Actual Madrid 3-1 Villarreal
Actual Madrid have returned to successful methods in La Liga, having secured victory over Villarreal of their conflict on the Santiago Bernabeu.
It was a irritating first half for Actual Madrid, who weren’t capable of finding a solution to break down the Villarreal defence. Franco Mastantuono had their finest probability, however he was denied by a superb block from Renato Veiga, whereas on the different finish, Thibaut Courtois made an enormous cease to disclaim Tani Oluwaseyi.
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And the guests have been made to pay for that missed alternative, as two minutes into the second half. It got here from Vinicius Junior, whose effort flew into the again of the online by way of a giant deflection from former Los Blancos defender Rafa Marin.
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These two have been concerned in Actual Madrid’s second too, as Marin was adjudged to have fouled Vinicius contained in the penalty space – from 12 yards, having satisfied Kylian Mbappe to let him take the spot-kick.
That gave Actual Madrid a cushion, however it has solely lasted a matter of minutes as . Nonetheless, any momentum evaporated shortly after as Santiago Mourino was despatched off for a second yellow card, and to make issues worse for the guests, Kylian Mbappe made it 3-1 after being arrange by substitute Brahim Diaz – though his pleasure was short-lived as he was pressured off with an harm instantly after.
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Actual Madrid return to the highest of La Liga – for now
That outcome implies that Actual Madrid are again to the summit of the La Liga standings, though they might lose that place once more if Barcelona have been to safe victory themselves once they tackle Sevilla on the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan on Sunday afternoon. As for Villarreal, they continue to be in third place.
