Another late booking, this time for Kroos after his blatant foul on Kubo to stop him from breaking forward on the counter.
90' +1
Yeremy Pino gets yellow.
Pino is booked late on for Villarreal, after a late challenge on Carvajal.
90'
There will be a minimum of three minutes added time played at the end of the game.
89'
T. Kubo enters the game and replaces Moi Gómez.
Another change by the hosts now, with Moi Gomez replaced by Kubo.
Here is the enforced Villarreal substitution, with Gaspar limping off and he has been replaced by Pena.
88'
Rubén Peña enters the game and replaces Mario Gaspar.
85'
Marco Asensio enters the game and replaces M. Díaz.
Another Madrid substitution now, with Mariano the man coming off and he has been replaced by Asensio.
84'
The hosts are controlling the ball as we head into the final few minutes, forcing their opponents to get everyone back and defend. However, this is leaving them looking vulnerable on the counter-attack with the pace of the Madrid attackers.
78'
There's just over 10 minutes remaining now, can either side go on and nick a winner late on? Villarreal have the momentum and look the more dangerous at the moment.
76'
Penalty goal scored by Gerard Moreno for Villarreal!
GOOOAAALLL! Moreno steps up and converts the penalty to make it 1-1! Courtois dives the right way and gets a slight touch on the ball, but he can't get enough on it to divert it around the post and it flies into the back of the net.
Minute
Description
73'
All of the substitutions seem to have kicked both teams into life, as they seem to have picked their game up a notch and the pace has increased as a result.
71'
Decent efffort! Albiol now with a low strike at goal from around 25 yards out after the ball fell nicely to his feet. However, it drifts just wide of the Madrid goal and Courtois looked to have it covered anyway.
68'
Nacho gets yellow.
The first yellow card of the game is shown to Nacho, for his late challenge on Gaspar, just inside the Madrid half of the pitch.
65'
Isco enters the game and replaces M. Ødegaard.
Vinícius Júnior enters the game and replaces E. Hazard.
The other change sees Odegaard replaced by Isco.
Double substitution by Madrid, with Hazard coming off and he has been replaced by Vinícius.
63'
Madrid look set to respond with some changes of their own now, perhaps to try and see the game out as they aren't troubling Asenjo in the Villarreal goal.
61'
Yeremy Pino enters the game and replaces Alfonso Pedraza.
S. Chukwueze enters the game and replaces C. Bacca.
P. Estupiñán enters the game and replaces Manu Trigueros.
Villarreal make their first changes of the game, making three all at once and the first sees Bacca replaced by Chukwueze.
The second change sees Trigueros come off the pitch and he has been replaced by Estupinan.
The third substitution by the hosts sees Pedraza replaced by Pino.
59'
Madrid are almost trying to walk the ball into the back of the net at the moment, they are getting into good positions, but aren't getting into the penalty area and getting shots away.
56'
Both sides are getting a few players warmed up on the sidelines, it will be interesting to see how long Villarreal leave it before making some changes to try and get back into the game.
54'
There are a few sloppy passes in midfield by both teams at the moment and there isn't much of a flow to the game, with much of it spent battling for possession in the middle of the pitch.
48'
Villarreal with the early possession in the second half, keeping the ball well from kick-off, but they are unable to test the Madrid defence straight away.
46'
The second half is under way!
45' +1
HALF-TIME: VILLARREAL 0-1 REAL MADRID
45'
There will be a minimum of one minute added time played at the end of the first half.
43'
It doesn't look like Villarreal are going to be able to equalise before the break, as they are unable to get into the final third at the moment, with Madrid keeping them at bay and the midfield trio of Kroos, Modric and Odegaard controlling things nicely.
41'
There's not long left to play at the Estadio de la Ceramica before the end of the first half now, can the hosts draw level before the half-time whistle?
39'
Blocked! Another decent Madrid attack, which is played back to Odegaard on the edge of the penalty are and he attempts to fire the ball towards goal. However, it is well blocked and then Varane commits a foul to hand possession back to the hosts.
34'
Free-kick to Villarreal in a good position now after Kroos fouled Moreno around 40 yards out. However, the set piece delivery is poor and well cleared by Madrid.
31'
We're past the half an hour mark here and it remains Real Madrid who lead 1-0 over Villarreal, thanks to Mariano’s goal after just two minutes.
