Actual Madrid host Villarreal on Sunday with high spot of their sights after Girona pulled away final weekend. Los Blancos dropped factors in opposition to Actual Betis which enabled the Catalan aspect to leapfrog Carlo Ancelotti’s males due to a win over Barcelona. Actual have nonetheless misplaced simply as soon as all season which got here in opposition to Atletico Madrid whereas Villarreal are thirteenth within the desk and misplaced to Actual Sociedad final trip. Marcelino is now in cost so El Submarino Amarillo can hope for future enchancment. Europe is an enormous ask for Villarreal proper now whereas Actual will hope to be in high spot come 2024 though Girona presently prepared the ground forward of subsequent week’s UEFA Champions League spherical of 16 draw.
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Methods to watch and odds
- Date: Sunday, Dec. 17 | Time: 3 p.m. ET
- Location: Santiago Bernabeu — Madrid, Spain
- TV: ESPN | Reside stream: Fubo (try for free)
For a restricted time, new subscribers can save $20 on Fubo’s Professional, Elite and Premier plans. - Odds: Actual Madrid -450; Draw: +550; Villarreal +900
Group information
Actual Madrid: Aurelien Tchouameni is anticipated again however Dani Carvajal, Vinicius Junior, Eduardo Camavinga, Arda Guler, Militao and Courtois stay out for Ancelotti. Toni Kroos, Antonio Rudiger and Ferland Mendy are anticipated to return whereas Joselu ought to begin as soon as extra and Lucas Vazquez might proceed at right-back Carvajal’s place.
Potential Actual Madrid XI: Kepa; Vazquez, Rudiger, Alaba, Mendy; Valverde, Kroos, Modric; Bellingham; Rodrygo, Joselu.
Villarreal: Santi Comesana, Aissa Mandi, Yeremi Pino and Denis Suarez are unavailable whereas Alexander Sorloth returned in midweek and will accomplice Gerard Moreno and presumably Ilias Akhomach. Marcelino ought to be capable to align Dani Parejo and Etienne Capoue within the center whereas Adria Alti may be requested to fill in at left-back.
Potential Villarreal XI: Jorgensen; Foyth, Albiol, Gabbia, Alti; Capoue, Parejo, Baena; Akhomach, Sorloth, G Moreno.
Prediction
This needs to be simple sufficient for Actual and Villarreal’s turnaround in kind should come elsewhere. Though not a thrashing, this could finish the guests’ good report in opposition to Los Blancos which dates again to 2021. Choose: Actual Madrid 2, Villarreal 0.
