Real Madrid-Villarreal, recalling the Submarine’s 0-4 at the Bernabéu | OneFootball

Villarreal return after the September and early October international window with one of their most demanding, enticing trips. On Saturday 10 October at 21:00, Iñigo Pérez’s side resume their LaLiga campaign against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu in matchday 8.

According to El Periódico Mediterráneo, the Bernabéu also summons a standout memory. On 19 December 1995, in Segunda División matchday 17, Villarreal thrashed Real Madrid B 0-4, their first professional win at the stadium.

David Vidal was in the dugout. The goals came from Jordi Vinyals, García Pitarch, Alexandre and Miodrag Belodedici, a statement result that still resonates.

That blend of experience formed the base of a side promoted two seasons later. Captain Pascual Donat and Alexandre remember an unforgettable night, Belodedici’s celebration still vivid.

That season was far from straightforward. Madrid’s reserves finished 4th and would have played for promotion but for their status, while Villarreal ended 15th, staying up by two points.

The Bernabéu had already entered club folklore in 1970, when Villarreal beat Bilbao Athletic 2-1 in a neutral promotion play-off to reach Segunda for the first time.

In the top flight they have twice beaten Real Madrid there, 1-0 on 13 January 2018 through Pablo Fornals, then 3-2 on 8 April 2023 after a comeback led by Samu Chukwueze and José Luis Morales.

On 10 October the Submarine return to a stage intertwined with some of their defining chapters.

Source: El Periódico Mediterráneo

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