Get quick access to your favorite articles Manage alerts on breaking news and favorite drivers Make your voice heard with article commenting The DTM announced its full 2025 calendar earlier this week but curiously both Vila Real and the Salzburgring were absent from the eight-round schedule best known for hosting World Touring Car Cup races had signed a deal with DTM’s previous owner ITR for 2023 but the change of promoter meant that it never got to make its series debut Vila Real had since entered into negotiations with the ADAC for its third season of hosting the DTM while Salzburgring bosses were also confident of hosting a race next year after upgrading some of its facilities as the DTM elected to keep its proven eight-round schedule with six weekends taking place in Germany and one each in Austria and the Netherlands ADAC motorsport director Thomas Voss said: “Over the past few months we have carefully scrutinised exciting venues for the DTM as all the events in Germany have experienced a significant increase in popularity among visitors we will stick with the tried and tested venues for the 2025 season." Motorsport.com understands that the ADAC wants to expand the calendar beyond eight events in the long term There were also discussions to hold a ninth round as early as 2025 but teams - already fighting to keep expenditure within their budgets - were not supportive of the idea visiting Vila Real - or Salzburgring - would have come at the cost of an existing German venue the ADAC wants to focus on consistency in event development with an uptick in trackside spectators at all circuits except Spielberg vindicating its approach if it is possible to expand the calendar beyond eight events in the future any German circuit that would have been omitted from the 2025 schedule would have to be added back again Teams were also not keen on a city race in Vila Real due to the high risk of crash damage and the travel costs associated with shipping cars and equipment to Portugal the ADAC was reportedly able to secure insurance for teams as half of the field competes with uninsured GT3 cars it would also have subsided travel costs for teams a decision was made not to take any undue risks for the time being the DTM still wants to test the suitability of the track for GT3 racing with a GT Masters event in 2025 Although the circuit invested in a state-of-the-art race control facility at the request of the DTM Voss still believes “that some work still needs to be done on the track.” He added: “I think the chicane at the start-finish is too narrow for GT cars The Nocksteinkehre [region] always has problems with water but in principle I wouldn't rule out a test event He added: “We would not want to run a DTM race at the Salzburgring without trying it out.” From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport In order to keep delivering our expert journalism we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker In a notable event held this past Tuesday at the Estadio de la Cerámica in partnership with the Social Football Summit Snack (SFS) welcomed industry professionals to a session focusing on the intersection of football aimed to foster connections among football experts globally and promote innovation within the sports business sector The yellow stadium served as a backdrop for a dynamic gathering of high-profile speakers including key representatives from Villarreal CF itself Infrastructure and Urban Development,’ the discussion highlighted how stadiums can serve as pivotal drivers of economic growth A focal point of the event was the Estadio de la Cerámica recently refurbished and now a cornerstone of public life in Vila-real and its surrounding areas Topics discussed at the conference included the strategic role of the stadium in facilitating the club’s growth uncovering avenues for commercial expansion and maximising the value of sponsorship deals The session was moderated by marketing professional Giulia d’Angelo and featured a distinguished panel that included Matteo Quitadamo international trade manager at Villarreal CF; Merche Añón Roig commercial director at Valencia Basket Club; Pedro Iriondo general manager of Football Benchmark; Juan Antón commercial director at Villarreal CF; Mirko Cucchiarelli head of premium sales and business community at AS Roma; and Noemi Úbeda marketing and communication manager at Ascale This event not only emphasised the importance of innovative thought in stadium development but also reaffirmed the vital role football clubs play in shaping the cultural and economic landscapes of their communities Don’t miss out on the latest in sports business – Subscribe today to the free Ministry of Sport newsletter and stay ahead of the game. 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We play the game to add value to the Sports Business industry by delivering News Join the most engaged community in the sports business world Copyright © 2025   |   Ministry of Sport   |   All Rights Reserved Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker The Villarreal Yellow Cup Easter 2025 draws to a close This exciting and large-scale youth football tournament organised by Villarreal CF and held in ten different venues with the José Manuel Llaneza Training Ground as the main venue came to an end this morning after the finals and the presentation of prizes to the champions of each category and the best players of the tournament the pride of Villarreal at the Yellow Cup Easter Villarreal’s U19s were one of the winning teams in this tournament As a reward for their impressive performance the entire team took to the pitch at the Estadio de la Cerámica during half-time against Real Sociedad to receive a standing ovation from the crowd The Villarreal Yellow Cup Easter 2025 brought together more than 20,000 people to support the 228 teams who fought to make their mark in a prestigious tournament contested by the biggest names in Spanish football and As well as being one of the great national youth football competitions it has given visitors the magnificent opportunity to enjoy the tourist attractions of our province A total of 3,500 players and 500 coaches will land along with their companions completing a total of 10,000 overnight stays in hotels in Benicàssim A massive event that has not only brought travellers from all over the world to our territory but has also had an economic impact of 2.5 million euros in the province of Castellón Cienfu and Alexia guests of honour at the Yellow Cup Easter did not want to miss out on this great event and after their respective training sessions last Friday they went to the pitches to meet many of the participants sign postcards and take photographs with them An unforgettable kick-off party at the Estadio de la Cerámica Although the first group matches began on Friday Villarreal CF welcomed all the participating teams last Thursday with a spectacular welcome party at the Estadio de la Cerámica where all the teams paraded around the Submarine’s stadium while their visibly excited supporters applauded The Villarreal Yellow Cup Easter 2025 champions are: Nosotros y nuestros socios almacenamos o accedemos a información en un dispositivo tales como identificadores únicos e información estándar enviada por un dispositivo medición de anuncios y del contenido e información sobre el público así como para desarrollar y mejorar productos nosotros y nuestros socios podemos utilizar datos de localización geográfica precisa e identificación mediante las características de dispositivos Puede hacer clic para otorgarnos su consentimiento a nosotros y a nuestros socios para que llevemos a cabo el procesamiento previamente descrito puede acceder a información más detallada y cambiar sus preferencias antes de otorgar o negar su consentimiento Tenga en cuenta que algún procesamiento de sus datos personales puede no requerir de su consentimiento pero usted tiene el derecho de rechazar tal procesamiento Sus preferencias se aplicarán solo a este sitio web Puede cambiar sus preferencias en cualquier momento entrando de nuevo en este sitio web o visitando nuestra política de privacidad A special pack including Inmersión Villarreal (museum & tour) and a set menu at Corner Sports Bar del Poble Villarreal CF’s interactive Museum & Tour experience You can visit the Submarine’s immersive museum and complete a guided tour of the Estadio de la Cerámica €12 – season-ticket holders and ‘Soc Groguet’ fan-card holders €8 – season-ticket holders and ‘Soc Groguet’ fan-card holders aged six to 12 Young children can celebrate their birthday at the Estadio de la Cerámica crèche Celebrate your birthday at the Estadio de la Cerámica enjoying Inmersión Villarreal and Corner Sports Bar Participants will be able to visit an exclusive area where Villarreal CF players leave the stadium on matchday and ask them for autographs and photographs An experience matchday experience that includes: €175 per person (match ticket not included) Please wait while you are redirected to the right page.. 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This happened despite the fact that Catalonia was undergoing profound demographic changes which pose a challenge if the language is to flourish the shift in the political situation has enabled "national cross-party alliances and agreements" that were "more difficult to achieve" in the past "but at the very least we should de-ideologize it because a language in a normal state is shared by everyone The new ministry is a result of a deal between pro-independence Esquerra Republicana Vila believes the current executive has shown "solid proof" of its commitment to the language Vila believes more work needs to be done and stresses the need to make Catalan more accessible to all citizens especially those for whom it is "more difficult" to connect with the language "We need to substantially increase the availability of Catalan courses at all levels, but with a primary focus on beginner and basic levels," he says. He also advocates for going beyond that and creating "safe learning spaces," with the aim of encouraging broader society to "invite speakers" to use the language. "The process of real integration into Catalan society must also include learning Catalan." Catalan faces the biggest challenge among younger people. The survey reveals that Catalan is gaining speakers, but the number of new speakers is lower than the growth of the population. Knowledge of Catalan is, on average, below knowledge of Spanish in all age groups, but particularly among the youngest. For the minister, the situation can be explained by the higher exposure to Spanish in today's digital world, driven by screens and social networks.  Asked about the official status of Catalan in Europe, Vila argues that the language is already official on some level, because it is official in a member state. What is needed is for it to be recognized by European institutions. "Official status would clear up this ambiguity," he says. 