Match Report: Real Madrid Vs Villarreal

Real Madrid haven't lost a La Liga debut in 23 years. However, the draw against Villarreal leaves a sour taste in the mouths of Madridistas after their team played a solid first half. The Raúl-Cassano-Van Nistelrooy connection worked well, but the team couldn't find the back of the net. Villarreal came out strong in the second half and Madrid had trouble keeping up. Although the Whites had several chances to take the lead, the team lacked accuracy in front of their rival's goal.


MATCH REPORT:
0 REAL MADRID: Iker Casillas; Salgado, Cannavaro, Raúl Bravo, Roberto Carlos; Emerson, Diarra; Beckham (Robinho, min. 75), Raúl, Cassano (Guti, min.56) and Van Nistelrooy.
0 VILLARREAL: Viera; Javi Venta, Quique Alvarez, Peña, Arruabarrena; Somoza, Senna, Riquelme, Cani (Josemi, min. 90); Nihat (Guille Franco, min. 59) and Forlán (José Mari, min. 75).
REFEREE: Fernández Borbalán. Yellow cards to Real Madrid's Michel Salgado (15') and Roberto Carlos (22'), and Villarreal's Peña (20'), Nihat (38') and Quique Alvarez (89').

65,000 spectators attended the match at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.