This Saturday, Real Madrid travels to Villarreal on behalf of the 28th day of the Liga. A draw or a victory would allow the Madrid to take the head of the Liga while waiting for the Atletico Madrid – Barcelona shock tomorrow.
Freshly qualified for the quarterfinals of the Champions League, Real Madrid continues its campaign in Liga with a perilous trip against Villarreal, Saturday evening at the Estadio de la Ceramica. The men of Carlo Ancelotti, currently second in the ranking of points with FC Barcelona, have the opportunity to temporarily seize the head of the championship against an opponent who occupies fifth place, five points from Athletic Bilbao (fourth).
Mendy absent a month
Real Madrid addresses this meeting after its testing qualification for penalties (2-2 cumulative score) against Atlético Madrid in the knockout stages of the Champions League. This qualification has aroused many criticisms, much judging that the Madrid has been lucky and pointing to the questionable behavior of certain players, notably Vinicius and Mbappé. Apart from long -term absent like Militao, Carvajal and Ceballos, Real will also be deprived of Ferland Mendy for this trip. French is unavailable for at least 4 weeks due to a femoral biceps injury. Central defender David Alaba who celebrated his return to Gerone in February should know his fourth tenure in a row.
This match against Villarreal will therefore be an opportunity to watch for the reaction of the men of Ancelotti to these criticism. The whites will quickly switch to the championship with this crucial trip, before facing Leganés and playing the semi-final return of the King’s Cup against Real Sociedad on April 1. This weekend promises to be particularly important in the title race since Barça and Atlético compete on Sunday evening, offering the Real an opportunity in gold to distance itself with at least one of its main rivals
Villarreal: an opponent not to underestimate
The Marcelino team who will be deprived of Gerard Moreno and Kiko Femenia tonight, presents an honorable record this season with 12 wins, 8 draws and 6 defeats in 26 league games. The “yellow submarine” has proven to be particularly attractive on the offensive level with 48 goals scored, but its porous defense (36 goals conceded, the worst total of the top 5 could compromise its chances of hanging a qualification for the Champions League. The partners of Nicolas Pépé remain on a 1-0 surprise defeat in Alavés, which ended a series of six games without defeat. At home with only two setbacks conceded this season.
What time will the meeting take place?
The meeting between Villarreal and Real Madrid which will be led by the experienced referee Jesus Gil Manzano will take place this Saturday at 6.30 p.m. at the ceramic stadium (formerly Madrigal)
On which TV channel is broadcast Villarreal – Real Madrid?
This meeting of the twenty-eighth will be broadcast on BeIN Sports 2.
What streaming broadcast for this match?
To watch the streaming match, you have to go to the BeIN Connect platform.
Possible initial compositions
The probable composition of Villarreal: Conde – Foyth, Kambwala, Costa, Cardona – Parejo, Gueye, Pino, Baena – Pepe, Perez
Real Madrid’s probable composition: Courtois – Valverde, Rudiger, Asencio, Alaba – Modric, Camavong, Bellingham – Vinicius, Mbappe, Rodrygo
The different ribs
Real Madrid is slightly favorite for this shock against Villarreal.
Betclic: Villarreal 3.10 / No 3.95 / Real Madrid 2,11.
WinAMAX: Villarreal 3.00 / draw 3.85 / Real Madrid 2,15.
Unibet: Villarreal 3.02 / zero 3.85 / Real Madrid 2,13.
Sports bets: Villarreal 3.05 / zero 3.90 / Real Madrid 2.10.