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Get the day's biggest stories right to your phone The WTT Youth Contender Vila Real took place this week with Joseph Hunter Kai Lun Chow and Jayden Chen making up the three-strong English contingent out to Portugal Jayden Chen came so close to securing some silverware in the Under-11 Boys’ Singles out in Portugal while Joseph Hunter and Kai Lun Chow also tested themselves at the WTT Youth Contender Vila Real a silver medallist in the men’s doubles from last year’s Mark Bates Ltd National Championships was taking part in the Under-19 Boys’ Singles event Having been drawn in qualifying group 2 alongside France’s Flavio Mourier and Argentina’s Nicolas Callaba it was going to be a tough ask to progress Hunter wasn’t able to take the win against either opponent losing 3-1 to Mourier and narrowly missing out on an incredible comeback to lose to Callaba Kai Lun Chow took an opening match walkover win over Alexander Malov of Spain before going onto progress to the knockout stages after a strong 3-0 win over Jose Ruivo of Portugal Chow took on Kevin Ahlers of the Netherlands in a back and forth matchup and won the remaining games to come out on top 3-2 The Under-13 Boys’ Singles featured both Kai Lun Chow and Jayden Chen Chow took 3-0 wins in all three of his group stage matches over Angel Melendez of Spain and Portugal’s Joao Seramota and Martim Silva after an early 3-0 defeat to Alexander Malov of Spain but managed to secure a spot in the knockouts after seeing off Santiago Diao of Portugal 3-1 Chow continued his top performances with another clean sweep win over Spain’s Antonio Ruiz while Chen persevered with a close 3-2 victory over home player Francisco Romualdo Uganda’s Joseph Sebatindira ended Chow’s winning streak taking the fifth and deciding game 11-9 to hand Chow a 3-2 loss pressed on and defeated Rodrigo Lourenco 3-0 to progress to the semi-finals Chen had the opportunity to avenge his compatriot and moved onto the final after winning all three games in succession Sebatindira went onto win the Under-13 Boys’ event Jayden Chen put on a fantastic display in the Under-11 Boys’ Singles Jayden Chen whittled down all three of his opponents with a 3-0 win over Spain’s Antonio Ruiz and 3-1 wins over Portuguese athletes Junior Aruna and Joao Carneiro He then progressed by seeing off two Portuguese opponents in Francisco Romualdo (3-0) in the quarter-final followed by Vincente Cardodo (3-1) in the semi-final U19 Boys’ SinglesGroup 2Flavio Mourier (FRA) bt Joseph Hunter 3-1 (11-8 11-9)Nicolas Callaba (ARG) bt Joseph Hunter 3-2 (11-9 U15 Boys’ SinglesGroup 1Kai Lun Chow bt Alexander Malov (ESP) 3-0 (walkover 11-0)Kai Lun Chow bt Jose Ruivo (POR) 3-0 (11-8 Round of 16Kevin Ahlers (NED) bt Kai Lun Chow 3-2 (6-11 U13 Boys’ SinglesGroup 1Alexander Malov (ESP) bt Jayden Chen 3-0 (11-9 11-4)Jayden Chen bt Santiago Diao (POR) 3-1 (7-11 14-12)Group 7Kai Lun Chow bt Angel Melendez (PRI) 3-0 (11-3 11-8)Kai Lun Chow bt Joao Seramota (POR) 3-0 (11-6 11-6)Kai Lun Chow bt Martim Silva (POR) 3-0 (11-5 Round of 16Jayden Chen bt Francisco Romualdo (POR) 3-2 (9-11 11-6)Kai Lun Chow bt Antonio Ruiz (ESP) 3-0 (11-7 Quarter-finalsJayden Chen bt Rodrigo Lourenco (POR) 3-0 (11-7 11-8)Joseph Sebatindira (UGA) bt Kai Lun Chow 3-2 (5-11 Semi-finalsJoseph Sebatindira (UGA) bt Jayden Chen 3-0 (11-3 U11 Boys’ SinglesGroup 3Jayden Chen bt Antonio Ruiz (ESP) 3-0 (11-7 11-9)Jayden Chen bt Junior Aruna (POR) 3-1 (11-4 11-4)Jayden Chen bt Joao Carneiro (POR) 3-1 (9-11 Quarter-finalsJayden Chen bt Francisco Romualdo (POR) 3-0 (11-8 11-7)Semi-finalsJayden Chen bt Vincente Cardoso (POR) 3-1 (11-6 FinalJoseph Sebatindira (UGA) bt Jayden Chen 3-0 (11-5 Burnham & Dist: Ballard D’Or Champion Crowned Doubles bronze for Bishop in Montenegro UCLan North of England Cadet & Junior 2 Star Website by Jask Creative Kylian Mbappe scored twice during the away game on March 15 Villarreal took an early lead through Juan Foyth He converted from close range to break the deadlock for the Yellow Submarine He then found the back of the net yet again in the 23rd minute this time from the edge of the penalty area He has now scored 31 goals for Real Madrid one more than Ronaldo Nazario did in his first season 🏁 @VillarrealCFen 1-2 @RealMadridEn⚽ 7' Foyth⚽ 17' @KMbappe⚽ 23' @KMbappe👉 @Emirates pic.twitter.com/SMqiwo4oue Real Madrid saw the majority of the possession it was the home side who managed more shots on target Carlo Ancelotti's side returned to the La Liga summit with 60 points from 28 matches While they have three points more than second-placed Barcelona Hansi Flick's team have played one game less Next up for Real Madrid is a La Liga showdown against Leganes on March 29 The game takes place at the Santiago Bernabeu They will then play Real Sociedad on April 1 in the Copa del Rey semi-finals second leg The first leg ended in a 1-0 win for Ancelotti's side Real Madrid are also through to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League Carlo Ancelotti's side 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requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed Real Madrid have published their starting lineup for the upcoming match against Villarreal in La Liga Mbappe is back in the starting lineup as Real Madrid try to regain some confidence and momentum following their two recent results against Atletico de Madrid and Lille Playing in front of the Bernabeu should help the team so it will be interesting to see how Los Blancos respond Managing Madrid has affiliate partnerships though Vox Media may earn commissions for products purchased via affiliate links The 2025 Villarreal Yellow Cup Easter is here The prestigious youth football tournament organised by Villarreal CF at Easter will experience its most extensive edition from 17th to 20th April with more than 20,000 people including players An impressive figure that highlights the relevance and impact of this sporting competition in the province of Castellón the Yellow Cup Easter aims to hold a record-breaking edition The first of these is that of participation which has already been broken before it has even begun Never before has the tournament had so many participants A total of 228 teams from 75 clubs from all over the world will come together in our province to enjoy the best football Andorra and Romania will be heading to the Villarreal Yellow Cup Easter this week to enjoy a festive the Region of Valencia will represent their autonomous regions with the exciting aim of enjoying the experience to the full and leaving an indelible mark on the tournament Given the magnitude of the Yellow Cup Easter participating players and coaches will have the opportunity to enjoy a total of ten venues in four different cities in our province Vila-real will have four venues: José Manuel Llaneza Training Ground CEM Pau Francisco Torres and Fundación Flors Although the tournament will also be played in Benicàssim in its municipal pitch; and in Almassora; both in the José Manuel Pesudo and Les Boqueres as well as being one of the major national youth football competitions opens the door to enjoy the tourist attractions of our province A massive event that not only attracts travellers from all over the world to our territory but will also have an economic impact of €2.5 million euros in the province of Castellón An indelible memory at the Estadio de la Cerámica The competition will feature a grand opening party on Thursday 17th April from 7:30pm CEST at the Estadio de la Cerámica the 228 participating teams will parade on the pitch and their players will receive a medal certifying their participation in this exciting competition players and coaches will be given a short tour of the most exclusive corners of the yellow stadium those accompanying the players with an accredited wristband will receive a welcome pack and free entry to Inmersión Villarreal the Yellow Submarine’s Museum & Tour experience where they will learn about the history of the club and visit the most exclusive areas of the Estadio de la Cerámica will have the opportunity to compete for the trophy for the best fan a new award that will recognise the fan who cheers the most and best for their team from Thursday Fans can follow the Yellow Cup Easter on the official social media channels of the organisers ‘Campus y Torneos’: CF: @campusvtorneos on X As in previous editions, the welcome party on the Thursday, as well as the semi-finals and finals of the tournament, which will take place at the José Manuel Llaneza Training Ground, will be broadcast live on the official Villarreal CF website and the official Campus y Torneos YouTube page This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Villarreal CF continue innovating in the development of their young talents in an effort to generate new enriching experiences for the academy players the club has implemented the development of joint multisport activities taking advantage of the synergies created through the Endavant Esports programme to increase the motor skills of the youngsters by playing a different sport to the one they usually play and to promote different socialisation contexts to the usual ones with the joint work of academy management and the coaching teams the predisposition of the families and the enthusiasm of the youngsters as well as thanks to the agreement with different clubs in the province integrated in Endavant Esports the young yellow footballers are trying out different activities such as basketball (Esportiu Bàsquet Vila-real) hockey (Club Patí Vila-real) or taekwondo (Club Deportivo Granjo in Alcora) Numerous studies show that practising many sports at an early age is very favourable for the development of children and it opens up a range of options to encourage them to move and avoid sedentary behaviour each of the participating academy players works together with their equivalent age group from the other club An example of this was the recent visit of the Benjamín A (U10) and Alevín B (U11) to the basketball club Esportiu Bàsquet Vila-real “The kids are practising different disciplines such as basketball or taekwondo the more children they meet and make new friends the rest of the disciplines know how Villarreal CF train when they come with us,” explains Álex Marqués The initiative is based on this constant exchange as they also act as hosts at the José Manuel Llaneza Training Ground “It’s very cool and beneficial because the kids exchange rules and sporting values but another week it will be their turn,” he says “Doing something new is always greeted with enthusiasm Our players have received the exchange proposal with great enthusiasm because they are also from Villarreal CF and we will have to leave our natural habitat.” Another determining factor is that it is very beneficial for the players to meet new people and to be able to get out of their comfort zone “The fact of meeting new people is what the boys are most excited about one of the objectives of the exchange is that it also helps on a human and educational level that they see that they have teammates who are skilled in a discipline in which they are not so skilled,” explains Íñiguez started almost at the beginning of the season has been very well received by all parties “The initiative is working very well The kids are very happy to learn about other sports It’s also very good for football and it’s important on a motor level they can work on coordination skills that are later used in football,” says Marqués Iván Íñiguez highlights this type of collaboration: “From EB Vila-real we always collaborate with any training proposal and because everything that is sport is health Match reviewVillarreal 1-2 Real Madrid: Mbappe double sends visitors top of LaLigaKylian Mbappe scored his 19th and 20th league goals of the season as Real Madrid went top of the LaLiga table with a win at Villarreal Predicted lineups are available for the match a few days in advance while the actual lineup will be available about an hour ahead of the match The current head to head record for the teams are Villarreal 4 win(s) Álex Baena is ranked 3 in big chances created in the competition (15) Have scored 6 goals in their last 5 matches Have been awarded the most penalties this season (10) 15 Mar 2025 17:30:00 GMT?Real Madrid won 2–1 over Villarreal on Sat 15 Mar 2025 17:30:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 9 goals in their last 5 matches Villarreal is playing home against Real Madrid at Estadio