§ La Liga · 2025-26 · Matchday 8

Real Madrid 3–1 Villarreal

  • Junior 47'
  • Junior 69' (pen.)
  • Mbappé 81'
  • Mikautadze 73'
  • Mouriño 77'

4 October 2025

The match in data

A 3–1 win for Real Madrid against Villarreal on 4 October 2025, on matchday 8 of the 2025-26 La Liga.

Player of the match: Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), rated 72, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 9 final-third passes. Valverde produced 1.5 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

It was the highest rating of the matchday.

It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.

For Villarreal, the highest-rated player was Georges Mikautadze, with 56.

Vinicius Junior scored twice.

Santiago Mouriño was sent off at 77'.

72
Player of the match

Federico Valverde

Real Madrid · 90'

Produced 1.50× and cost 0.31× their position's average

Added
  • 1 big chance created 4.0×
  • 9 final-third passes 1.4×
  • 69 passes 1.5×
Took away
  • 5 misplaced passes 0.8×
  • 1 duel lost 0.2×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Real Madrid
PlayerPositionMinRating
Federico Valverde ★ Midfielder 90 72
Dean Huijsen Defender 90 69
Vinicius Junior Forward 90 58
Kylian Mbappé Forward 83 56
Arda Güler Midfielder 64 52
Dani Ceballos Midfielder 64 50
Aurélien Tchouaméni Midfielder 90 49
Éder Militão Defender 90 49
Jude Bellingham Midfielder 26 48
Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper 90 44
Franco Mastantuono Forward 75 43
Álvaro Carreras Defender 90 40
Eduardo Camavinga Midfielder 26 39
Brahim Díaz Forward 15 no rating
Rodrygo Forward 7 no rating
Villarreal
PlayerPositionMinRating
Georges Mikautadze Forward 44 56
Nicolas Pépé Forward 44 55
Pape Gueye Midfielder 73 47
Rafa Marín Defender 90 42
Thomas Partey Midfielder 90 41
Alberto Moleiro Forward 46 40
Renato Veiga Defender 90 39
Santiago Mouriño Defender 77 38
Santi Comesaña Midfielder 86 35
Tani Oluwaseyi Forward 82 35
Tajon Buchanan Forward 46 34
Arnau Tenas Goalkeeper 90 30
Sergi Cardona Defender 90 24
Alfonso Pedraza Defender 17 no rating
Adrià Altimira Defender 8 no rating
Dani Parejo Midfielder 4 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Real Madrid player won the most duels?

Vinicius Junior, with 11 duels won. Next: Dean Huijsen 8, Franco Mastantuono 8.

Vinicius Junior drove Real Madrid's physical battles, winning 11 duels in the 3–1 win over Villarreal. Dean Huijsen and Franco Mastantuono trailed behind with 8 each.

Which Villarreal player recovered the most balls?

Santi Comesaña, with 11 recoveries. Next: Rafa Marín 6, Thomas Partey 5.

Despite a 3–1 loss to Real Madrid, Santi Comesaña stood out for Villarreal with 11 ball recoveries. Rafa Marín finished with 6, while Thomas Partey managed 5.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Real Madrid 3–1 Villarreal, La Liga 2025-26. Player of the match: Federico Valverde, 72
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.