Real Madrid vs Villarreal, 2026-27 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGA
72': Vinícius JúniorYan Diomande's first goal gives 10-man Real Madrid narrow win over Villarreal
Real Madrid held on for a 1-0 win over Villarreal in a stormy LaLiga encounter on Saturday despite the late red card for Vinícius Júnior.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 4': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 7': Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras.
- 7': Foul by Arda Güler (Real Madrid).
- 7': Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Alex Freeman.
- 10': Renato Veiga (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Alex Freeman.
- 14': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 19': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).
- 19': Pau Navarro (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Péter Gulácsi (Villarreal). Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 21': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Foul by Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal).
- 24': Attempt missed. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pape Gueye.
- 26': Arda Güler (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
- 28': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yan Diomande.
- 28': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Alex Freeman.
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
- 37': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 38': Attempt missed. Renato Veiga (Villarreal) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alberto Moleiro with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Foul by Arda Güler (Real Madrid).
- 39': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Alex Freeman.
- 40': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
- 43': Yan Diomande (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Pape Gueye (Villarreal).
- 43': Attempt missed. Arda Güler (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 45': First Half ends, Real Madrid 0, Villarreal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 0, Villarreal 0.
- 45': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marc Cucurella replaces Álvaro Carreras.
- 51': Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
- 51': Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yan Diomande.
- 52': Offside, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 52': Substitution, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 53': Attempt missed. Yan Diomande (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a fast break.
- 54': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Alex Freeman.
- 56': Substitution, Villarreal. Nathan Saliba replaces Santi Comesaña.
- 56': Substitution, Villarreal. Carlos Romero replaces Juan Foyth.
- 56': Foul by Nathan Saliba (Villarreal).
- 56': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Attempt missed. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Freeman.
- 58': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Ilias Akhomach.
- 59': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Alex Freeman.
- 60': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Péter Gulácsi (Villarreal).
- 60': Attempt blocked. Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 60': Attempt saved. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Alberto Moleiro.
- 61': Attempt saved. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Ilias Akhomach.
- 61': Attempt missed. Renato Veiga (Villarreal) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Alex Freeman.
- 62': Offside, Villarreal. Alberto Moleiro is caught offside.
- 62': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Villarreal 0. Yan Diomande (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Valverde.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 63': VAR Decision: Goal Real Madrid 1-0 Villarreal (Yan Diomande).
- 66': Foul by Nathan Saliba (Villarreal).
- 66': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Substitution, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno replaces Ilias Akhomach.
- 67': Substitution, Villarreal. Georges Mikautadze replaces Sergi Cardona.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yan Diomande.
- 68': Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Real Madrid).
- 69': Attempt blocked. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
- 69': Offside, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 70': Nathan Saliba (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 71': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 72': VAR Decision: No Goal Real Madrid 1-0 Villarreal.
- 72': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 76': Attempt saved. Carlos Romero (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
- 76': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Nathan Saliba (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Romero.
- 77': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez following a corner.
- 77': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Arda Güler.
- 78': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Péter Gulácsi (Villarreal). Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 78': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Romero.
- 80': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
- 80': Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Alberto Moleiro with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Real Madrid).
- 80': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Ibrahima Konaté (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Pau Navarro (Villarreal).
- 84': Pau Navarro (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, Real Madrid. Denzel Dumfries replaces Yan Diomande.
- 86': Substitution, Villarreal. Nizar replaces Alberto Moleiro.
- 86': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Nathan Saliba (Villarreal).
- 87': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
- 87': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt saved. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
- 89': Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Nizar (Villarreal).
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Pau Navarro.
- 90'+3': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Nathan Saliba (Villarreal).
- 90'+4': Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 1, Villarreal 0.
- 0': Match ends, Real Madrid 1, Villarreal 0.
Statistics
 VIL |
RMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 53.7 | Possession | 46.3 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 423 | Accurate Passes | 338 |
| 477 | Passes | 406 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 12 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 15 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 25 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 75,242
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 75,242
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 8 | +27 | 24 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 9 | +11 | 22 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 8 | +5 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 8 | +11 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Real Madrid (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 22 | Antonio Rüdiger  |
| 16 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 18 | Álvaro Carreras |
| 12 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 5 | Jude Bellingham |
| 14 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 8 | Federico Valverde |
| 10 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 25 | Yan Diomande |
| 15 | Arda Güler |
Villarreal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Péter Gulácsi (GK) |
| 12 | Renato Veiga |
| 6 | Pau Navarro |
| 23 | Sergi Cardona |
| 3 | Alex Freeman |
| 8 | Juan Foyth |
| 18 | Pape Gueye |
| 14 | Santi Comesaña |
| 22 | Ayoze Pérez |
| 10 | Alberto Moleiro |
| 11 | Ilias Akhomach |
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