Real Madrid vs Villarreal LIVE Score, La Liga 2024-25: RMA 1-0 VIL; Conde deny Mbappe, Vinicius; Valverde gives Los Blancos lead; Second half begins

Villarreal gets a corner. The visitors fails to makes the most of the set piece and the referee blow the whistle. The first half ends.

Real Madrid 1-0 Villarreal

One minute added on. 

Real Madrid is now dictating the tempo of the match. Villarreal is playing catch-up. It has been a fairly entertaining half so far with both teams playing attractive football. 

Real Madrid almost doubles the lead with a blistering counter attack. From a Villarreal corner, Camavinga wins the ball and sends away Mbappe, who combines with Vinicius before almost rounding off the onrushing goalkeeper by Conde gets a vital touch to hold off the Frenchman. 

Bellingham takes shot from distance by fails to keep it on target. It all started with a Mbappe driving run from the left flank. 

Kiko Femenia gets into the referee’s book for his challenge on Vinicius. Free-kick for Real in a dangerous position. Modric’s delivery is flicked wide by Rudiger. 

Vinicius dribbles past two Villarreal defenders and tries to set up Mbappe inside the six yard box but his pass is cut out. 

Mbappe plays a one-two with Vinicius on the edge of the box and tries to takes a shot but the French captain closed down very quickly by the Villarreal defenders. 

Kiko Femenia’s cross aimed at Barry is deflected out by Carvajal. It is a Villarreal corner.

Real Madrid is trying to hit Villarreal on counter attack and are using the set pieces to good use, they are bringing out unique training ground routines tonight. 

Cardona almost takes out Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti on the sidelines while trying to keep the ball in play. Fortunately, the Italian evades the sliding lunge. 

Baena tries to find Barry inside the Madrid box with a back heel but overcooks it. Villarreal are looking more likely to score next. There is a real urgency in their game at the moment. 

Villarreal are coming back to the contest after going 0-1 down. Pepe came close but his curler from the edge of the box hits the crossbar. Lunin was rooted to the spot. 

Valverde gives Real the lead with a long range strike from a cleverly taken set piece. 

Bellingham wiggles past Villarreal defenders and takes a shot from the edge of the box but Costa makes a brilliant block. Real gets a corner. 

Villarreal is starting to flexing their attacking muscle. 

Pepe takes a shot from inside the box but fails to hit the target. The former Arsenal man got the delivery from Sergi Cardona’s overlapping run from left back. Carvajal has to be switched on tonight. 

Barry is deemed off-side as a Villarreal attack fizzles out. 

The visitors are trying to make runs in behind the Real Madrid defence. 

Real dominating the ball and trying to stretch Villarreal’s defence. 

Villarreal tries to make inroads from the right flank by Mendy was alert. 

On the other end, Mbappe drives and earns a corner for Los Blancos. The Frenchman’s volley from the resulting corner is off target, a good chance to take the lead missed. 

Aurelien Tchouameni partners Rudiger at Madrid’s central defence as Eder Militoi is on the bench. 

The La Liga 2024-25 match between Real Madrid and Villarreal is under way. 

Both teams are on the pitch, live action coming soon. Stay tuned for live updates. 

Conde; Femenia, Bailly, Costa, S Cardona; Akhomach, Parejo, Gueye, Baena; Barry, Pepe

Lunin; Carvajal, Tchouameni, Rudiger, Mendy; Valverde, Camavinga, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius

The Real Madrid vs Villarreal La Liga 2024-25 match will not be broadcast on any TV channel in India. The game will be streamed live on the GXR World app and website in India.

The Real Madrid vs Villarreal La Liga 2024-25 match will kick off at 12:30 AM IST on October 6, Sunday at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid.

After shock defeat against Lille in Champions League, Real Madrid will host Villarreal in La Liga 2024-25 on Sunday.

Los Blancos coach Carlo Ancelotti doesn’t get ruffled easily. One eyebrow raises. He avoids controversy when speaking. Real Madrid hardly gives the nonchalant Italian a reason to show any displeasure as they churn out titles.

Until, that is, the defending European champion flops to a 1-0 defeat at modest Lille.

Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the La Liga 2023-24 fixture between Real Madrid and Villarreal being played at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid.