MADRID. Real Madrid estinguishes Villarreal 4-1 with goals of Jude Bellingham  (25′), Rodrygo (37′), Brahim Díaz (64′) and Luka Modric  (68′). On the opposite side, Villarreal scored with ​José Luis Morales (54′). Real Madrid took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 70,500 spectators.​ The referee was Jorge Figueroa Vázquez who had the assistance of Aitor Villate Martínez and Álvaro Granel Peiró. The 4th official was Alexandre Alemán Pérez. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 9.52 degrees Celsius or 49.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.​

Match Statistics​

Real Madrid

4 - 1

Villarreal

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 22 Total 3
  • 9 On Target 1
  • 5 Off Target 1
  • 8 Shots blocked 1
  • 113 Attack 65
  • 69 Dangerous attack 22
  • 56 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 14 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 16 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Real Madrid was in firm control of the ball 60% while Villarreal was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Madrid was putting more pressure with 69 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Madrid won the match​.

Real Madrid shot 22 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Villarreal shot 3 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Real Madrid received 2 yellow cards (Aurélien Tchouaméni and Jude Bellingham ). Talking about the opposition, Villarreal received 3 yellow cards (Étienne Capoue, Adrià Altimira and Ilias Akhomach).

Match Timeline

Jude Bellingham(goal)Luka Modric
25'
29'
Ramón Terrats- sub ->Álex Baena
Nacho Fernández - sub ->David Alaba
35'
Rodrygo(goal)Lucas Vázquez
37'
Rodrygo(VAR)
39'
46'
Jorge Cuenca- sub ->Raúl Albiol
Fran García- sub ->Ferland Mendy
46'
46'
Alexander Sørloth- sub ->Gerard Moreno
54'
José Luis Morales(goal)Ramón Terrats
Brahim Díaz(goal)Fran García
64'
67'
Adrià Altimira- Yellow
Luka Modric (goal)
68'
Jude Bellingham- Yellow
67'
74'
Ilias Akhomach- Yellow
74'
Manu Trigueros- sub ->Ilias Akhomach
Dani Ceballos- sub ->Jude Bellingham
78'
79'
Aurélien Tchouaméni- sub ->Toni Kroos
79'
Joselu - sub ->Brahim Díaz
84'
Aurélien Tchouaméni- Yellow
84'
85'
Étienne Capoue- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
90
35
FC Barcelona
76
35
Girona
75
35
Atlético Madrid
70
35
Athletic Club
62
35
Real Betis
55
35
Real Sociedad
54
35
Valencia
48
35
Villarreal
48
35
Getafe
43
35
Deportivo Alavés
42
35
Sevilla
41
35
Osasuna
40
35
Las Palmas
37
35
Mallorca
35
35
Rayo Vallecano
35
35
Celta de Vigo
34
35
Cádiz
29
35
Granada
21
35
Almería
17
35

After this match, Real Madrid has 42 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Villarreal will stays with 16 points like Deportivo Alavés to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Madrid will play away with Deportivo Alavés on the 21st of December with a 12-2 head to head statistic in favor of Real Madrid (0 draws).

Villarreal will host Celta de Vigo on the 20th of December with a 11-8 head to head in favor of Villarreal (7 draws).

Real Madrid – Formation

Real Madrid
G
Andriy Lunin 13.Ukraine
6.4
D
David Alaba 4.Austria
7.0
35'
D
Lucas Vázquez 17.Spain
8.4
D
Antonio Rüdiger 22.Germany
6.4
D
Ferland Mendy 23.France
6.7
46'
M
Luka Modric 10.Croatia
9.2
68'
M
Jude Bellingham 5.England
7.8
78' 67' 25'
M
Toni Kroos 8.Germany
7.8
79'
M
Federico Valverde 15.Uruguay
7.3
F
Rodrygo 11.Brazil
8.1
37'
F
Brahim Díaz 21.Spain
8.2
84' 64'
Substitutes
G
Kepa Arrizabalaga 25.Spain
G
Mario de Luis 39.Spain
D
Nacho Fernández 6.Spain
6.7
35'
D
Fran García 20.Spain
7.1
46'
D
Vinícius Tobías 36.Brazil
M
Aurélien Tchouaméni 18.France
6.4
79' 84'
M
Nicolás Paz 32.Argentina
M
Dani Ceballos 19.Spain
7.0
78'
F
Joselu 14.Spain
6.8
84'

