§ La Liga · 2025-26 · Matchday 21

Villarreal 0–2 Real Madrid

  • Mbappé 47'
  • Mbappé 90+4' (pen.)

24 January 2026

The match in data

Real Madrid got the better of Villarreal, 2–0, on 24 January 2026, on matchday 21 of the 2025-26 La Liga.

Player of the match: Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid), rated 59, thanks above all to 6 final-third passes and 64 passes. Huijsen produced 1.0 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.

It is their 3rd time as player of the match this season.

For Villarreal, the highest-rated player was Rafa Marín, with 68.

Kylian Mbappé scored twice.

59
Player of the match

Dean Huijsen

Real Madrid · 90'

Produced 1.00× and cost 0.45× their position's average

Added
  • 6 final-third passes 1.1×
  • 64 passes 1.4×
  • 2 interceptions 1.9×
Took away
  • 9 misplaced passes 1.4×
  • 2 duels lost 0.5×

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.

Villarreal
PlayerPositionMinRating
Rafa Marín Defender 66 68
Dani Parejo Midfielder 77 58
Pape Gueye Midfielder 90 48
Juan Foyth Defender 24 43
Tani Oluwaseyi Forward 20 43
Gerard Moreno Forward 70 42
Renato Veiga Defender 90 39
Luiz Júnior Goalkeeper 90 37
Tajon Buchanan Forward 70 37
Pau Navarro Defender 90 36
Nicolas Pépé Forward 20 32
Alberto Moleiro Forward 90 30
Alfonso Pedraza Defender 90 29
Georges Mikautadze Forward 77 26
Ayoze Pérez Forward 13 no rating
Thomas Partey Midfielder 13 no rating
Real Madrid
PlayerPositionMinRating
Raúl Asencio Defender 90 60
Dean Huijsen ★ Defender 90 59
Arda Güler Midfielder 80 58
Eduardo Camavinga Midfielder 90 52
Kylian Mbappé Forward 90 48
Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper 90 46
Federico Valverde Midfielder 90 44
Franco Mastantuono Forward 74 42
Vinicius Junior Forward 90 39
Jude Bellingham Midfielder 90 38
Álvaro Carreras Defender 90 34
Gonzalo García Forward 16 no rating
Brahim Díaz Forward 10 no rating

Did you know?

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

Which Real Madrid player recovered the most balls?

Federico Valverde, with 9 recoveries. Next: Álvaro Carreras 7, Jude Bellingham 6.

Federico Valverde led Real Madrid's defensive work with 9 ball recoveries in the 0–2 victory, outpacing Álvaro Carreras and Jude Bellingham.

Which Villarreal player recovered the most balls?

Alfonso Pedraza, with 6 recoveries. Next: Renato Veiga 5, Pau Navarro 5.

Alfonso Pedraza led Villarreal with 6 ball recoveries in the 0–2 defeat against Real Madrid, finishing just ahead of Renato Veiga and Pau Navarro.

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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Villarreal 0–2 Real Madrid, La Liga 2025-26. Player of the match: Dean Huijsen, 59
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.