Key match for Real Madrid against Villarreal

The match led tonight by Bernabeu It was not another for him Real Madrid. For the rival, the Villarreal, third in the table, just one point behind the whites, but mainly because of the situation of Carlo Ancelotti’s team. Real Madrid fell to Lille, leaving Real Madrid fans with a very bad feeling. The merengue team did not play, they left a very poor impression and there is concern in the white club because of the defeat in Europe, but also because of the feeling that the team gives at the beginning of this season.

A new defeat ofReal Madrid tonight at the Bernabéu will open the door to more doubts, more criticism….in other words, a crisis. Ancelotti’s men haven’t played a single round match this season and that’s the truth Villarreal He doesn’t seem like the best rival for that to happen. The white locker room did some soul-searching after the loss to Lille or, at least, that’s what they say from the inside. On the outside, Ancelotti continues to talk about the lack of intensity offensively and defensively, in addition to giving the pace of the ball. In theory, that message from the coach gets through to his players. We have to see tonight if they received and understood it. Otherwise, the Bernabeu He can once again show his displeasure through whistles, something that has already happened this season.

Ancelotti, Just in case, he intends to put his gala team in the fight. Not a concession in the form of rotations because what is at stake is experiencing a peaceful national team break or one that is fixed in a crisis. So, Mbappe He will start with Vinicius and Rodrygo, recovered from his discomfort, on the sides. The typical football team of a Real Madrid that recovers Ceballos as another member of the white bench.

ANDVillarreal, For his part, he appears at the Bernabéu with all the optimism in the world and a confidence that comes from seeing himself third in the standings, just one point behind Real Madrid. Although to try to attack the Bernabéu, Marcellin It won’t be easy. Not because of his team’s play, but because of the losses. The Asturian coach has six very important absences. So, in addition to the usual long-term injuries of players like Gerard Moreno, Alfonso Pedraza, Juan Foyth and Willy Kambwala, today there are also absences of Ayoze Pérez and Denis Suárezboth were ruled out due to muscle problems. Villarreal arrive at the Bernabéu as one of the best visitors in the competition, after adding three wins and a draw in four games, which is the best historical start from home.