29'
There have been a few cheap fouls given away in the last few minutes, which is breaking up the flow of the game, with Hazard and Mariano on the end of some by their opponents. The pace is quite slow as well, with no action in the final thirds.
27'
It's now the visitors who are having to sit deeper and soak up some of the pressure, however, they are playing a high press which is stopping Villarreal from getting into their final third.
25'
Good move! Pedraza does really well down the left wing to beat Carvajal and whip a cross into the penalty area that is met by the head of Trigueros. However, his effort is blocked by Mendy and goes out for a corner.
21'
Not too far away! Parejo with a free header inside the penalty area, after a cross in from the right wing, but the ball flies over the Madrid crossbar and doesn't trouble Courtois.
19'
This is a bit better from the hosts now, they are starting to enjoy some possession of their own, but they aren't causing Madrid any problems, as they look very comfortable.
17'
Villarreal win the first corner of the game after Bacca tries to turn away from Varane, but the centre-back stays with him and blocked his cross, forcing a corner. However, it comes to nothing.
15'
Hazard has looked lively so far for the visitors, he has just been on the end of a heavy challenge by Gaspar in the back of him and this wins Madrid a free-kick just inside their opponents half.
13'
There has only been once opportunity at goal so far and that has been the Mariano header that handed the visitors the lead. Neither keeper has yet to make a save.
11'
Good link up play between Hazard and Mendy down the left wing and they work the ball into the final third. However, Hazard's low cross into the penalty area is blocked and well cleared by the Villarreal defence.
7'
It's Madrid with the possession here, keeping the ball well and forcing Villarreal into soaking up the pressure early on in midfield. The hosts are having to get everyone back behind the ball at the moment.
5'
Villarreal have struggled to get going here, they have hardly touched the ball so far and look shocked after conceding so early on. They need to regain their composure quickly, before they concede again.
2'
M. Díaz has scored a goal for Real Madrid! Assist by Dani Carvajal.
GOOOAAALLL! Real Madrid lead 1-0! Mariano with the goal after just two minutes played. It's a lovely cross into the penalty area by Carvajal, who finds the striker at the far post and he dives in and heads it into the back of the net from the edge of the six-yard box.
Carvajal cut inside from the right wing, found plenty of time and space and picked out his team-mate superbly with an excellent cross.
1'
We're under way!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of LaLiga clash between Villarreal and Real Madrid at the Estadio de la Ceramica.
Villarreal have only lost one game so far this season and they are second in LaLiga, two points behind Real Sociedad at the top and two above today’s opponents Real Madrid. They are on a four-game winning streak in all competitions, after beating Getafe 3-1 last time out before the international break.
Madrid suffered a 4-1 defeat against Valencia two weeks ago, so they will hope you get back to winning ways today and they could move up to second in the table, leapfrogging their opponents. However, they will be without a few key players today, with Sergio Ramos and Karim Benzema both unavailable due to injury.
VILLARREAL (4-3-3): Sergio Asenjo; Mario Gaspar, Pau Torres, Raul Albiol, Alfonso Pedraza; Daniel Parejo, Manu Trigueros, Vicente Iborra; Gerard Moreno, Moi Gomez, Carlos Bacca.
VILLARREAL SUBS: Takefusa Kubo, Alex Baena, Fernando Nino, Ramiro Funes Mori, Jaume Costa, Yeremi Pino, Ruben Pena, Francis Coquelin, Samuel Chukwueze, Juan Foyth, Geronimo Rulli, Pervis Estupinan.
REAL MADRID SUBS: Diego Altube, Andriy Lunin, Marco Asensio, Vinicius Junior, Isco, Victor Chust, Marcelo, Rodrygo.
REAL MADRID (4-3-3): Thibaut Courtois; Daniel Carvajal, Raphael Varane, Nacho, Ferland Mendy; Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Martin Odegaard; Lucas Vazquez, Eden Hazard, Mariano
The teams are out on the pitch and kick-off is just a few minutes away, stay tuned for all the match action!
There has been a lack of goalmouth action, with Madrid controlling the pace of the game for much of the first half and keeping Villarreal at an arms length.
That's all from us today folks, we hope you enjoyed the game!
Both teams will now turn their attentions to European football, with Villarreal facing Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Europa League in midweek. Whilst Real Madrid face Inter in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Commentary
More…