He Real Madrid receive this Saturday April 8 at the Santiago Bernabeu to Villarreal. Match corresponding to day 28 of LaLiga, in which the second and sixth of the local competition will measure forces to add three.
A meeting of reserved predictions, in which both teams come in with victories in the competition. He Real Madrid thrashing Valladolid by six goals, while the yellow submarine prevailed against the Real society in the day passed by 2-0..
The purpose of the meringues is not to give up the league title in a mathematical and official way to Barcelona (leader of the competition), while those led by Setién They are looking for a place in European positions.
The white house arrives at this game after a perfect week. After the victory against Valladolid, the team of Charles Ancelotti faced one of the most important games so far this season: the semifinal of the Copa del Rey, against Barcelona.
With a goal behind and the need to win, the Real Madrid arrived at Spotify Camp Nou with the task of winning in the Barça field to fight for the Copa del Rey trophy in the final.
A task that he fulfilled after beating Xavi’s team at home, 4-0. The meringues arrive with morale at the top and leaving good feelings after the national team break.
On the other side of the coin, Villarreal arrives in one of its best moments, at They have not known defeat in the league since February 18, when they lost to Mallorca 4-2.
Those led by Quique Setien They come from beating Osasuna by three goals, and the Real society for 2-0. A step that places them in the sixth position of the general table, and in the fight for European positions.
On the local side, the only confirmed casualty is that of the injured Ferland Mendy.
While the yellow submarine arrives in the Spanish capital without being able to count on Nicolas Jackson by suspension, and Gerard Moreno, Francis Coquelin and Etienne Capoue due to injuries.
Undoubtedly, the strongest blow in terms of injuries is taken by the visitors.
Despite the fact that the balance of confrontations is carried by the white club, with 11 victories in recent years, the square of ties is very even, with 10.
The last time the two teams met It was for the current Copa del Rey, a match that the Real Madrid won by 3 goals to 2.
However, in the last three league games the meringues have only asked to win once to the yellow submarine, and adds two draws to zero.
In it head-to-head, Villarreal only has three victories in recent years.
After the victory against Barcelona and prior to the confrontation against Villarreal, the Italian did not miss the opportunity to talk about the seniority and youth of his team.
“I see the veterans as always. The three (Karim, Kroos and Modric). They may have moments of better and worse level, but this happens to all players. I already said it in another press conference, we have to Value players for their performance, not for their age. The energy of youth is important, but the way to handle the games of our veterans is priceless and cannot be found in the market”.
Furthermore, he added that: “We have fantastic young people who are going to mark a different era to that of Kroos, Modric and Casemiro. Tchouameni, Camavinga, Ceballos… All of them are very good And they’re going to be important.”
Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Camavinga; Kroos, Modric Valverde; Benzema, Vinicius, and Asensio.
Villarreal: Pepe Reina; Foyth, Albiol, Pau Torres, Pedraza; Ramón Terrats, Parejo, Álex Baena; Chukwueze, Morales, Jeremy Pino.