Instead of lining up Lucas Vazquez at right-back again after he went a full 90 minutes in the 1-0 midweek Copa del Rey victory, it will be either Eder Militao or Antonio Rudiger filling in. Real Madrid starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): 1-Thibaut Courtois (GK) — 3-Eder Militao, 22-Antonio Rudiger, 4-David Alaba, 23-Ferland Mendy — 10-Luka Modric, 18-Aurelien Tchouameni, 8-Toni Kroos —15-Federico Valverde, 9-Karim Benzema, 20-Vinicius Jr Real Madrid subs (10): 13-Andriy Lunin (GK), 26-Luis Lopez (GK), 17-Lucas Vazquez, 6-Nacho Fernandez, 5-Jesus Vallejo, 19-Dani Ceballos, 12-Eduardo Camavinga, 7-Eden Hazard, 11-Marco Asensio, 21-Rodrygo MORE: Real Madrid squad list and jersey numbers for 2022/23 Villarreal vs Real Madrid prediction, best bets, odds There promises to be goals in this match as is evident from the odds for the total goals and both teams to score props.
And it makes sense, because this Villarreal team takes more risks in the attack than the team under Unai Emery, who was more tactically calculating. The new Villarreal coach, Quique Setien, was not entirely happy with his team's latest victory in the Copa del Rey despite a 5-1 final scoreline, bemoaning his team's passing errors. Real Madrid is a team that will feast on those turnovers. Pick: Real Madrid win and over 2.
Villarreal starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): 1-Pepe Reina (GK) — 8-Juan Foyth, 3-Raul Albiol, 4-Pau Torres, 18-Alberto Moreno — 16-Alex Baena, 10-Dani Parejo, 19-Francis Coquelin — 11-Samuel Chukwueze, 7-Gerard Moreno, 21-Yeremy Pino Villarreal subs (10): 35-Filip Jorgensen (GK), 23-Aissa Mandi, 24-Alfonso Pedraza, 2-Kiko Femenia, 5-Jorge Cuenca, 12-Johan Mojica, 14-Manu Trigueros, 22-Jose Luis Morales, 20-Manu Morlanes, 9-Arnaut Danjuma Real Madrid are without three injured players who are not yet fit: forward Mariano Diaz, and right-backs Dani Carvajal and Alvaro Odriozola.
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The Villarreal vs. Real Madrid match will be televised on TSN2 and streaming on TSN's online platforms. Australia: Fans in Australia can stream all La Liga matches live and on demand on Optus Sport. MORE: Updated La Liga standings | La Liga top scorers Villarreal vs Real Madrid lineups Alex Baena joins the midfield trio ahead of Etienne Capoue, who's not even in the squad due to a muscle issue, which is also the case for Nicolas Jackson. So Arnaut Danjuma will be the alternative to now-healthy starting center-forward Gerard Moreno. Giovani Lo Celso is still injured, while goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli was transferred to Dutch club Ajax earlier this week.
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