Real Madrid will be aiming to move to within eight points of La Liga leaders Barcelona in the table when they welcome Villarreal to Bernabeu on Saturday night.
Los Blancos recorded a thumping 4-0 win over Barcelona on Wednesday to advance to the Copa del Rey final, while Villarreal boosted their top-four hopes with a 2-0 success over Real Sociedad on Sunday, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for the two sides.
REAL MADRID vs. VILLARREAL
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REAL MADRID
Out: Ferland Mendy (calf)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Courtois; Vazquez, Rudiger, Alaba, Nacho; Ceballos, Tchouameni, Camavinga; Asensio, Rodrygo, Vinicius
VILLARREAL
Out: Nicolas Jackson (suspended), Etienne Capoue (muscle), Gerard Moreno (calf), Francis Coquelin (knee)
Doubtful: Raul Albiol (fitness)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Reina; Foyth, Albiol, P Torres, Pedraza; Terrats, Parejo, Baena; Chukwueze, Morales, Pino
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Matt Law
