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2025/26 · La Liga · Matchday 21
Villarreal 0–2 Real Madrid
Match summary
Real Madrid beat Villarreal 2–0 at Estadio de la Cerámica on 24 January 2026 in La Liga matchday 21 in front of 20,432 spectators. Mbappé 46' and Mbappé 90+3' pen scored for Real Madrid.
It was Real Madrid's 26th win in 50 meetings between the clubs (26 wins, 17 draws, 7 defeats for Real Madrid). Real Madrid have won the last 5 meetings. Real Madrid went into the game with a recent run of W L L W W. Real Madrid finished that season 2nd in La Liga.
Line-ups
- Villarreal · Substitutes
- 4Rafa Marín↑ 24'
- 21Tani Oluwaseyi↑ 70'
- 19Nicolas Pépé↑ 70'
- 22Ayoze Pérez↑ 77'
- 16Thomas Partey↑ 77'
- 25Arnau Tenas
- 23Sergi Cardona
- 37Carlos Macià
- Real Madrid · Substitutes
- 16Gonzalo García↑ 74'
- 21Brahim Díaz↑ 80'
- 13Andriy Lunin
- 2Dani Carvajal
- 28Jorge Cestero
- 20Fran García
- 27Diego Aguado
- 43Sergio Mestre
- 4David Alaba
- 11Rodrygo
- 19Dani Ceballos
Match events
- 2'Yellow cardJuan Foyth
- 24'SubstitutionRafa Marín for Juan Foyth
- 46'GoalMbappé
- 51'Yellow cardTajon Buchanan
- 57'Yellow cardPau Navarro
- 62'Yellow cardMastantuono
- 70'SubstitutionNicolas Pepe for Tajon Buchanan
- 70'SubstitutionTani Oluwaseyi for Gerard Moreno
- 73'SubstitutionGonzalo for Mastantuono
- 76'SubstitutionAyoze Pérez for Georges Mikautadze
- 76'SubstitutionThomas Partey for Dani Parejo
- 79'SubstitutionBrahim for Arda Güler
- 90+3'PenaltyMbappé
Real Madrid v Villarreal: head-to-head
All 50 meetings- 50Meetings
- 26Real Madrid wins
- 17Draws
- 7Villarreal wins
Previous meetings
Vinícius Jr. 47', Vinícius Jr. 69' (pen), Mbappé 81' · Georges Mikautadze 73'
Juan Marcos Foyth 7' · Mbappé 17', Mbappé 23'
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