. Macia, Joselillo Gaitán, N. El Jmili, A. Diatta, Logan Costa, T. Oluwaseyi, Luíz Júnior, Carlos Romero, N. Saliba
Key statistics
| Statistic | Real Madrid | Villarreal |
|---|---|---|
| Expected goals | 0.99 | 0.64 |
| Possession | 46% | 54% |
| Total Shots | 11 | 15 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 4 |
| Shots off target | 4 | 7 |
| Blocked Shots | 3 | 4 |
| Corners | 9 | 3 |
| Offsides | 3 | 1 |
| Fouls | 8 | 13 |
| Saves | 4 | 3 |
| Yellow Cards | 5 | 2 |
| Red Cards | 1 | 0 |
| Passes | 406 | 477 |
| Accurate passes | 338 | 422 |
Top-rated player
Y. Diomande (Real Madrid), rating 8.2
LaLiga meetings since 2012-13
26 meetings: Real Madrid 12 wins, 10 draws, Villarreal 4 wins. Goals Real Madrid 50, Villarreal 33.
- 24 Jan 2026: Villarreal 0-2 Real Madrid
- 4 Oct 2025: Real Madrid 3-1 Villarreal
- 15 Mar 2025: Villarreal 1-2 Real Madrid
- 5 Oct 2024: Real Madrid 2-0 Villarreal
- 19 May 2024: Villarreal 4-4 Real Madrid
Historical results: openfootball (public domain).
La Liga table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 27 | 24 | |
| 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | |
| 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 | |
| 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | 11 | |
| ··· | ||||
| 10 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |