Villarreal vs Real Madrid, 2026 La Liga: Predicted lineups

Real Madrid visit Villarreal and they’ll be without Aurelien Tchouameni, who is an undisputed starter in the midfield for Los Blancos. Camavinga will be expected to start in that spot with Carreras set to feature in the starting left-back spot. Real Madrid predicted XI: Courtois; Valverde, Asencio, Huijsen, Carreras; Camavinga, Güler, Bellingham; Mastantuono, Mbappé and […]

Real Madrid visit Villarreal and they’ll be without Aurelien Tchouameni, who is an undisputed starter in the midfield for Los Blancos. Camavinga will be expected to start in that spot with Carreras set to feature in the starting left-back spot.

Real Madrid predicted XI: Courtois; Valverde, Asencio, Huijsen, Carreras; Camavinga, Güler, Bellingham; Mastantuono, Mbappé and Vinicius.

Villarreal predicted XI: Luiz Junior; Foyth, Rafa Marín, Renato Veiga, Sergi Cardona; Parejo, Gueye, Buchanan, Moleiro; Gerard and Mikautadze.

Rodrygo is back with the team after missing the last few games with an injury, but Mastantuono will likely start on the right wing after his good performance against Monaco.

HOW TO WATCH, STREAM LA LIGA

Date: 01/24/2026

Time: 21:00 CET, 03:00pm EST.

Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal, Spain.

Available TV: DAZN La Liga (Spain), ESPN Deportes (USA).

Available Streaming: ESPN+ (USA)

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Category: General Sports