
After dropping points to Atlético Madrid in La Liga and Lille in the Champions League, Real Madrid aims to get back to winning ways against Villarreal.
Just when Carlo Ancelotti's men were gaining momentum across all competitions, Los Blancos delivered two poor performances in the last week. Real Madrid conceded a 95th minute equalizer to Atlético Madrid on Sept. 29, failing to capitalize on Barcelona's earlier loss to Osasuna. Then, the defending European champions suffered a 1–0 defeat to Lille, their first loss in 258 days.