Carlo Ancelotti has surprised with the eleven to play against Villarreal at the Bernabéu: Valverde occupies the right back and Hazard is back on the bench for the second consecutive game. This sends a double message from the Italian: wants to give continuity to the good moment of Rodrygo and Vinicius and is not convinced by Lucas Vázquez on the right side. The Galician replaced Carvajal in Mestalla and was wrong. After this performance, Nacho occupied that demarcation against Mallorca and now Carletto reconverts Valverde to a position that is not his, although he already occupied it with Zidane in some game.
With his line-up, Ancelotti also rewards the good time of certain footballers. Play who wins it. In this way, Rodrygo and Vinicius remain in the eleven, while Asensio has earned the title after his exhibition against Mallorca (he scored three goals).
In midfield Casemiro returns, who rested against Mallorca, and Camavinga falls, who shone against Mallorca. The great sacrifice is Hazard, since his absence against the Balearic Islands could be understood as a precaution after starting at Mestalla, but now he is a substitute again after not playing any minute on Wednesday. The Belgian is cornered before the push of footballers like Rodrygo, Vinicius and Asensio. In total, there are two changes compared to the previous game: Modric and Casemiro enter and Miguel Gutiérrez and Camavinga fall.