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 74, 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 also their best match of the season.
It is their 3rd time as player of the match this season.
For Villarreal, the highest-rated player was Nicolas Pépé, with 56.
Vinicius Junior scored twice.
Santiago Mouriño was sent off at 77'.
Federico Valverde
Real Madrid · 90'
Produced 1.50× and cost 0.26× their position's average
- 1 big chance created 4.0×
- 9 final-third passes 1.4×
- 69 passes 1.5×
- 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.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Valverde ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 74 |
| Dean Huijsen | Defender | 90 | 72 |
| Aurélien Tchouaméni | Midfielder | 90 | 65 |
| Arda Güler | Midfielder | 64 | 60 |
| Vinicius Junior | Forward | 90 | 58 |
| Kylian Mbappé | Forward | 83 | 55 |
| Jude Bellingham | Midfielder | 26 | 51 |
| Éder Militão | Defender | 90 | 50 |
| Dani Ceballos | Midfielder | 64 | 50 |
| Franco Mastantuono | Forward | 75 | 47 |
| Thibaut Courtois | Goalkeeper | 90 | 45 |
| Eduardo Camavinga | Midfielder | 26 | 43 |
| Álvaro Carreras | Defender | 90 | 41 |
| Brahim Díaz | Forward | 15 | no rating |
| Rodrygo | Forward | 7 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Pépé | Forward | 44 | 56 |
| Georges Mikautadze | Forward | 44 | 55 |
| Alberto Moleiro | Forward | 46 | 53 |
| Pape Gueye | Midfielder | 73 | 48 |
| Rafa Marín | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Thomas Partey | Midfielder | 90 | 43 |
| Renato Veiga | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Santiago Mouriño | Defender | 77 | 39 |
| Santi Comesaña | Midfielder | 86 | 35 |
| Tani Oluwaseyi | Forward | 82 | 33 |
| Tajon Buchanan | Forward | 46 | 32 |
| Arnau Tenas | Goalkeeper | 90 | 31 |
| Sergi Cardona | Defender | 90 | 25 |
| 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.
Share this match
