Real Madrid are looking to extend their four-game unbeaten streak against Villarreal when the two clubs collide on Saturday evening.
Despite their mid-week 5–0 victory over Kairat, Real Madrid will still be thinking about their embarassing performance in the first Madrid derby of the season. Bouncing back in La Liga requires defeating Villarreal, something only Atlético Madrid have managed so far in 2025–26.
Los Blancos got past the Yellow Submarine twice in Carlo Ancelotti’s final campaign in charge, but Villarreal are a much larger threat this season, sitting third in La Liga and trailing second-place Real Madrid by just two points.
The good news for Xabi Alonso is that Éder Militão is back available after missing out on the trip to Asia in the Champions League. The Brazil international avoided a major injury, unlike Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rüdiger and Ferland Mendy, who all remain in the infirmary.
Here’s what Real Madrid’s XI could look like against Villarreal.