de la Cerámica on Sat The current head to head record for the teams are Real Betis 8 win(s) Real Betis and Villarreal have not drawn any of their last 3 matches against each other. Have scored 4 goals in their last 5 matches Álex Baena is ranked 3 in big chances created in the competition (17) 13 Apr 2025 16:30:00 GMT?Villarreal won 2–1 over Real Betis on Sun 13 Apr 2025 16:30:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 12 goals in their last 5 matches Real Betis and Villarreal have not drawn any of their last 3 matches against each other Real Betis is playing home against Villarreal at Estadio Benito Villamarín on Sun Kylian Mbappe's first-half double helped Real Madrid to navigate a tricky assignment at Villarreal and put the pressure on Barcelona and Atletico Madrid with a 2-1 victory at La Ceramica Atleti host Barcelona on Sunday and this Mbappe-inspired triumph moves Madrid three-points clear at La Liga's summit although the Blaugrana have played two fewer matches Carlo Ancelotti made five changes to the side that battled to that much-discussed penalty shoot-out win over Atletico in the Champions League and it was a disjointed and sluggish start by the title holders MORE: Updated race for La Liga Golden Boot in 2024/25 Villarreal had already come close a couple of times before captain Juan Foyth hooked home a seventh-minute corner from the excellent Alex Baena Madrid were still struggling to find their feet after that but Mbappe is some ace for a team to have up their sleeve The French superstar drilled a pass to Brahim Diaz who saw his shot saved by Diego Conde before Mbappe fired in the rebound MBAPPE WITH A SECOND GOAL IN SIX MINUTES TO RESTORE THE LEAD FOR MADRID 😨 pic.twitter.com/SRwCwQyMHV just after the midway point of the first half as Mbappe intelligently pulled back into space to receive Lucas Vazquez's cutback He creamed his 20th La Liga goal of the season and a 30th in all competitions into the top corner There was still plenty to ride out for Madrid as Nicolas Pepe and Ayoze Perez went close either side of halftime Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and makeshift centre-back Aurelien Tchouameni in particular stood tall to close out a potentially very important win Latest live updates | Team news and lineups | Where to watch where you are He and Bellingham in particular look exhausted after that Tchouameni and Courtois deserve a special mention as Villarreal asked frequent questions of Madrid but were unable to add to Juan Foyth's early opener Carlo Ancelotti's champions can now sit back on Sunday and enjoy Atletico Madrid and Barcelona taking a few lumps out of one another You can follow that one on The Sporting News 90+2 mins: Pina flips one towards the far post... 90 mins: Baena on his way down the left after a messy giveaway by Guler From the corner Tchouameni makes another headed clearance 89 mins: Pina and Baena loft teasing balls into the box Madrid stand firm and then Courtois plonks himself on the ball to kill a little time 87 mins: Vinicius switches on the afterburners down the left Guler retrieves it and curls an effort off target Mbappe is pretty miffed he did not receive a pass from the Turkey youngster 85 mins: Denis Suarez is on for Gueye in Villarreal's final change Villarreal certainly have enough lock-pickers out there Perez does really well to control a bouncing ball and turn on the corner of the six-yard box he should have done better than clattering over 79 mins: Valverde catches a volley that deflects but Conde sees it all the way As was the case after half an hour of the first half 73 mins: Bellingham leaves Foyth prone on the turf Mbappe has a hat-trick attempt blocked and the attack peters out Valverde cuts one back inside the Villarreal box and it hits a sliding Costa on the arm he has behind his body to steady himself A quick VAR check determines that's a natural position probably the right call and it's actually nice to see the defender get ther benefit of the doubt Ancelotti clearly wants more control than his team are able to muster at this stage Pino and Pedraza replace Buchanan and Cardona 63 mins: Villarreal left-back Cardona into the box Rodrygo has tracked his man well and it's behind for a corner Baena with a vicious in-swinger that Courtois pushes clear 62 mins: Double change for Madrid as Rudiger and Vinicius replace Asencio and Brahim Feels like a 'get out there and sort this out' change from Ancelotti Bellingham looked amused and tries to push Foyth away His hand touches his face and the Villarreal skipper throws himself on the floor 59 mins​​​​​​: Baena first off a snapshot that Courtois sees late but is able to push clear 58 mins: Gueye dribbling towards the Madrid area The forward can't get any purchase on his shot and that's easy for Courtois The first-half goalscorer is left unattended at a corner once more and volleys wastefully over Madrid sleepwalking through the early stages of this half and need to wake up He floats a delicious ball in between the centre-backs and Barry heads over He should at least have worked Courtois there 47 mins: Perez gets on the end of a left-wing cross and Asencio makes a fine sliding block Bellingham and Mbappe were deep in conversation heading out of the tunnel Early on it certainly looked that way as Villarreal captain Juan Foyth gave his side a deserved early lead The hosts continued to pose plenty od questions throughout the half with Thibaut Courtois making some fine saves But Kylian Mbappe is some ace up the sleeve to have and his well-taken double has him on 20 in La Liga and up to 30 for the season overall Villarreal down the other end through Pepe 44 mins: Mbappe bears down on a pretty beleaguered-looking Foyth he cuts one back to for Rodrygo to shoot from outside the box 42 mins: Madrid have taken plenty of the sting out of Villarreal who were so vibrant for much of the first half hour Tchouameni hurls himself into a last-ditch challenge 35 mins: Pepe pulls into a slither of space in-between Garcia and Camavinga 33 mins: Tchouameni slides into an agricultural challenge on Perez on halfway Replays show he maybe got a bit of the ball but it was a desperate lunge and referee Manzano brings out the yellow card 30 mins: Lovely interplay from Mbappe and Rodrygo that ends with the latter firing into the side netting at the near post 29 mins: Villarreal still posing plenty of questions as Buchanan's deflected cross is cleared by Tchouameni and Valverde nips in to dispossess Perez Mbappe has pulled intelligently into space and rifles a 20th La Liga goal of the season past Conde 22 mins: Baena with another lovely delivery into the box The big Frenchman is on hand again to head away from a subsequent corner Camavinga puts Courtois in a tangle with a dreadful backpass that the goalkeeper has to chest down and volley away from danger 18 mins: Back come Villarreal with Gueye drilling one from distance that Courtois has to push clear The initial shot is well saved by Conde but Mbappe is on hand to smash the rebound into the net MBAPPE EQUALIZES FOR REAL MADRID MINUTES AFTER VILLARREAL OPENED THE SCORING 🍿 pic.twitter.com/s9DKjjFMp9 15 mins: Camavinga floats a teasing ball for Mbappe in between Kambwala and Conde but the Villarreal goalkeeper is out confidently to claim 14 mins: Madrid try a short one and Fran Garcai wins another corner Vazquez joins the attack and his deflected effort is sliced behind by Kambwala 10 mins: Buchanan cuts inside from the right and lets fly left footed Baena swings the corner in towards the Madrid goalmouth they can't clear and Villarreal skipper Foyth hooks home VILLARREAL OPENS THE SCORING VS. REAL MADRID 👀 pic.twitter.com/W2vPhQr60B The Villarreal forward lets fly from the edge of the box and Courtois tips around the post 6 mins: Buchanan with a chance to show what he can do on his first start for Villarreal the cross is blocked and Camavinga comes away with it 5 mins: Perez pulls off into a yard of space and swivels to shoot goalwards He doesn't catch it completely cleanly and Courtois is behind it but that's a warning for the visitors who has a bit of a spicy history in this fixture after an on-field altercation with Baena a couple of years ago looking to bounce back from their 1-0 defeat to nine-man Alaves 5 mins before kickoff: Here come the two teams Can Madrid put their dreadful form in this fixture behind them and put a marker down on a big weekend in the title race 30 mins before kickoff: If Real Madrid could have picked a fixture after a sapping Champions League midweek Los Blancos have only won on one of their previous nine visits to La Ceramica Cristiano Ronaldo was in the away line-up for that victory 1 hour before kickoff: Here's the Villarreal tea with 11 goals in 19 La Liga appearances this season 🟡 𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 🟡 pic.twitter.com/RNWKwZqfd9 1 hr 30 mins before kickoff: Here's the Madrid lineup 📋✅ ¡Nuestro XI inicial!🆚 @VillarrealCF👉 @UnicajaBanco pic.twitter.com/KSYetL6rLu 2 hours before kickoff: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Villarreal vs Did either of these sides get up to much in midweek The La Liga match kicks off in Villarreal at 6:30 p.m Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories: Gerard Moreno has missed four La Liga games with a calf injury The captain was back out on the training pitches late last week but sits out once again Villarreal's only major absentee is Ilias Akhomach the Moroccan having ruptured his ACL back in November After a gruelling 120 minutes against Atletico Carlo Ancelotti had plenty of decisions to make Ferland Mendy is absent from the matchday squad after an injury late in the 90 minutes at the Metropolitano Aurelien Tchouameni and Raul Asencio completing the defence Federico Valverde goes back to the well in midfield where there is a recall for Eduardo Camavinga Vinicius Junior is the one member of Madrid's fab four to sit out with Brahim Diaz joining Rodrygo and Kylian Mbappe in attack It might mean an opportunity for Mbappe to operate from his favoured left-wing berth with Jude Bellingham perhaps more focused on midfield duties or swapping in the false nine role with Brahim Here's how to watch this La Liga match across selected areas of the world's major regions: If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Learn more > Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK He previously worked as fan brands editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc he built more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news agencies Dom has covered major football events on location including the entirety of Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St Petersburg respectively along with numerous high-profile Premier League Champions League and England international matches Cricket and boxing are his other major sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from ringside Arnaud De Lie third after Alberto Dainese relegated from podium to 134th The final 5km was a heated battle between the sprint trains of the major favourites Visma-Lease a Bike and Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe most conspicuously controlling the pace as Dainese and Girmay shifted ahead of a fading Van Aert into the final straight Chaos erupted as a crash to the left of the peloton took down a dozen riders near the front of the sprint including a number of Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe riders but thankfully sparing the sprinters positioned at the front of the field Meeus follow a fortunate early sprint from Casper van Uden (Picnic-PostNL) before sweeping ahead of Girmay and Dainese in the final 100 metres meaning Girmay placed second and Arnaud De Lie moved up to third "I was second already in my first race and I was really focused on the first stage here [it] didn't work out as we all know but today was another opportunity," Meeus said at the finish to Eurosport I felt good all day and the team did an amazing job so I'm super happy to finish it off It was actually quite a hectic day all day the hilly part there was also some wind with 35k's to go so I was really nervous Then after the bonus sprint we turned into headwind and then the sprint preparations started.  