La Liga
Villarreal 2-3 Real Madrid
Villarreal vs Real Madrid finished 2-3 in La Liga. Key event: 2' Cristiano Ronaldo (assist Marcelo · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 76.9%, 78.9%). Head to head: H2H last 5: 1-2-2. Home form: W D D W L; Away form: L W W W W. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match context 4 facts
Home form
W D D W L
8 pts, goals 4-3, 0.80 scored/match, 0.60 conceded/match
Away form
L W W W W
12 pts, goals 12-4, 2.40 scored/match, 0.80 conceded/match
Villarreal · season record
10 W · 9 D · 4 L
2016/2017: 23 recorded matches, goals 30–15; before 26 Feb 2017 UTC. Not official standings.
Real Madrid · season record
16 W · 4 D · 2 L
2016/2017: 22 recorded matches, goals 57–20; before 26 Feb 2017 UTC. Not official standings.
Shot map 36 shots · 5 goals
Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.
Attempt
Goal
Marker size = xG
Timeline 53 events
2'
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shot
Cristiano Ronaldo
REA assist Marcelo · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 76.9%, 78.9%
6'
•
shot
Samu Castillejo
VIL assist Mario · xG 0.01 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 67.8%, 22.4%
10'
•
shot
Mario
VIL assist Manu Trigueros · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 84.3%, 28.5%
13'
•
shot
Karim Benzema
REA assist Gareth Bale · xG 0.02 · Open Play · location 88%, 51.1%
14'
•
shot
Cristiano Ronaldo
REA assist Toni Kroos · xG 0.02 · From Corner · location 91.7%, 58.1%
14'
•
shot
Cristiano Ronaldo
REA assist Luka Modric · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 92.5%, 71.3%
23'
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shot
Karim Benzema
REA assist Marcelo · xG 0.08 · Open Play · location 97.2%, 42.7%
26'
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shot
Jonathan dos Santos
VIL assist Mario · xG 0.03 · Open Play · location 91.4%, 37.4%
28'
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shot
Jonathan dos Santos
VIL assist Manu Trigueros · xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 81.5%, 52.8%
29'
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shot
Samu Castillejo
VIL assist Cédric Bakambu · xG 0.56 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 93.6%, 44.3%
31'
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shot
Cédric Bakambu
VIL assist Bruno · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 96.6%, 72.9%
32'
•
shot
Gareth Bale
REA assist Marcelo · xG 0.14 · Open Play · location 94%, 44.5%
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35'
Sub
Andrés Fernández
VIL on for Sergio Asenjo · Injury substitution
36'
shot
Karim Benzema
REA assist Daniel Carvajal · xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 95.7%, 62.9%
46'
shot
Karim Benzema
REA assist Gareth Bale · xG 0.12 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88%, 53.3%
50'
Goal
Manu Trigueros
1–0VIL Goal
56'
Goal
Cédric Bakambu
2–0VIL assist Bruno Soriano
57'
Sub
Denis Cheryshev
VIL on for Adrián López · Injury substitution
58'
Sub
Isco
REA on for Casemiro
64'
Goal
Gareth Bale
2–1REA assist Dani Carvajal
65'
shot
Cristiano Ronaldo
REA assist Karim Benzema · xG 0.08 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 85.1%, 45.5%
67'
shot
Gareth Bale
REA assist Karim Benzema · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 74.4%, 56.1%
70'
shot
Toni Kroos
REA assist Daniel Carvajal · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 77.8%, 62.3%
73'
Yellow
Roberto Soldado
VIL Yellow card
73'
Yellow
Bruno Soriano
VIL Yellow card
74'
Goal
Cristiano Ronaldo
2–2REA Penalty
74'
Yellow
Álvaro González
VIL Yellow card
75'
Sub
Rodri
VIL on for Manu Trigueros
77'
Sub
Álvaro Morata
REA on for Karim Benzema
77'
Yellow
Sergio Ramos
REA Yellow card
78'
shot
Cristiano Ronaldo
REA assist Sergio Ramos · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 91.6%, 61.4%
83'
Goal
Álvaro Morata
2–3REA assist Marcelo
86'
shot
Cristiano Ronaldo
REA assist Gareth Bale · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 75.4%, 52.4%
89'
Sub
Lucas Vázquez
REA on for Gareth Bale · Injury substitution
90+1'
Yellow
Pepe
REA Yellow card
90'
Yellow
Mario Gaspar
VIL Yellow card
93'
shot
Álvaro Morata
REA assist Daniel Carvajal · xG 0.61 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 94.4%, 47%
Head-to-head H2H last 10: 2-6-2
Real Madrid leads the last 10 head-to-head meetings: 6 wins, 2 losses, 2 draws. Latest meeting: 24 Jan 2026 · Villarreal vs Real Madrid · 0 - 2.
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Team statistics 17 metrics
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Lineups
Real Madrid
4-3-3 · Manager Zinédine Zidane 1
K
Keylor Navas
GK
2
D
Dani Carvajal
DEF
3
P
Pepe
DEF
4
S
Sergio Ramos · Captain
DEF
12
M
Marcelo
DEF
19
L
Luka Modrić
MID
14
C
Casemiro
MID
8
T
Toni Kroos
MID
11
G
Gareth Bale
FWD
9
K
Karim Benzema
FWD
7
C
Cristiano Ronaldo
FWD
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22
I
Isco
MID
21
Á
Álvaro Morata
FWD
17
L
Lucas Vázquez
MID
13
K
Kiko Casilla
GK
6
N
Nacho Fernández
DEF
10
J
James Rodríguez
MID
16
M
Mateo Kovačić
MID
Villarreal
4-2-3-1 · Manager Francisco Escribá Segura 1
S
Sergio Asenjo
GK
2
M
Mario Gaspar
DEF
5
M
Mateo Musacchio
DEF
6
V
Víctor Ruiz
DEF
11
J
Jaume Costa
DEF
21
B
Bruno Soriano · Captain
MID
8
J
Jonathan Dos Santos
MID
19
S
Samu Castillejo
MID
14
M
Manu Trigueros
MID
15
A
Adrián López
MID
17
C
Cédric Bakambu
FWD
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13
A
Andrés Fernández
GK
7
D
Denis Cheryshev
MID
16
R
Rodri
MID
12
Á
Álvaro González
DEF
22
A
Antonio Rukavina
DEF
20
R
Roberto Soriano
MID
9
R
Roberto Soldado
FWD