The 9th round of La Liga ushered in a match, Real Madrid hosted Villarreal. Real Madrid have won five and drawn three of their first eight league games this season, finishing second behind Barcelona. Mbappe's arrival has not allowed Real Madrid to play at a higher level than before, and it will take some time to get used to it. In the Champions League in midweek, Real Madrid suffered a setback and suffered a shock defeat to Lille, which was a bit of a surprise. Now back in the league, Real Madrid face fierce rivals Villarreal. Real Madrid have played Villarreal in the last 3 times, with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss. This time, Real Madrid scored all three points with two world waves.
Real Madrid lined up 442 formations in this game. Mbappe and Vinicius are paired up in two strikers. Luka Modric, Ernesto Valverde, Camavinga and Jude Bellingham started the game in midfield. Carvajal, Tchouameni, Antonio Rudiger and Edouard Mendy make up a back four. Lu Ning served as the starting goalkeeper. Rodrigo, Endrick and Güller were on the bench.
Mbappe had a good chance on the right side of the box early on, and his volley was deflected wide. In the 9th minute, Nicola Pepe flanked a shot from the middle of the box into the near corner, but the kick was deflected. Five minutes later, Real Madrid scored! Luka Modric takes a corner and goes to Valverde just outside the box. Valverde stopped the ball and volleyed hard, the ball was blocked and refracted into the far corner! Real Madrid took the lead. In the 17th minute, Nikola Pepe hit the goal with a header, and almost luckily, the ball hit the crossbar and bounced.
In the 33rd minute, Real Madrid won a free kick opportunity on the left side of the field. Luka Modric found a penalty and Rudiger nodded it high. Five minutes later, Mbappe forced a low shot inside on the left side of the box and was blocked by a defender in front of him. At half-time, Real Madrid led Villarreal 1-0.
In the second half, it was easy to play again. Luka Modric tried a long-range shot but was blocked. Real Madrid made their first substitution in the 71st minute, with Kylian Mbappe and Camavinga coming on and Militão and Rodrygo coming on as substitutes. 2 minutes later, Real Madrid scored again! Vinicius Jr. scored from distance outside the box. The goal killed the suspense of the game. Vinicius was then replaced. In the end, Real Madrid beat Villarreal 2-0 to end a two-game winless run in all competitions. Valverde, a talented player worth up to $120 million, was the best performer, hitting the world wave and providing an assist. And Mbappe was completely dumb in this game, embarrassingly 0 shots on target.