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2023/24 Spanish La Liga
Matchday 17
Real Madrid v Villarreal CF
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid, Spain
Sunday, 17 December 2023
Kick-off is at 22h00
Real Madrid will go head to head with Villarreal CF in a
Spanish La Liga match at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on 17 December.
Current Form
Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by Real Betis away on 9 December and they are now undefeated in their last 10 matches in the league.
The Whites are also unbeaten in their last 12 league home matches having recorded two draws and 10 wins at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.
Meanwhile, Villarreal are now winless in two matches in La Liga having suffered a 3-1 loss to Real Sociedad at home on 9 December.
The Yellow Submarine are also winless in their last two away matches in the league having registered one draw and one defeat on the road.
Team News
Thibaut Courtois, Arda Guler, Kepa, Vinicius Junior, Eduardo Camavinga and Éder Militão are on Madrid's injury list, but the club has no suspension concerns.
Villarreal, on the other hand, also don't have no suspension concerns, but Santi Comesaña, Alberto Moreno, Aissa Mandi, Denis Suárez and Yeremy Pino are on the club's injury list.
Quotes
“We think the result is good. We stick with our game, which was good, and it was a controlled game and the rival played well," Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said after his side's draw against Betis.
"We go home happy, we’re leaders, and this is a difficult stadium to come to. We’re thinking about the next few games. It was a good game, played well by both teams. It was the correct result.
"We conceded when the game was under control when we lost the ball. I think the result is due to Betis’ effort, which they didn’t deserve to lose. They played well, like us.”
Head-to-Head
Villarreal beat Madrid 3-2 in their last meeting in La Liga with the match taking place at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on 8 April 2023.
The win extended the Yellow Submarine's unbeaten run to four matches in the league against the Whites having recorded two successive wins and two consecutive draws.
La Liga matchday 17 fixtures
Friday, 15 December
22:00 - CA Osasuna v Rayo Vallecano
Saturday 16 December
15:00 - Celta Vigo v Granada CF
17:15 - Athletic Bilbao v Atletico Madrid
19:30 - Sevilla FC v Getafe CF
22:00 - Valencia CF v FC Barcelona
Sunday, 17 December
15:00 - UD Almeria v Real Mallorca
17:15 - Real Sociedad v Real Betis
19:30 - Las Palmas v Cadiz CF
22:00 - Real Madrid v Villarreal CF
Monday, 18 December
22:00 - Girona FC v Deportivo Alaves
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