Cristiano Ronaldo now flicks a shot wide. Is a goal coming?

Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas makes his first save of the game, but it's a routine one as Alvaro Gonzalez's header lands to the keeper.

End to end, moments after Gareth Bale has a shot saved - and a penalty appeal for handball turned down - Nacho has to step in at the other end to quell a Villarreal counter attack.

Cristiano Ronaldo has only scored four La Liga goals all season. In fact he doesn't make our 25-man top scorers page.

He's even below Loic Remy.

But it looks like he's in the mood today as he slams a shot into the side-netting after going on a run.

Luka Modric plays a delicious through ball to Cristiano Ronaldo, who clips the ball over Sergio Asenjo but it goes just wide of the far post.

Carlos Bacca is in on goal for Villarreal but Nacho does well to deny him.

Seconds later at the other end, Toni Kroos fizzes a shot well over from distance.

Cristiano Ronaldo fires in a 25-yard free-kick which he hits with some venom. Sergio Asenjo, who is becoming a very busy man, tips it onto the crossbar.

Isco has a cross (or maybe a shot?) from the left side of the box but it's gathered at the second attempt by Villarreal keeper Sergio Asenjo.

Real Madrid left-back Marcelo forces an excellent diving save from Sergio Asenjo from about 30 yards out. That would have been a tasty goal.

Gareth Bale has the ball in the back of the net but it's ruled out for offside. Toni Kroos' corner is met by Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been limping in the last couple of minutes. He finds Bale, who headed home - but it's been chalked off.

Samu Castillejo tries to slip in a through ball to Carlos Bacca but it's brilliantly cut out by a sliding Raphael Varane.

Bacca, on loan at Villarreal from AC Milan, would have been in on goal had Varane not intercepted.

John McEnerney: Real Madrid’s form has to change sooner or later. They’ve shown in the last two years they get results when below par. Admittedly they haven’t been this bad in those last two years. We’re getting to the business end of the season and they’ll get busy. La Liga is over but the Champions League isn’t! He’s Florentino Perez’s favorite son, that might get him another year but Perez is one of the most ruthless operators in football so you never know with him. Just ask Del Bosque & Carlo Ancelotti. A trophy may save him just like it has for Arsene Wenger.

Real have a corner, Villarreal don't properly clear and Isco and Nacho both have shots blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo also had an effort blocked a minute ago.

Real defender Raphael Varane makes a bit of a mess of clearing a left-wing cross but luckily it lands into the hands of keeper Keylor Navas.

Villarreal are having plenty of the ball, but haven't reached Real's goal yet.

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Gareth Bale gets the ball in the area but his first touch - in an attempt to take him past his defender - runs to Villarreal's goalkeeper.

We are under way at the Bernabeu.

Image source, Reuters

Real Madrid are back to full strength, well as strong as they can be without the injured Sergio Ramos and Karim Benzema, after playing in the Copa del Rey during the week. Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo start up front.

Real Madrid: Navas, Carvajal, Varane, Nacho, Marcelo, Casemiro, Kroos, Modric, Isco, Bale, Ronaldo.

Villarreal: Asenjo, Mario, Bonera, Alvaro, Costa, Castillejo, Rodrigo, Trigueros, Fornals, Raba, Bacca.

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