Real Madrid will look to make it three wins in a row under new boss Álvaro Arbeloa when they make the daunting trip to Villarreal on Saturday evening.
Despite all the talk of crisis at the Bernabéu this season, Los Blancos find themselves trailing Barcelona by just one point in the La Liga standings after the Catalan giants fell to Real Sociedad last weekend. Suddenly, the top of the table is within reach for the 15-time European champions less than two weeks after they parted ways with Xabi Alonso.