It was still a bit hectic in the final with the corners and the roundabouts but I managed to position myself well and finish it off." With fourth-placed Romain Bardet (Picnic-PostNL) crashing out of the race with 23km to go António Morgado (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) shifted into his spot and all the others in the top 10 moved up one spot as well with Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) going into 10th who won the same 183.5-kilometre stage to Tavira last year was part of the bunch contesting the sprint "I was super punchy in the final 3km," Wout van Aert said after the finish "I was in a good position toward the roundabout at 800 I lost too many positions for a good sprint." Warm if windy weather greeted the peloton at the start in the Portuguese border town of Vila Real de San Antonio Van Aert logically found himself at the centre of the media attention at the sign-on through the much more rugged opening half of the course did not prevent nine Portuguese riders and one Briton going clear in what potentially constituted a serious challenge to the sprinters and WorldTour teams present.  nominally represented the most serious threat overall but the allure of some time off the front and perhaps a breakaway win were the most obvious goals for the 10-man move also containing  Gonçalo Oliveira (Anicolor-Tien 21) Bruno Silva (Tavfer-Ovos Matinados-Mortagua) Carlos Miguel Salgueiro (APHotels & Resorts-Tavira-SC Farense) Noah Campos and André Ribeiro (GI Group Holding-Simoldes-UDO) Joao Oliveira (Credibom-LA Aluminios-Marcos Car) and César Fonte (Radio Popular-Paredes-Boavista) By the foot of the first of the day's two classified climbs the 10 still held a solid three-minute gap But the climb itself began to take its toll with  Joao Oliveira one of the first to be dropped and the remainder of the breakaway shedding time as well.  the entire front move was recaptured and the sprinters' teams kept a strict eye on proceedings as the race moved towards the summit After German Nicolás Tivani (Aviludo-Louetano-Loule) darted ahead over the top to recapture the lead in the mountains classification from Foia winner Jan Christen (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) EF Education-EasyPost led the pack off the descent Soudal-QuickStep and Groupama-FDJ were notably present in the front part of the peloton as it zipped along a broad 'A'-road back down from inland towards the very windy segment of Atlantic coastline The unmistakeable figure of Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) at the head of affairs added yet more speed to the peloton as it moved into the final 30 kilometres speeded along by a brisk tailwind and well-surfaced roads After rattling through the cobbled boulevards and past the famous lighthouse in the start town of Vila Real for a second time a 90-degree turn brought the pack onto the long series of straightaways leading to the finish in Tavira Just as a crash brought down Bardet and Picnic-PostNL teammate Romain Combaud Lidl-Trek put in their first concerted effort of the day on the front With the peloton together and a flat 20km ahead it was for the sprinters' teams to orchestrate their lead-out trains and all eyes were on Intermarché-Wanty Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and Visma–Lease a Bike Results powered by FirstCycling Alasdair FotheringhamSocial Links NavigationAlasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991 He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain he has also written for The Independent,  The Guardian,  ProCycling A young center that competes in Spanish football could become the next signing for Villarreal Villarreal is already beginning to plan its next transfer window with a focus on young talents to strengthen its defense One of the names that has emerged strongly on the Yellow Submarine's agenda is Ladislav Krejci the Czech defender has managed to establish himself in the elite of Spanish football and his performance has not gone unnoticed by the sports officials of the Castellon team Krejci has been gaining importance in the locker room and has become a key player for his coach and strength in aerial play have been crucial for the Catalan team to maintain solidity in demanding moments of the season his youth and potential for improvement make him even more attractive for a project that aims to rejuvenate its defense the idea of reinforcing the defense with emerging profiles makes more and more sense The club is looking for long-term solutions and believes that the Czech defender can bring stability and future prospects It is not the first time that the Yellow Submarine has invested in promising footballers within European football and Krejci's case fits this recruitment model The monitoring of the player has been constant in recent months is aware of the value the player has acquired and will not let him go easily Krejci's season has increased his market value they know they can profit financially if the move is confirmed All signs point to the fact that if Villarreal decides to take the final step they will have to negotiate firmly to successfully close a deal that appears to be strategic This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, El joven central que juega en España y que podría fichar por el Villarreal Villarreal CF are setting record goalscoring records in the current LALIGA EA Sports season Marcelino’s side have scored 44 goals something that had never been achieved by the Yellows in the top flight at this stage of the competition One of the highest scoring teams in LALIGA EA Sports The Submarine are the third highest scorers this season (44) behind only Real Madrid (50) and FC Barcelona (60) Marcelino’s side manage to find the back of the net with ease They score an average of two goals per game which translates into a total of 44 goals in 22 games played in LALIGA EA Sports A collective contribution is more than necessary to become one of the highest-scoring teams in the history of Villarreal CF Up to 16 different players have contributed goals or assists Each and every one of the offensive players in the squad who have played a minute or two have managed to score goals or assist a teammate it is worth highlighting the figure of Ayoze offering a very high level and helping the team with goals and assists His goalscoring figures make him -for the moment- the current top Spanish goalscorer in LALIGA EA Sports but his goals per minute average puts him ahead The striker manages to find the back of the net every 93 minutes played in LALIGA EA Sports A common factor: being strong at home and finishing in Europe Whenever Villarreal CF have stood out for their goalscoring record as well as finishing in the Champions League or Europa League places they have always managed to be a more than reliable team at home the Submarine are looking to improve their numbers at the Estadio de la Cerámica in the second half of the season despite more draws than they would have liked they have only been defeated in two home games so far A record that is in line with the seasons in which they have been the highest scorers they have lost a total of four games at La Cerámica The squad and the coaching staff are committed to the objective of being solid at the Estadio de la Cerámica The fans were able to enjoy two wins and very attractive football in the last matches played in Vila-real against RCD Mallorca (4-0) and Real Valladolid CF (5-1) Since its first season in the national top flight the club has enjoyed very attacking and high scoring teams none of them managed to score more than 44 goals in the league after the first 22 games Among the historical teams that have come closest to these records are also coached by current head coach Marcelino managed to reach the figure of 42 goals on Matchday 22 The Yellows club finished the league campaign in sixth place Uche (14 goals) and Giovani Dos Santos (11 goals and 8 assists) and Jony Pereira (4 goals and 6 assists) contributed In the year in which they finished runners-up the team only lost four games at El Madrigal the Submarine achieved their best ever league championship position finishing runners-up and gaining direct access to the Champions League for the second time in the club’s history Rossi (11 goals and 2 assists) and Guille Franco (8 goals and 3 assists) helped the team’s performance Pellegrini’s side were also the team Villarreal CF and the IES Miralcamp school in Vila-real have renewed the collaboration agreement that they entered into almost a decade ago and which establishes joint lines of action for the comprehensive education of the youngsters who play for the Yellow Submarine and study at the school in Vila-real located just a few steps away from the José Manuel Llaneza Training Ground The extension of the agreement between the two entities took place in the offices of the José Manuel Llaneza Training Ground Representing Villarreal CF were the Villarreal CF director of football Miguel Ángel Tena; the coordinator of 11-a-side football Pablo Cañada; the head of the Endavant programme Paloma Masó; and the director of the residence José Ramón Villalba; while on behalf of the school Nàdia de los Rosales and Sebastià Roglà; and the coordinator of Formative Cycles both Villarreal CF and IES Miralcamp reaffirm their commitment to collaborate together with the aim of training and educating Villarreal’s academy players The Yellows strive to offer the best education to their youngest players looking for a good performance not only in the sporting field allocating significant resources in their integral formation as individuals hundreds of academy players have had the opportunity to train at IES Miralcamp more than 50 youth players attend this educational centre which is located just a few metres from the Training Ground The current head to head record for the teams are Villarreal 6 win(s) Haven't kept a clean sheet in 8 matches Have scored 3 goals in their last 5 matches Haven't scored in their last 2 matches Daniel Rodriguez has created the most big chances for Mallorca (6) 20 Jan 2025 20:00:00 GMT?Villarreal won 4–0 over Mallorca on Mon 20 Jan 2025 20:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 7 goals in their last 5 matches Villarreal is playing home against Mallorca at Estadio de la Cerámica on Mon Villarreal CF will be present at this year’s edition of the International Tourism Fair in Madrid (Fitur – Feria Internacional de Turismo de Madrid) which will be held from 22nd to 26th January at IFEMA (Fair Institution of Madrid) The Yellows will attend this prestigious international event together with Vila-real Town Council to show the world the city’s tourism and sporting potential with Villarreal CF as its main sporting ambassador and the Estadio de la Cerámica project which transcends the boundaries of sport to become a space of tourist interest and a spectacular meeting point with a wide range of leisure and gastronomic options The Submarine’s recent continental successes such as Villarreal’s historic triumph in the UEFA Europa League in 2021 or the historic performance in the UEFA Champions League in 2022 have made a decisive contribution to positioning Vila-real as a