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Feb 8, 2014 at 7pm UK
 
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Bale (7'), Benzema (25', 76'), Rodriguez (64')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Gaspar (43'), dos Santos (69')

Preview: Real Madrid vs. Villarreal

Sports Mole previews Saturday's La Liga clash between Real Madrid and Villarreal.

Real Madrid will be looking to keep up their unbeaten run when they host Villarreal at Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.

Carlo Ancelotti's side have not lost in the league in 12 games, a run stretching back to October. Last weekend's draw at Athletic Bilbao means that they sit joint-second in the standings with rivals Barcelona.

Villarreal moved to within three points of the Champions League qualification places with a 3-1 success over Osasuna on Monday.

The hosts head into this match off the back of an impressive 3-0 victory over city rivals Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey.

Ancelotti is expected to make changes to his side, with Diego Lopez set to return in goal and Daniel Carvajal in line to start at right-back. Gareth Bale could also feature after the Welshman missed the midweek win with a calf problem.

Ikechukwu Uche will miss out for Villarreal after picking up a thigh injury in the victory over Osasuna, while Tomas Pina is suspended.

Recent form

Real Madrid: WWWWWD

Villarreal: LWWWLW

Possible starting lineups

Real Madrid: Lopez; Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo; Modric, Alonso; Bale, Di Maria, Ronaldo; Benzema

Villarreal: Asenjo; Mario, Gabriel, Dorado, Costa; Ramos, Trigueros; Aquino, Gomez, Giovani; Perbet

Sports Mole says: 3-1


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2Atletico MadridAtletico24148239162350
3Barcelona23153564253948
4Athletic Bilbao24129337211645
5Villarreal24118547351241
6Rayo Vallecano239862724335
7Mallorca24104102330-734
8Osasuna2471162933-432
9Real Sociedad2394102020031
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11Sevilla248792934-531
12Getafe247982018230
13Celta Vigo2485113538-329
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15Espanyol2466122336-1324
16Leganes2459102235-1324
17Las PalmasLas Palmas2465132941-1223
18Valencia2458112538-1323
19AlavesAlaves2457122838-1022
20Real ValladolidValladolid2443171552-3715


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