Real Madrid lineup today: starting lineup and absences for game against Villarreal – 01/24/2026

Escalação do Real Madrid hoje: time titular e desfalques para jogo contra o Villarreal - 24/01/2026 image

Real Madrid faces Villarreal, this Saturday (24), at Madrigal, at 5pm (Brasília time), in the 21st round of LaLiga. The duel will be broadcast on Disney+. Click here to subscribe.

The Real team comes to the duel with two consecutive victories, defeating Levante, in LaLiga, 2-0 and beating Monaco, in the Champions League, by a score of 6-1. The Merengues are 2nd in Espanyol, with 48 points.

Villarreal, on the other hand, is coming off two consecutive defeats, as they lost to Betis, 2-0, and to Ajax, in the Champions League, 2-1. The team is in 3rd place in LaLiga, with 41 points.

Real Madrid lineup against Villarreal

Coach Arbeloa has some absences for the match. The most recent is midfielder Tchouaméni, suspended for his third yellow card. Rudiger, Militão and Alexander-Arnold are injured. Rodrygo recovered from injury and was once again involved.

Probable Real Madrid lineup: Courty; Valverde, Assembly, Huijsen and Races; Arda Guler, Camaving and Bellingham; Gonzalo Garcia, Vini Jr and Mbappé. Technical: Alvaro Arbeloa.

Villarreal lineup

Dennis Junior; Navarro, Foyth, Renato Veiga and Pedraza; Buchanan, Dani Parejo, Gueye and Moleiro; Gerard Moreno and Mikautadze. Technical: Marcelino.

Villarreal x Real Madrid: time and where to watch

  • LaLiga 25/26 – 21st shot
  • Data: Saturday, January 24, 2026
  • Time: 5pm (Brasília time)
  • Local: Madrigal Stadium, in Villa Real (ESP)
  • Transmission: Disney+ (streaming)

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Real Madrid results

  • 20/01/2026 – Real Madrid 6 x 1 Monaco – Champions League
  • 01/17/2026 – Real Madrid 2 x 0 Levante – LaLiga
  • 01/14/2026 – Albacete 3 x 2 Real Madrid – Copa del Rey
  • 01/11/2026 – Barcelona 3 x 2 Real Madrid – Spanish Super Cup (final)
  • 01/08/2026 – Atlético de Madrid 1 x 2 Real Madrid – Spanish Super Cup (semi-final)

Real Madrid’s next games

  • 01/24 – 5pm (Brasília time) – Villarreal x Real Madrid – LaLiga
  • 01/28 – 5pm (Brasília time) – Benfica x Real Madrid – Champions League
  • 02/01 – 10am (Brasília time) – Real Madrid x Rayo Vallecano – LaLiga
  • 02/08 – 5pm (Brasília time) – Valencia x Real Madrid – LaLiga
  • 02/15 – to be defined – Real Madrid x Real Sociedad – LaLiga

Real Madrid standings

  • Champions League: 3rd place (15 points in 7 games) – direct classification zone
  • LaLiga: 2nd place (48 points in 20 games) – 1 point behind leaders Barcelona
  • Copa del Rey: eliminated in the round of 16 (against Albacete)
  • Spanish Super Cup: runner-up (defeat in the final to Barcelona)

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