world-renowned town linked to sport A positioning that Villarreal CF has been reinforcing thanks to the impressive trajectory in the elite of national and continental football over the last two decades in which it has become one of the most recognised sports brands on the planet the club’s president and a successful businessman in the ceramics sector Villarreal launched an ambitious project around its home: the Estadio de la Cerámica The Yellows stadium adopted this name that pays tribute to the most important economic engine of our homeland and brings together the sponsorship of the main companies in the province of Castellón the entity led an impressive reform that has turned Villarreal’s stadium into much more than a sports facility; a multifunctional space with a wide gastronomic and leisure offer linked to sport The Estadio de la Cerámica is not only an exceptional setting to enjoy elite football carried out by Villarreal CF during its centenary year the stadium has impressive spaces such as the 1923 Club a state-of-the-art lecture theatre and an official store after reaching an agreement with Vila-real Town Council adjacent to the Fondo Sur of the Estadio de la Cerámica which has become a meeting and cultural space sporting and cultural events linked to Villarreal CF and the city’s social agenda have taken place This large space is presided over by two impressive sculptures by the prestigious artist Jaume Plensa which have been donated to the town by the Fundación Hortensia Herrero and Mercadona As a result of the work between Villarreal CF and the municipal corporation Vila-real has become the ‘town of football’ being the town with the most football pitches per capita in Europe (17 per 52,000 inhabitants) the city has 27 municipal sports facilities including five pavilions and three swimming pools totalling nearly 75,000 square metres dedicated to sport and health promotion The presentation will take place on Wednesday 22nd January at 12pm CET at the Region of Valencia Tourism stand at Fitur where the town of Vila-real will be represented by the Provincial Tourist Board Real Madrid level on points at top with Barcelona Real Madrid win their last match before the international break thanks to a double from Kylian Mbappe See you again tomorrow for Atletico Madrid v Barcelona 135Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 19:25 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March19:25 GMT 15 MarchFT: Villarreal 1-2 Real Madrid After a gruelling 120 minutes and penalty shootout against city rivals Atletico Madrid on Wednesday Real Madrid show their grit and determination again to win in La Liga 73Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingFULL-TIMEpublished at 19:22 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March19:22 GMT 15 MarchVillarreal 1-2 Real Madrid Real Madrid go three points clear at the top of La Liga Villarreal may have lost but they gave a really good account of themselves and pushed Real all the way 155Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 19:21 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March19:21 GMT 15 MarchVillarreal 1-2 Real Madrid Thierno Barry stretches every muscle to try and reach a cross into the box but it just evades him 42Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 19:19 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March19:19 GMT 15 MarchVillarreal 1-2 Real Madrid Villarreal have three added minutes to get an equaliser 52Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 19:19 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March19:19 GMT 15 MarchVillarreal 1-2 Real Madrid Another Villarreal corner comes in and is cleared Juan Foyth tries to get his head to it but he misses Logan Costa then heads into the arms of Thibaut Courtois who falls on the ball to take up a bit of time 36Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 19:17 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March19:17 GMT 15 MarchVillarreal 1-2 Real Madrid Vinicius crosses into the box and Arda Guler takes the shot on even though the better decision would have been to pass to Kylian Mbappe 35Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 19:15 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March19:15 GMT 15 MarchVillarreal 1-2 Real Madrid Antonio Rudiger clears two Villarreal crosses into the box as the hosts pile the pressure on once more 87Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingSUBSTITUTIONpublished at 19:13 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March19:13 GMT 15 MarchVillarreal 1-2 Real Madrid Villareal makes another change as Denis Suarez comes on for Pape Gueye 56Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 19:13 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March19:13 GMT 15 MarchVillarreal 1-2 Real Madrid Ayoze Perez turns and shoots inside the box but blazes over the bar instead of finding the top corner 52Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingSUBSTITUTIONpublished at 19:11 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March19:11 GMT 15 MarchVillarreal 1-2 Real Madrid Arda Guler comes on for the closing stages 76Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 19:09 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March19:09 GMT 15 MarchVillarreal 1-2 Real Madrid Real Madrid have 10 minutes left to hang on to three points They certainly haven't had it the easy way in this match 122Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingSUBSTITUTIONpublished at 19:08 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March19:08 GMT 15 MarchVillarreal 1-2 Real Madrid 50Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingYELLOW CARDpublished at 19:05 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March19:05 GMT 15 MarchVillarreal 1-2 Real Madrid Villarreal captain Juan Foyth is shown a yellow card after going through the back of Vinicius Junior Villarreal have committed 15 fouls in this match 104Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 19:03 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March19:03 GMT 15 MarchVillarreal 1-2 Real Madrid Yeremy Pino's cross towards the back post goes beyond Thierno Barry and away from danger 22Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 19:02 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March19:02 GMT 15 MarchVillarreal 1-2 Real Madrid Kylian Mbappe thinks he has a chance to get his hat-trick as he latches on to Vinicius Junior's through ball but the offside flag is raised 77Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 18:59 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March18:59 GMT 15 MarchVillarreal 1-2 Real Madrid Yermey Pino's low cross into the box is cleared by Antonio Rudiger The home side are still searching for that second goal 73Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 18:57 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March18:57 GMT 15 MarchVillarreal 1-2 Real Madrid Luka Modric takes a Real Madrid corner but it is headed clear 44Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingSUBSTITUTIONpublished at 18:55 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March18:55 GMT 15 MarchVillarreal 1-2 Real Madrid 222Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingSUBSTITUTIONSpublished at 18:54 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March18:54 GMT 15 MarchVillarreal 1-2 Real Madrid Villarreal make a double substitution of their own 42Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingprevious pagePage 1 of 4123…4next pageImage source Kylian Mbappe is now just one goal behind Robert Lewandowski in the La Liga top scorer charts Kylian Mbappe fired Real Madrid back to the top of La Liga as he scored twice in a comeback victory at Villarreal Juan Foyth opened the scoring for the hosts but two Mbappe strikes in six first-half minutes earned the points for Madrid It puts Los Blancos three points clear of previous leaders Barcelona who visit third-placed Atletico Madrid on Sunday night five points off the Champions League qualification places after back-to-back league defeats with top scorer Ayoze Perez twice denied by Thibaut Courtois in the opening seven minutes After Courtois tipped a low curling Perez effort behind Villarreal scored from the resulting corner when captain Foyth slammed home amid a goalmouth scramble This sparked Madrid and Mbappe into life and they equalised 10 minutes later Mbappe played a through ball to Brahim Diaz and the Frenchman was on hand to score the rebound Mbappe ran straight back to the centre-circle without celebrating He meant business and showed it again on 23 minutes Mbappe was given too much space on the edge of the Villarreal box and used it to curl a shot unstoppably past Conde It moves Mbappe to 20 league goals this season just one behind La Liga top scorer Robert Lewandowski Having endured a tough start to life in Madrid Mbappe has firmly found his feet and will be essential to Real's push for both La Liga and Champions League success with usual attacking partner Vinicius Junior starting on the bench following a below-par showing against Atletico in midweek Villarreal did push Madrid hard in a fixture which ended 4-4 last season and proved entertaining again here Courtois had to go full stretch shortly before half-time to keep out a long-range effort from Nicholas Pepe and again to deny Alex Baena after the break Villarreal captain Juan Foyth (third right) fired his side ahead from close range Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti expressed his fury at the lack of rest following their Champions League marathon against Atletico on Wednesday Madrid played three days after beating their city rivals on penalties following 120 minutes of action at Wanda Metropolitano Ancelotti said Real would refuse to play any further games with less than three days between them Ancelotti said: "We held our own physically In the second half the team was exhausted but that was normal This victory speaks volumes about the team and the resources this squad has "This is the last time we'll play a game without 72 hours of rest We asked La Liga to change it twice and nothing happened." The win at Villarreal took place 66 hours after Madrid set up a Champions League quarter-final with Arsenal by beating Atletico Fifa recommended a minimum compulsory rest period of 72 hours between games which Madrid have invoked in their protest to La Liga To load Comments you need to enable JavaScript in your browser The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made substituted for Alfonso Pedraza at 64 minutesNumber 2 substituted for Denis Suárez at 84 minutesNumber 14 substituted for Dani Parejo at 79 minutesNumber 9 substituted for Yeremy Pino at 64 minutesNumber 22 substituted for Vinícius Júnior at 61 minutesNumber 9 Valde Match OfficialsReferee: Jesús Gil ManzanoVideo Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra FernándezAssistant Referee 1: Ángel Nevado RodríguezAssistant Referee 2: Javier Carlos Martínez NicolásFourth Official: Manuel García GómezAssistant VAR Official: Adrián Cordero VegaMatch StatsKey Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Villarreal managed to break through the Bordalás blockade but it was not enough to secure victory (1-1) Villarreal had the game under control when the referee awarded a harsh and rigorous penalty at the end of the game which punished Marcelino’s men and made the away side rejoice Arambarri cancelled out Santi Comesaña’s early goal and snatched two points from the home team The Groguets returned home after the international break instead of being a respite and an opportunity to recover saw Marcelino’s side face the game with numerous