Real Madrid, who advanced in the Champions League on Wednesday after a penalty shootout, will visit Villarreal’s home fortress, Estadio de la Cerámica, on Saturday. Real Madrid is fully engaged in the La Liga title race, though Barcelona currently holds the advantage. However, the away match against Villarreal could cause Carlo Ancelotti headaches for multiple reasons.
Villarreal currently sits in fifth place, and the Yellow Submarine is having a fantastic season. As things stand, they have a solid chance of securing a Champions League spot next season—especially if Spain is granted an extra UCL spot. That being said, Athletic Bilbao could still challenge for fourth place if they finish the season strong. Villarreal has created the third-highest expected goals (xG) tally this season, so they should be able to generate chances even against a fatigued Los Blancos.
Team news- Villarreal:
Due to injuries, Marcelino's squad will be missing Gerard Moreno, Kiko Femenía, and Ilyas Akhomach. In midfield, Pape Gueye is expected to be partnered by either Dani Parejo or Santi Comesaña. Thierno Barry and Nicolas Pépé appear to compete for the second striker role.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, has had very little recovery time following their extra-time battle and penalty shootout on Wednesday, meaning Ancelotti will have no choice but to rotate his squad to some extent. Keeping up with Villarreal’s ball movement is already challenging, so Saturday’s match could be particularly tough. While Real Madrid is naturally the favorite according to the odds, this is by no means a straightforward game.
Team news - Real Madrid:
The visitors will be without Dani Carvajal, Éder Militão, Ferland Mendy, and Dani Ceballos due to injuries. Vinícius Júnior might start on the bench, with Brahim Díaz potentially getting a spot in the starting lineup.
Villarreal has a great opportunity to trouble Real Madrid on Saturday. Los Blancos have not been particularly dominant this season, and they recently struggled in their last away game at Benito Villamarín. While Real will undoubtedly try to grind out a result, this will be no easy task. On the road, Real have won only 6 of their 14 games, and now they are in the middle of extreme fatigue, and several injuries do not help at all!
Good luck mates,
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周三在点球大战中晋级欧冠的皇马将于周六做客比利亚雷亚尔的主场Cerámica。皇马全力投入到西甲冠军争夺战中，尽管巴塞罗那目前占据优势。然而，客场对阵比利亚雷亚尔的比赛可能会让安切洛蒂头疼，原因有很多。
比利亚雷亚尔目前排名第五，黄色潜水艇正在经历一个梦幻般的赛季。从目前的情况来看，他们很有可能在下赛季获得欧冠席位——尤其是如果西班牙能获得一个额外的欧冠席位的话。话虽如此，毕尔巴鄂竞技仍然可以挑战第四名，如果他们在赛季结束时表现强劲的话。比利亚雷亚尔创造了本赛季第三高的预期进球数，所以即使面对疲惫不堪的白衣军团，他们也应该能够创造机会。
球队新闻-比利亚雷亚尔：
由于伤病，马塞利诺的阵容将失去杰拉德·莫雷诺，基科Femenía和伊利亚斯·阿霍马奇。在中场，佩佩-盖耶可能会与达尼-帕雷霍或者桑蒂搭档Comesaña。蒂耶诺·巴里和尼古拉斯·潘杰帕斯似乎在争夺第二前锋的位置。
另一方面，皇马在周三的加时赛和点球大战之后几乎没有恢复时间，这意味着安切洛蒂将别无选择，只能在某种程度上轮换他的阵容。跟上比利亚雷亚尔的控球已经很困难了，所以周六的比赛可能会特别艰难。虽然根据*，皇马自然是最受欢迎的球队，但这绝不是一场直截了当的比赛。
球队新闻-皇马：
由于伤病，客队将失去达尼·卡瓦哈尔、Éder milit<e:1>、弗兰德·门迪和达尼·塞巴略斯。Vinícius Júnior可能会在替补席上首发，而卜拉希姆Díaz可能会在首发阵容中占有一席之地。
比利亚雷亚尔有很好的机会在周六给皇马制造麻烦。白衣军团本赛季并没有特别的统治力，他们最近在客场对阵贝尼托Villamarín的比赛中表现不佳。皇马无疑会努力取得一个好成绩，但这并不是一件容易的事。在客场，皇马在14场比赛中只赢了6场，现在他们处于极度疲劳的状态，几次受伤完全没有帮助！
祝你们好运，
