Real Madrid will look to get back to winning ways as they host Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Madrid have had three weeks to stew on their derby defeat to Atletico Madrid before the international break, and can ill-afford any further slip-ups if they are to have any chance of challenging Barcelona for the LaLiga title.
Villarreal, meanwhile, have the chance to move into the top six with a shock win.
101GreatGoals has the team news.
Real Madrid team news
Jose Mourinho makes four changes from the XI that started the 2-1 loss to Atletico, the headline being 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 come in for Denzel Dumfries and Marc Cucurella at the two full-back spots.
Real Madrid: Courtois; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Rudiger, Carreras; Tchouameni, Valverde; Guler, Bellingham, Diomande; Mbappe.
Real Madrid substitutes: Lunin, Mestre, Camavinga, Vinicius, Endrick, Cucurella, Espi, Bernardo Silva, Diaz, Dumfries, Thiago.
Villarreal team news
Villarreal: Gulcasi; Freeman, Navarro, Foyth, Veiga, Cardona; Comesana, Gueye, Moleiro; Perez, Akhomach.
Villarreal substitutes: Costa, Diatta, El Jmili, Gaitan, Luiz Junior, Macia, Mikautadze, Moreno, Mourino, Oluwaseyi, Romero, Saliba.
Recent Form & Stats for Real Madrid v Villarreal
- Real Madrid are fourth with 15 points from seven games, six points behind leaders Barcelona
- Madrid have won all three of their home league games this season, scoring 12 goals and conceding two
- Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last nine La Liga matches at the Bernabéu
- Madrid lost 2-1 to Atlético Madrid in their last league game but responded with a 5-0 Champions League win at Kairat Almaty
- Villarreal are ninth with eight points and have won their last two league games, most recently 3-1 against Levante
- Villarreal have scored in six of their seven La Liga matches this season
- Real Madrid have won 19 of their 27 home meetings with Villarreal, with Villarreal winning only twice
- Real Madrid won the most recent meeting between the sides 2-0
Where to Watch Real Madrid v Villarreal: TV and online streams
Real Madrid versus Villarreal kicks off at 8pm BST on Saturday October 10, at the Santiago Bernabéu.
In the UK, it will be shown on Disney+. In Spain, the game is live on Movistar LaLiga and Orange TV.
Here’s the full list of La Liga international broadcasters.
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