absentees due to injury and many other players not being fully match fit The motivation of winning again at the Estadio de la Cerámica was the best antidote to overcome the limitations Marcelino fielded Pape Gueye as a second striker the talent and the bite of Álex Baena and Ilias Akhomach accompanying the tireless Sergi Cardona and Kiko Femenía neither Getafe nor Villarreal had enough clarity to find the opposition goal The first clear chance of the game came from Pape Gueye The Senegalese’s header narrowly missed the target from a strategic move down the right flank The Submarine relied on quick transitions in an attempt to surprise Getafe and give pace to a tight game with too many interruptions A slate move ended with a shot from Sergi Cardona in the heart of the area It was the best minutes so far for Marcelino’s team This time with a strong left-footed shot from the edge of the area that David Soria saved somewhat awkwardly Dani Parejo opened up on the left for Sergi Cardona The Catalan controlled the ball and put it into the box who was hit by the ball and it remained dead inside the area There Santi Comesaña arrived to beat Soria and put the Yellows ahead before the break The goal came at a very important moment that hurt Getafe a lot young defender Pau Navarro came on to replace Eric Bailly who was persistently struggling with a shoulder injury during the final stretch of the first half The early stages of the second half were a faithful continuation of the first 45 minutes Getafe made the Yellows uncomfortable on the ball They pressed high and looked for their chance especially in second balls Yildirim beat the centre-backs and tested Diego Conde from the edge of the area the side from Madrid had the clearest chance of the second half Álvaro’s header hit the post after a cross from Carles Pérez on the right flank It was the second warning to a Submarine side who were unable to exploit the spaces In the immediate aftermath of the substitution The Senegalese received a fantastic first-time assist from Baena in the penalty area and shot at the far post the game went into the final period wide open Getafe did not give up and kept looking for the equaliser Peter Federico had a shot offside and Yildirim had a clear header saved by Diego Conde with a fantastic save And 1-1 came in the 87th minute when Raúl Albiol conceded a harsh penalty to Yildirim The Yellows’ centre-back left his hand in his face in a move in which the ball was not even aimed at the Turkish striker A lot of punishment for the Yellows’ work The Submarine had no time to react and Getafe for whom the 1-1 scoreline seemed like a precious prize prevented any real football from being played in stoppage time Villarreal CF have presented Endavant Sostenibilitat a new section of their Corporate Social Responsibility project linked to sustainability and the environment the Yellows club will include in this programme all the activities that it has carried out in recent campaigns for the protection of the environment and the conservation of the surroundings Villarreal CF is committed to the principle of sustainability which consists of ensuring present needs without compromising the needs of future generations the club has taken the decision to calculate its carbon footprint and represents the total volume of greenhouse gases produced by its activity it will serve as a starting point and will serve as a reference to develop activities to reduce this environmental impact Villarreal CF’s Corporate Social Responsibility programme Villarreal CF has been a proud ambassador of the provincial identity for more than two decades promoting and contributing to the development of the province of Castellón through social has reduced CO² emissions by 122 tonnes and represents an overall energy saving of 642.7 MWh This installation makes it one of the most sustainable pitches in LALIGA EA Sports and European football Villarreal also has solar panels in the Training Ground placed on top of the residence building in the complex as well as on the upper part of the academy changing rooms the Pamesa Cerámica Training Ground also has solar panels on the upper part of the building A stadium with urban integration and mobility for pedestrians The excellent location of the Estadio de la Cerámica encourages urban pedestrian mobility to get to the stadium the conversion of the stadium into a modern and multifunctional facility aimed at the use and enjoyment of local people with the congregation of leisure facilities but also Villarreal CF opens the doors of its stadium to the needs of society The main material at the Estadio de la Cerámica and both training grounds is ceramics ceramics act as an important thermal insulator The lighting in the Estadio de la Cerámica and the training grounds are low-consumption LEDs the lights used for the treatment and care of the grass are of the same technology Savings in water consumption and resources Real opened the scoring in the 14th minute when Turkish youngster Arda Guler slotted home a low strike off a Brahim Diaz pass before Joselu doubled the lead with a close-range header on the half-hour mark - Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Sørloth pulled one back for Villarreal with a towering header in the 39th minute, but Lucas Vazquez restored Real's two-goal advantage only a minute later before Guler made it 4-1 in the final seconds of the first half with Sørloth scoring three goals in eight minutes Madrid face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final in two weeks but manager Carlo Ancelotti said the result "doesn't worry him." We conceded more goals than necessary but that doesn't matter it has nothing to do with the [Champions League] final in attack we played well and Arda [Guler] above all showed something special," he said after the game he couldn't do anything about the goals they scored Villarreal forward Alexander Sørloth struck four times in 17 minutes to help his side fight back and snatch a 4-4 home draw against champions Real Madrid on Sunday as the Norway international became LaLiga's top scorer Real opened the scoring in the 14th minute when Turkish youngster Arda Guler slotted home a low strike off a Brahim Diaz pass before Joselu doubled the lead with a close-range header on the half-hour mark - Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Sørloth pulled one back for Villarreal with a towering header in the 39th minute, but Lucas Vazquez restored Real's two-goal advantage only a minute later before Guler made it 4-1 in the final seconds of the first half Madrid face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final in two weeks but manager Carlo Ancelotti said the result \"doesn't worry him.\" in attack we played well and Arda [Guler] above all showed something special,\" he said after the game Ilias Akhomach appeared before the media on Wednesday to analyse the current goings-on with Villarreal CF who face FC Barcelona this Sunday at 6:30pm CEST at the Estadio de la Cerámica The Spanish-Moroccan attacker underlined the team’s improvement with the arrival of the league competition: “I wasn’t there in pre-season but I followed the team closely from Paris and I think we have improved in many aspects at the start of the season The games have also been going in our favour lately.” Ilias warned of the difficulty of facing FC Barcelona: “It’s always difficult to face Barça But we have clear ideas and we’re working on them so that they come out of the game We’re going to do everything we can to try and win it.” it is always a special match: “It is I spent all my childhood there and I have great memories Everything I took away from the club is positive.” The Yellows No.11 predicts a competitive match with plenty of alternatives: “It will be a very nice game to watch We simply tell the fans to come and enjoy the game.” Ilias has affirmed that his objective is to succeed with Villarreal and to do so in European football: “I have clear ideas I left Barcelona to come here and succeed at Villarreal I have had offers that I had to listen to because they are surprising but as I say I have very clear ideas and they are to stay here and succeed in Vila-real.” When asked about the competition in attack Akhomach was calm and assured that it is positive for the team: “It makes us better It makes it difficult for the head coach to make a decision but it’s good for the team because it forces us to give everything in every training session.” Ilias also spoke about the good start to the competition: “We’ve had a very good start to the season We’ve started this season at the top although we can’t forget that two or three bad games can put you at the bottom so we have to give our best in every game” And on the objectives of the current campaign he added: “Villarreal have a team capable of being at the top We’ve only just started and we’ve only had a few games under our belts But being in Europe is a goal we have in mind.” Real Madrid travels to the Estadio de la Cerámica this Saturday The match is set to kick off at 18:30 CET (12:30 PM EST) with both teams fighting for crucial points in their respective campaigns 🔹 Real Madrid sits level on 57 points with FC Barcelona though the Catalans hold the edge due to head-to-head results The Los Blancos must secure three points to keep their title hopes alive 🔹 Villarreal currently ranks 5th in LaLiga with 48 points trailing Athletic Club by five points in the race for a Champions League qualification spot ✅ Villarreal: Marcelino García Toral’s side suffered a 1-0 defeat against Deportivo Alavés last week breaking a six-match unbeaten streak in LaLiga ✅ Real Madrid: Carlo Ancelotti’s squad endured a physically demanding Champions League clash against Atlético Madrid winning just two of their last six games (2W-2D-2L) In their reverse fixture at the Santiago Bernabéu Real Madrid secured a 2-0 victory with goals from Federico Valverde and Vinícius Júnior Villarreal CF held the presentation of Luiz Júnior as a new player this Wednesday Accompanied by the club’s director of football Miguel Ángel Tena the Brazilian goalkeeper appeared before the media in the press room at the Estadio de la Cerámica “I want to thank the club for believing in me I’m very happy to be in Vila-real and to be able to play in one of the best leagues in the world I’m very happy to come to this club,’ Luiz Júnior began the Brazilian goalkeeper praised the club and its continental track record in recent seasons: “This is a club that everyone knows They always play in European competitions and that means they are a great club I’m looking forward to being able to help with my work.” Luiz Júnior underlined his capacity for work: “I’m a very hard-working goalkeeper who likes to focus on the day to day and work in the best way possible to try to earn a place in the team.” the goalkeeper recognises that arriving in Spanish football is a very important step in his career: “I’m motivated with fast ball circulation and a lot of possession I saw them live the other day against Atletico de Madrid and my team-mates are very talented I’m very happy to be able to join this team.” the new signing said he feels very motivated to join the Submarine: “I don’t feel any pressure I’m just motivated to face a challenge like this it was when I arrived in Portugal at the age of 18 to try to earn a place at Famalicao to try to play and make a career out of it.” Tena: “He’s a goalkeeper we’ve been following for a long time” accompanied the player at his official presentation as a Villarreal footballer ‘We were looking for a goalkeeper to compete with Diego Conde Luiz is a goalkeeper for now and the future He has performed at a high level in Portugal and we have been following him for some time Now the possibility of bringing him in has arisen and we are sure that we are signing a great goalkeeper.” Latest UpdatesCountries Why Join?IL MagazineFree Daily E-LetterVideoOur ExpertsTestimonialsFAQsTopics Vila Real might be the perfect place for you.","breadcrumb":{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://internationalliving.com/countries/portugal/vila-real-portugal/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://internationalliving.