Competition returns for Real Madrid after this long break due to international commitments, and it does so with a challenging match. Our team faces Villarreal, who finished third last season and is competing in the Champions League, in the eighth matchday of the League (9:00 pm CEST; Orange TV and Movistar LaLiga).

Mourinho's side returns to the Santiago Bernabéu almost a month after their last home game. The objective is to secure a win and continue the great start to the season at our stadium: four victories in four matches played (14 goals scored and 3 conceded).

“We’re playing against a tough opponent, and we need to get the points,” said Mourinho during , during which our team will play two more League matches, including the Clásico, and two more Champions games.

Villarreal
The team managed by Íñigo Pérez started this matchday in ninth position, with a record of two draws, three defeats, and two victories in their last two matches: at home against Levante (3-1) and away in Málaga (1-3). Midfielder Gueye is their top scorer with three goals.