Real Madrid hosts Villarreal in round 38 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Saturday, May 22nd at Alfredo di Stéfano Stadium (Madrid)
Real Madrid takes 2nd place in the standings (81 points after 37 rounds). The Whites have 24 wins, nine draws, and four defeats. Before the final round, they are the only team that can take the champion’s title from Atletico Madrid. The Mattress Makers are ahead of Zidane's team by two points. To overtake their geographical neighbors, Real Madrid needs to beat Villarreal and hope that Atlético will lose points in the away match against Valladolid. Galacticos will be satisfied even with a draw in the opponent's match, since in case of possible equality of points, they bypass the Mattress Makers due to better results in head-to-head meetings (2-0 and 1-1). Last Sunday, Real Madrid secured at least 2nd place in the table thanks to a 1-0 away win over Athletic Bilbao. Important points were brought by the goal from Nacho, who scored for the first time this season. Real Madrid ended the game on the power play due to the red card of Raul Garcia.
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Villarreal is in 7th position in the championship standings (58 points after 37 rounds). The Yellow Submarine has chalked up 15 wins, 13 draws, and nine defeats. Villarreal, which will play in the Europa League final against Manchester United on 26 May, have secured their participation in the 2021/22 UEFA competitions one round before the finish. The Yellows hammered Sevilla at home (4-0) and outranked the 8th Celta by five points. Emery's footballers will qualify for the Conference League if they remain in 7th place. However, they retain the chances of getting in the Europa League group if they overtake Real Sociedad, which is one point ahead, and Betis, which outranked Villarreal due to superiority in head-to-head meetings (1-1 and 1-2). Beyond that, Emery's men will get in the Champions League group stage if they beat Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League final.
Unai Emery's coaching staff is in a difficult situation. On the one hand, the team still has a chance to get into the Europa League through the championship, but it needs to overcome the resistance of the motivated Real Madrid away. On the other hand, Villarreal will get the right to play in the Champions League if it beat Manchester United, but for this, it is advisable to save strength before the match next Wednesday. Perhaps Emery will use a partial rotation of the lineup. Both Real Madrid and Villarreal need to win, so the teams are unlikely to sit back on heels. The history of head-to-head matches also hints at good production. Both sides scored in six consecutive games, and they scored less than three goals only once.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score — yes and Over 2.5 goals scored
