Villarreal beat Real Madrid 1-0 at the Estadio El Madrigal in La Liga on Sunday to leave Los Blancos five points off Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
Roberto Soldado gave Villarreal an early lead as the hosts enjoyed much the better start, and despite Real coming back strongly after the break, the visitors were unable to take any of their many chances or even significantly test goalkeeper Alphonse Areola.
The only major change for Los Blancos saw Casemiro come in for Toni Kroos. Spanish football expert Sergi Dominguez was unsurprised by the change:
Not really surprised Kroos sits this one out.