Real Madrid CF v Villarreal CF

Rodrygo is unavailable (injury), one of only two absentees.

Federico Valverde trained normally and is expected to be available for the Champions League match against AEK Athens after missing the Racing game with right hamstring discomfort.

Raúl Asencio is unavailable (injury), one of only two absentees.

Yan Diomandé started against Racing and scored a long-range goal, with four goals and four assists in his last six matches.

Villarreal lost to Espanyol, and defender Pau Navarro acknowledged the team has many things to correct and improve.

Villarreal lost 1-0 at home to Espanyol, with Cabrera's goal in the 60th minute deciding the match.

Villarreal lost 1-0 at home to Espanyol and have taken only four points from their first five home league matches (one win, one draw, three defeats).

Villarreal won the derby at Mestalla and are looking to build on that result after a shaky start to the season.

Rajado debuted for Real Madrid C.

Denzel Dumfries was lost to Real Madrid by Inter Milan.

Thibaut Courtois is joining other footballers who have invested in padel.

Ibrahima Konaté did not wear the Ceuta shirt.

Jorge Cestero is suspended until further notice after a disagreement with coach Julián López de Lerma.

Rodrygo's return is expected between December and January.

Trent Alexander-Arnold created 3 chances against Czech Republic.

Kieran Trippier returned to the Premier League for a spell at Newcastle after his time in Spain.

Álvaro Carreras was out for two weeks with a calf tear after initially being treated for a contusion.

Antonio Rüdiger is currently the only available center-back.

Raúl Asencio has a stress fracture in his tibia and underwent surgery.

Real Madrid CF signed Bernardo Silva.

Santi Comesaña is injured and unavailable for Villarreal CF.

Logan Costa is called up for international duty.

Tani Oluwaseyi is called up for international duty.

Nathan Saliba is called up for international duty.

Alex Freeman is called up for international duty.

Péter Gulácsi is the starting goalkeeper for Villarreal.

Iñigo Pérez has taken over as the new head coach of Villarreal.

Georges Mikautadze disputed taking a penalty with Pape Gueye.

Villarreal CF was eliminated from the tournament.

Alberto Moleiro has been key to Villarreal's recent reaction, playing in a central '10' role.

Ilias Akhomach has been a decisive player for Villarreal and understands the new coach's ideas.

Luiz Lúcio Reis Júnior's goalkeeping performances have been calamitous, leading to him losing his place to Péter Gulácsi.