Real Madris will be under pressure to come back strong against Villarreal at Estadio de la Ceramica in La Liga, after their thumping 4-1 loss against Valencia.
Villarreal have been in tremendous form coming into Saturday's afternoon game. Currently, standing at second position in the league table, Villarreal have looked a well-oiled formidable unit under the manager Unai Emery. Emery has made use of all the attacking and midfield talent available with him and the tactical decisions have worked in his and team's favour.
Thus, Real Madrid has a real challenge on their plate and should be vary of these three players:
Pau Torres
Pau Torres has been one of the best centre backs on the show in this season. Whether playing for his country or club, Torres has been in sensational form in 2020.
As per, whoscored.com, Torres has 1.2 blocks per game, 3.6 clearances per match, and has been dribbled past just 0.2 times per game. Statistically, he been impressive than top players like Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane, just defensively.
Dani Parejo
With top teams and Premier League staying in the focus for most of the times, Dani Parejo has slipped under the radar so many times and has been overlooked for so long. Parejo has been one of the best midfielders in La Liga averaging 2.1 tackles and 1.9 interceptions per game.
The 31-year old is leading the passes list in passes per game, completing almost 90 percent of his passes. Thus, it will be interesting to see how Zinedine Zidane's team counters Parejo.
Gerard Moreno
Gerard Moreno apart from forming a lethal combination with Paco Alcacer, has stepped up his game just from being a goal-scorer. Coming off from his 18 goals in the last season, he has already scored four in nine games this season and his improved dribbling game has just made him more dangerous.
Although, Alcacer has one more goal than Moreno, Moreno is equal on goals with the likes of Karim Benzema and Ansu Fati.
