Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho is expected to name Vinicius Junior in his starting XI for the La Liga match against Villarreal, despite the Brazilian forward’s recent form.
According to Diario AS, Mourinho is set to select Vinicius Junior from the beginning once again, while Yan Diomande is expected to start on the bench.
The match will be played today, with kick-off scheduled for 22:00 Moscow time.
The predicted Real Madrid line-up is: Thibaut Courtois; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Antonio Rudiger, Marc Cucurella; Aurelien Tchouameni, Bernardo Silva; Arda Guler, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior; Kylian Mbappe.
Real Madrid are fourth in the La Liga table, having collected 15 points from their opening seven matches.