2025/26 · La Liga · Matchday 21

Villarreal 0–2 Real Madrid

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WonEstadio de la Cerámica20,432 spectators

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

  • 4Rafa Marín↑ 24'
  • 21Tani Oluwaseyi↑ 70'
  • 19Nicolas Pépé↑ 70'
  • 22Ayoze Pérez↑ 77'
  • 16Thomas Partey↑ 77'
  • 25Arnau Tenas
  • 23Sergi Cardona
  • 37Carlos Macià

Match events

  1. 2'Yellow cardJuan Foyth
  2. 24'SubstitutionRafa Marín for Juan Foyth
  3. 46'GoalMbappé
  4. 51'Yellow cardTajon Buchanan
  5. 57'Yellow cardPau Navarro
  6. 62'Yellow cardMastantuono
  7. 70'SubstitutionNicolas Pepe for Tajon Buchanan
  8. 70'SubstitutionTani Oluwaseyi for Gerard Moreno
  9. 73'SubstitutionGonzalo for Mastantuono
  10. 76'SubstitutionAyoze Pérez for Georges Mikautadze
  11. 76'SubstitutionThomas Partey for Dani Parejo
  12. 79'SubstitutionBrahim for Arda Güler
  13. 90+3'PenaltyMbappé

Real Madrid v Villarreal: head-to-head

All 50 meetings
  • 50Meetings
  • 26Real Madrid wins
  • 17Draws
  • 7Villarreal wins

Real Madrid formWLLWW

Previous meetings

La LigaWon
Real Madrid1
Villarreal0

Diomande 62'

10 Oct · Santiago BernabéuDetails
La Liga · Matchday 8Won
Real Madrid3
Villarreal1

Vinícius Jr. 47', Vinícius Jr. 69' (pen), Mbappé 81' · Georges Mikautadze 73'

4 Oct · Estadio BernabéuDetails
La Liga · League round 28Won
Villarreal1
Real Madrid2

Juan Marcos Foyth 7' · Mbappé 17', Mbappé 23'

15 MarDetails

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