Real Madrid adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Carlo Ancelotti decided to play with the following team: Andriy Lunin (6.4), Lucas Vázquez (8.4), Antonio Rüdiger (6.4), David Alaba (7.0), Ferland Mendy (6.7), Federico Valverde (7.3), Luka Modric  (9.2), Toni Kroos (7.8), Jude Bellingham  (7.8), Brahim Díaz (8.2) and Rodrygo (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Dani Ceballos (7.0), Kepa Arrizabalaga, Nacho Fernández (6.7), Joselu (6.8), Aurélien Tchouaméni (6.4), Fran García (7.1), Nico Paz, Vinícius Tobías and Mario de Luis.

Real Madrid could not rely on the presence of Nacho Fernández (injured).

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 5 changes: David Alaba for Nacho Fernández (35′), Ferland Mendy for Fran García (46′), Jude Bellingham  for Dani Ceballos (78′), Brahim Díaz for Joselu (84′) and Toni Kroos for Aurélien Tchouaméni (79′).

Player of the match: Luka Modric ​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Madrid was Luka Modric .

His rating is 9.2 with 1 goal, 66 passes (92% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 7. He performed 8 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal
G
Filip Jørgensen 13.Denmark
7.0
D
Aïssa Mandi 23.Algeria
7.0
D
Raúl Albiol 3.Spain
6.7
46'
D
Alfonso Pedraza 24.Spain
6.8
D
Adrià Altimira 26.Spain
6.3
67'
M
Étienne Capoue 6.France
7.0
85'
M
Dani Parejo 10.Spain
6.6
M
Álex Baena 16.Spain
6.6
29'
M
Ilias Akhomach 27.Spain
6.4
74' 74'
F
José Luis Morales 15.Spain
7.1
79' 54'
F
Gerard Moreno 7.Spain
6.8
46'
Substitutes
G
Pepe Reina 1.Spain
D
Kiko Femenía 17.Spain
D
Alberto Moreno 18.Spain
D
Jorge Cuenca 5.Spain
6.8
46'
M
Manu Trigueros 14.Spain
6.8
74'
M
Ramón Terrats 20.Spain
7.1
29'
F
Ben Brereton 9.Chile
6.4
79'
F
Alexander Sørloth 11.Norway
6.3
46'

Also Villarreal adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Marcelino García Toral played with: Filip Jörgensen (7.0), Adrià Altimira (6.3), Raúl Albiol (6.7), Aïssa Mandi (7.0), Alfonso Pedraza (6.8), Ilias Akhomach (6.4), Étienne Capoue (7.0), Dani Parejo (6.6), Álex Baena (6.6), Gerard Moreno (6.8) and José Luis Morales (7.1).

They had on the bench: Pepe Reina, Jorge Cuenca (6.8), Alexander Sørloth (6.3), Ben Brereton Díaz (6.4), Manu Trigueros (6.8), Kiko Femenía, Alberto Moreno and Ramón Terrats (7.1).

Villarreal could not rely on the presence of Ramón Terrats (injured) and Alexander Sørloth (injured).

Substitutions

Villarreal made 5 changes: Álex Baena for Ramón Terrats (29′), Gerard Moreno for Alexander Sørloth (46′), Raúl Albiol for Jorge Cuenca (46′), Ilias Akhomach for Manu Trigueros (74′) and José Luis Morales for Ben Brereton Díaz (79′).

Player of the match: José Luis Morales​

The player that probably impressed the most for Villarreal was José Luis Morales.

His rating is 7.1 with 1 goal, 8 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​