Real Madrid will aim to leapfrog Barcelona and at least temporarily go top of LaLiga with victory at Villarreal.
Los Blancos turned on the style in midweek as they thrashed Monaco 6-1 in the Champions League.
They will aim to maintain that momentum in LaLiga and pile the pressure on Barcelona, who surprisingly lost to Real Sociedad in their last league encounter. However, that may be easier said than done against third-placed Villarreal.
101GreatGoals has the full team news in a key encounter for Alvaro Arbeloa’s men.
Villarreal team news
Villarreal: Luiz Junior; Navarro, Foyth, Veiga, Pedraza; Buchanan, Parejo, Gueye, Moleiro; Mikautadze, Moreno.
Substitutes: Cardona, Macia, Marin, Oluwaseyi, Partey, Pepe, Perez, Tenas.
Real Madrid team news
Madrid make one change from the win over Monaco, with Alvaro Carreras replacing Aurelien Tchouameni.
Real Madrid: Courtois; Valverde, Asencio, Huijsen, Carreras; Guler, Camavinga, Bellingham; Mastantuono, Mbappe, Vinicius.
Substitutes: Aguado, Alaba, Carvajal, Ceballos, Cestero, Diaz, F. Garcia, G. Garcia, Lunin, Mestre, Rodrygo.
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