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Vila Real Living overseas since 2011 Terry and her husband went on a housesitting assignment to Portugal in 2018 and they knew they’d found a place they wanted to call home The city of Vila Real in northern Portugal During the Middle Ages the city hosted more members of royalty than any other city, except for Lisbon which earned it the name “Royal City,” translated to Vila Real in Portuguese a sword embedded in a wreath of zambujeir (wild olive branches) still shines proudly on older homes in the city today These stately once-royal residences line the main streets of the city many adorned with Manueline-style windows and wrought-iron balconies The most famous royal residence in the area is the Palácio de Mateus used as a holiday home for the Portuguese royal family during the 6th and 7th centuries Built in 1745, the home is proudly displayed on every bottle of its famous Mateus Rosé. The entire area once flourished as a port and wine producer before it was moved to Porto Vila Real winters are cold and wet with even a bit of snow at times Lows can dip down to 30 F and highs stay in the ’40s For those seeking to live a Portuguese lifestyle fully immersed in the culture and language (along with cooler temperatures) Vila Real offers first-rate healthcare with both public and private hospitals and dental clinics a well-known private facility with branches throughout Portugal expats can also take advantage of the low-cost public healthcare system free to join with small copays to see a doctor the cost to see a doctor begins at $5.75 but varies with treatment Even in the private system costs are far lower than what you would pay in the U.S To see an English-speaking general practitioner of your choice you can expect to pay around $41 often without a prescription and for a whole lot less money too Shopping buffs can enjoy some retail-tainment at Nosso Shopping a large modern mall with an extensive food court and cinema where first-run movies are run in English The cost of a movie is $8 but deals can be found that include dinner and a movie for one low price Nearby you’ll find Continente and Pingo Doce supermarkets along with Aldi and Lidl This area receives fewer tourists than neighboring Porto so those who choose to live here would need to learn Portuguese since the Portuguese people love to help foreigners learn their language and are always willing to chat to help you hone your skills you will be invited to dinners at their homes and become like one of the family The Portuguese government offers free language lessons to foreigners These are held at local high schools and typically run in conjunction with the school year and group or private lessons at nearby language schools or universities Stroll along the cobbled lanes of Avenida Carvalho Araújo in the heart of the city to the 19th-century town hall building and statues that frame the dark green door The city’s coat of arms is displayed proudly on the tiled plaza ground in front Continue along the street to visit the cathedral Nearby is a 16th-century house with Manueline-style windows that houses the tourist office the perfect place to get more information about the area Your day in Vila Real may begin with sipping espresso at the corner cafe while sinking your teeth into a pastel de nata cream pie or croissant Later in the day meet up with new friends for a glass of delicious Portuguese wine that will set you back a mere $2 or less surprisingly life in Portugal really can be this affordable unfurnished apartment for around $750 a month Expect to pay another $120 for utilities (electricity $65 for a combination internet and cell phone package Electricity rates are high in Portugal so heating costs and air conditioning will increase your utility bill Private health insurance does increase with age Optional costs may include a gym membership $50 a month for two; monthly transportation pass A couple could certainly live comfortably in Vila Real for $2,000 a month for anyone who wants to live a less traditional expat life away from the large expat havens of Lisbon and become fully one with their adopted country Vila Real might be the perfect place for you Portugal Deep DivesClimate in Portugal Villarreal CF have presented the official camps and tournaments during the 2024/25 season The calendar of sporting events promoted by the club is shaped by the organisation of two prestigious competitions such as the Villarreal Yellow Cup Easter and the Villarreal Yellow Cup Summer this second tournament is accompanied by the creation of the Villarreal CF Camp Select Team Another major event to be held during the current academic year will be the second edition of the Villarreal Academy Cup Villarreal will hold several official camps to nurture talent and improve the football skills of young talents who dream of enjoying football at the hands of the Submarine As well as technical courses focused on the development of players for individual improvement The calendar for Villarreal camps and tournaments for the 2024/25 season is as follows: This international youth football tournament is organised by Villarreal CF at Easter with matches being held at top level facilities such as the José Manuel Llaneza Training Ground the Pamesa Cerámica Training Ground and the CEM Pau Francisco Torres in Vila-real The tournament line-up includes top-level European teams as well as teams from all corners of the world the participants will enjoy the Mediterranean climate and the wonderful tourist area of Benicàssim a big party will be held at the Estadio de la Cerámica Participants will also have the opportunity to take an exclusive tour of the Yellows’ home ground This international youth football tournament is exclusively for Villarreal CF academies from all over the world Participants in the tournament will be able to play the beautiful game exclusively at the Estadio de la Cerámica a big party will be held at the Estadio de la Cerámica and the participants will be able to enjoy the Inmersión Villarreal CF Museum&Tour this is an international youth tournament is organised by Villarreal CF It takes place in the summer with the Estadio de la Cerámica as its main base although matches will also take place in other top-class complexes such as the José Manuel Llaneza Training Ground Teams from across the world will meet in Vila-real to take part in one of the most important tournaments of Spanish youth football The Villarreal CF Camp Select Team will also take part made up of a selection of official Villarreal CF tournament participants and some old players from the select team Editions at Christmas and Easter (exact dates TBC) This event is aimed at boys and girls aged four to 17 from the province of Castellón and the surrounding areas Double morning sessions will be held under the club’s methodology and hosted by Villarreal CF coaches It will take part in the Yellows’ impressive stadium with double morning sessions under the club’s methodology and hosted by Villarreal CF coaches It will take place in July with different dates The event is aimed at boys and girls aged between four and 17 this event gives a unique opportunity to experience a week-long stay in summer with players from all over Spain and the world taking part implemented in other football clubs in other towns and cities The aim is to take the Villarreal CF methodology around the world The Villarreal CF Technification Courses are sporting development programmes carried out by Yellows Academy coaches with the aim of helping players to develop and progress on an individual level Get all the information in the official Camps and Tournaments social networks To stay up to date with the latest from the official Villarreal camps and tournaments VILA-REAL (Spain): Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Saturday his team will not play another football game after fewer than 72 hours of rest Los Blancos beat Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night in the Champions League on penalties and then earned a 2-1 win at Villarreal on Saturday “I think today is the last time we will play a game before 72 hours (of rest),“ Ancelotti told reporters “We will never play another game (without) 72 hours of rest “We asked La Liga twice to change the time of the game and they did not do anything World football governing body FIFA recommends at least 72 hours between matches in order to protect the health of the players French striker Kylian Mbappe struck twice for Madrid against Villarreal to take them top of La Liga ahead of Barcelona's game at Atletico on Sunday “I am very proud of this team,“ continued Ancelotti Ancelotti has regularly complained about the packed football calendar with Madrid one of the clubs who will also be involved at the expanded Club World Cup this summer in the United States but we have to respect the club badge and fight until the end and we did that today and we were able to win,“ Mbappe told Real Madrid TV Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois said the scheduling of the game was disrespectful to Madrid I’m happy to say we did not lose or draw because of the tiredness but it’s not normal playing (at this time) today,“ said Courtois “I know La Liga don’t like to put (the three biggest teams) on the same day it was a lack of respect to the team and our players because we could have left here with someone injured “Tomorrow is Atletico against Barca and that’s not a problem it could be a ‘Super Sunday’ with Madrid playing first.” Tel: +603-7784 6688      Fax: +603-7785 2625 Villarreal are third after successive wins WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only If you've not quite had your football fix for today remember to tune into Match of the Day on BBC One at 22:30 BST for all of Saturday's Premier League action 80Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 22:02 British Summer Time 5 October 202422:02 BST 5 October 2024FT: Real Madrid 2-0 Villarreal Real Madrid are now undefeated in 41 games in La Liga their longest unbeaten streak in the competition since 1998-1999 195Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingFULL-TIMEpublished at 90+7 mins90+7 minsReal Madrid 2-0 Villarreal It's full-time and there's concern for Dani Carvajal at the end of proceedings 149Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 90+5 mins90+5 minsReal Madrid 2-0 Villarreal Dani Carvajal is helped back to his feet but is quickly back down on the deck He is in tears and it does not look like he can put weight on that leg The Real Madrid right-back is going to be taken off on a stretcher 168Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 90+2 mins90+2 minsReal Madrid 2-0 Villarreal Real Madrid right-back Dani Carvajal is down holding his knee after kicking through Yeremy Pino The Real man looks to be in agony and the physios are quickly waved on by his concerned team-mates 109Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 90+1 mins90+1 minsReal Madrid 2-0 Villarreal Luka Modric is going to put his feet up for the last few minutes and trots off for the hosts to be replaced by Lucas Vazquez 192Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 90 mins90 minsReal Madrid 2-0 Villarreal 45Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 