The hosts thrashed arch rivals Barcelona 4-0 in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final tie on Wednesday, while Villarreal secured a 2-0 league-victory over Real Sociedad last weekend.
Follow Us
Real Madrid will host Villarreal in a La Liga fixture at Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday night. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a dominant 4-0 win over arch rivals Barcelona in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final tie on Wednesday, while Villarreal secured a 2-0 league-victory over Real Sociedad last weekend. As of now Los Blancos are occupying second spot in the Spanish top flight standings, having collected 59 points from 27 games, 12 adrift of leaders Barcelona. The visitors, meanwhile are sitting at the sixth position, with 44 points to their name, just four adrift of the top-four.
🤩 GOLAZOS 🆚 @VillarrealCFen
đź‘€ Tell us your favourite below!
🔜 #RealMadridVillarreal pic.twitter.com/DE0PAcEnsN— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) April 8, 2023
Real Madrid put four goals past Barcelona without reply at Camp Nou to secure a 4-1 aggregate win and go through to the final of the Copa del Rey, where they will meet Osasuna on May 6. Vinicius Junir opened the scoring on the stroke of half-time, before Karim Benzema netted a second-half hat-trick to seal the win. Prior to that, Carlo Ancelotti’s side thrashed Valladolid 6-0 at home thanks to Benzema’s hat-trick and one goal each from Rodrygo, Marco Asensio and Lucas Vasquez. It was their 18th top flight victory of the season. Los Blacnos have the second-best home-record in the league this season, having collected 31 points from 13 matches at Bernabeu.
Villarreal secured a comprehensive win over Real Sociedad last weekend, thanks to two unanswered goals in the second-half from Dani Parejo and Nocolas Jackson. The result extended their unbeaten run in the league to five games, winning four of them, while scoring 10 goals and conceding just two in that period. The Yellow Submarine have recorded 13 top flight matches this term and five of those have come on the road. Villarreal suffered a surprise elimination to Anderlecht in the Europa Conference League last month, but the exit will allow Quique Setien’s men to concentrate on the league for the remainder of the season.
Real Madrid probable starting lineup: Asenjo, Fresneda, Sanchez, El Yamiq, Rosa, Aguado, Perez, Monchu, Plano, Marin, Leon
Villarreal probable starting lineup: Rajkovic, Maffeo, Nastasic, Raillo, Costa, D Rodriguez, Ruiz de Galarreta, A Sanchez, Kang-in, Muriqi, Kadewere
Real Madrid
| Opponents | Score |
| Barcelona | 0-4 (W) |
| Valladolid | 6-0 (W) |
| Barcelona | 2-1 (L) |
| Liverpool | 1-0 (W) |
| Espanyol | 3-1 (W) |
Villarreal
| Opponents | Score |
| Real Sociedad | 2-0 (W) |
| Osasuna | 0-3 (W) |
| Anderlecht | 0-1 (L) |
| Betis | 1-1 (D) |
| Almeria | 1-1 (D) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Real Madrid beat Villarreal | 2-3 |
| Villarreal beat Real Madrid | 2-1 |
| Villarreal draw Real Madrid | 0-0 |
| Real Madrid draw Villarreal | 0-0 |
| Real Madrid beat Villarreal | 2-1 |
The La Liga match between Real Madrid and Villarreal will take place at Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday at 12:30 am IST.
| Real Madrid vs Villarreal | Key Details |
| Date | April 8 (Spain) |
| venue | Santiago Bernabeu |
| Kickoff time in Spain | 9:00 pm (Saturday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:30 am (Sunday) |
The live telecast of the La Liga matches in India will be available on Sports 18 network. Besides, fans in India can also live stream through Jio TV. Meanwhile, those in Spain can catch the live action via Movistar + and Movistar La Liga.