89 mins89 minsReal Madrid 2-0 Villarreal Time is running out for Marcelino Garcia Toral's Villarreal side here but they are still pressing forward and trying to pull a goal back 31Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 86 mins86 minsReal Madrid 2-0 Villarreal Former Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain full-back Juan Bernat gets a run out for Villarreal who have had plenty of the ball but just not been able to find a cutting edge The visitors have actually attempted 478 passes so far in this game their highest total in a single match in the Spanish top flight this term 43Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 83 mins83 minsReal Madrid 2-0 Villarreal Another gilt-edged chance goes begging for the visitors as Thierno Barry directs a near-post cross wide 26Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 81 mins81 minsReal Madrid 2-0 Villarreal Villarreal really ought to be back in this game as Ramon Terrats and then Pape Gueye go close 25Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingSUBSTITUTIONpublished at 79 mins79 minsReal Madrid 2-0 Villarreal There's also a change for the visitors as Ramon Terrats replaces Dani Parejo in midfield 36Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingVinicius Jr replaced by Gulerpublished at 79 mins79 minsReal Madrid 2-0 Villarreal Vinicius Jr is heading down the tunnel holding his shoulder It looked very innocuous but he he looks in a bit of discomfort 56Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 77 mins77 minsReal Madrid 2-0 Villarreal Vinícius Jr is down holding his shoulder slightly The Brazilian has contributed to goals in his last five games in La Liga (three goals three assists) but looks as though he may need to come off 411Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 74 mins74 minsReal Madrid 2-0 Villarreal Just a minute before that second goal Carlo Ancelotti had made a double change of his own bringing Eder Militao and Rodrygo on for Eduardo Camavinga and Kylian Mbappe 201Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingGOAL - Real Madrid 2-0 Villarrealpublished at 73 mins73 minsVinícius Jr Vinícius Jr picks up the ball in the centre of the park and rives forward before larruping a shot into the top right corner from 25 yards or so 8212Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 70 mins70 minsReal Madrid 1-0 Villarreal Kylian Mbappe feeds Vinicius Jr who smashes a shot into the side netting 116Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingSUBSTITUTIONpublished at 68 mins68 minsReal Madrid 1-0 Villarreal Ilias Akhomach and Eric Bailly come on as the visitors make a triple change The men to make way are captain and former Real man Raul Albiol Three of the Villarreal's better players this evening 28Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 66 mins66 minsReal Madrid 1-0 Villarreal One or two moans and groans as Kylian Mbappe is caught offside Real Madrid have not exactly found the sort of intensity that Carlo Ancelotti called for prior to the game 144Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 64 mins64 minsReal Madrid 1-0 Villarreal Real Madrid just aren't clicking at the moment and the home fans are getting slightly restless 138Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingprevious pagePage 1 of 3123next pageImage source has injured his neck and is being "monitored" by the club Dani Carvajal has confirmed he will need surgery after suffering a "serious" cruciate ligament injury in Real Madrid's 2-0 win over Villarreal at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu The Spain right-back was left screaming in agony after seemingly over-extending his knee in a collision with Yeremy Pino in added time and was carried off the pitch on a stretcher in tears "Serious cruciate ligament injury confirmed I'm going to have to go through surgery and be off the field for a few months," Carvajal "Already looking forward to starting recovery and coming back like a beast." Speaking immediately after the win which continued Real's unbeaten start to the La Liga season manager Carlo Ancelotti said his players were "sad" and "worried" for Carvajal He added: "Something happened that happens a lot A Real Madrid statement, external on Sunday said that Carvajal had "a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament a ruptured external collateral ligament and a ruptured popliteus tendon in his right leg" and would have an operation in "the coming days" The Spanish club later announced that Carvajal who has won the Champions League six times and La Liga four times with the club has extended his contract with them until 30 June "Real Madrid would like to show him all its support and affection and wishes him a speedy recovery so that we can enjoy his football on the pitch again as soon as possible," said the Bernabeu outfit the La Liga side said that Brazil forward Vinicius Junior had suffered a neck injury and his "progress will be monitored" Real's victory came after a shock defeat by Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday. Federico Valverde gave Real the lead in the 14th minute on Saturday when his shot from the edge of the box found the bottom left corner after deflecting off the unfortunate Alex Baena. Moments later, Villarreal almost equalised when Nicolas Pepe's header clipped the crossbar from Baena's cross, before Thierno Barry headed over the bar. Vinicius Junior made sure of the victory with 17 minutes left to play, launching a fierce effort from long range into the top corner. Real had further chances to increase their lead but Antonio Rudiger sent a header over the bar and England international Jude Bellingham's long-range effort sailed wide of the post. Villarreal thought they had a penalty five minutes after the break when Aurelien Tchouameni fouled Barry, but the French forward was adjudged to be offside. Baena's 25-yard free-kick grazed the side-netting as the away side continued to probe but ultimately failed to find a way back into the game. Ancelotti's side are now undefeated in 41 La Liga matches (W30 D11), the second best unbeaten streak by a team in the entire history of the competition. Rivals Barcelona are the only side to better that, with a 43-game unbeaten league run (W34 D9) in 2018. substituted for Éder Militão at 70 minutesNumber 8 substituted for Lucas Vázquez at 92 minutesNumber 7 substituted for Rodrygo at 71 minutesSubstituteshome team substituted for Rodrygo at 71 minutesSubstitutesNumber 19 substituted for Juan Bernat at 86 minutesNumber 2 substituted for Ramon Terrats at 79 minutesNumber 14 substituted for Yeremy Pino at 68 minutesNumber 15 Akhomach at 68 minutesSubstitutesNumber 11 Ramon Terrats Match OfficialsReferee: Guillermo Cuadra FernándezVideo Assistant Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo SuárezAssistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras AyusoAssistant Referee 2: Alejandro Estevez IglesiasFourth Official: Alexandre Alemán PérezAssistant VAR Official: Diego Sánchez RojoMatch StatsKey Following an agreement with Vila Real circuit management CREVENTIC has confirmed that it will host its first-ever endurance race on a street track when the 24H Series travels to Portugal for a race on the Circuito Internacional de Vila Real in July The new 6H Vila Real event will be a non-championship round for 24H Series and will be held on July 14-16 a week after the inaugural 12H Estoril event CREVENTIC says that it is exploring the opportunity to host the event in the future as a point-scoring race the Circuito Internacional de Vila Real has become the 25th different circuit to host a race from the Dutch promoter since the inaugural 24H Series event at the Dubai Autodrome in 2006 “This is a very big moment for us,” says Helen Roukens “We are always looking for ways to expand our horizons for our competitors and our fans as we’ve proven at many of the most celebrated racing venues around the world “So to be given the chance to host an endurance event at one of Portugal’s most charismatic street circuits is a great opportunity for CREVENTIC and our teams many of whom we are confident will be excited to make this step with us We’d like to thank the management team at the Circuito Internacional de Vila Real for their help in making the 6H VILA REAL a reality.” The Vila Real race will be open to both GT and TCE teams with a schedule that includes four and a half hours of private testing a 45-minute qualifying session and a two-part race with three hours held on both Saturday and Sunday Circuito Internacional de Vila Real is a venue that has featured most notably on the WTCC and World Touring Car Cup calendars over the years with six editions of the ‘Race of Portugal’ being held around the 4.6km Portuguese street course before WTCR’s dissolution at the end of 2022 “Vila Real has established itself as one of the most exciting and competitive urban circuits in the world,” adds Rui Santos “Despite having held car races since 1931 have put our circuit on everyone’s scope “After the sprint races with TCR cars we think this is the time to receive GTs and remember the endurance races that took place here in the 1970s We found in Creventic a fantastic partner and we look forward to welcoming thousands and thousands of people in July at the biggest race event ever in Vila Real.” Prior to its recent stint as a world touring car circuit Vila Real has a motorsport heritage that dates back to the late 1920s and early 1930s The track’s prominence grew after World War II when the circuit began to host the ‘Race of Portugal’ In the decades that followed the circuit was modified multiple times before Vila Real’s most recent revival began with the WTCC event in 2015 Author: © 2023 dailysportscar.com. All Rights Reserved. Link Digital 24H Series to hold non-championship round on streets of Vila Real in July… 24H Series organizer Creventic has announced plans to stage a two-part six-hour endurance race on the streets of Vila Real in Portugal this summer The non-championship 6H Vila Real is scheduled to take place on July 14-16 one week after the points-paying 12H Estoril Creventic’s first endurance street race will consist of two three-hour segments across Saturday and Sunday and is open to teams competing in the GT and TCE classes 24-turn Vila Real track is best known for hosting touring car races including rounds of the FIA World Touring Car Championship and more recently FIA WTCR It also held international sports car races in the 1960s and 1970s using a different configuration to the current one as we’ve proven at many of the most celebrated racing venues around the world,” said Helen Roukens from Creventic team relations “So to be given the chance to host an endurance event at one of Portugal’s most charismatic street circuits is a great opportunity for Creventic and our teams “We’d like to thank the management team at the Circuito Internacional de Vila Real for their help making the 6H Vila Real a reality.” Mayor of Vila Real Rui Santos added: “Vila Real has established itself as one of the most exciting and competitive urban circuits in the world “We found in Creventic a fantastic partner and we look forward to welcoming thousands and thousands of people in July at the biggest race event ever in Vila Real.” Creventic has stated that it is open to considering the 6H Vila Real as a future 24H Series points-paying round Daniel Lloyd is a UK-based reporter for Sportscar365 covering the FIA World Endurance Championship Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship BMW officially pulls cover off new entry-level M2 Racing platform; customer debut set for.. 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