Real Madrid beat Villarreal as Vinicius Jr scores two goals, Mbappe injured

"Xabi Alonso's Real side eventually broke the deadlock just after the break when Vinicius picked up the ball near the left byline, drove into the box and squeezed a shot in from a tight angle that deflected off Villarreal midfielder Santi Comesana. The Brazilian forward doubled his tally from the penalty spot in the 69th minute, having been brought down by Rafa Marin, with his effort just squeezing under goalkeeper Arnau Tenas."

"Aurelien Tchouameni rose to meet a cross, but his header drifted just wide of the post. Moments later, Mbappe pounced on a loose pass as the visitors tried to play out from the back. The Frenchman squared the ball to Franco Mastantuono, whose shot from point-blank range was deflected over the bar by defender Renato Veiga. Villarreal also had chances in the first half as Tani Oluwaseyi broke into the box and found himself one-on-one with goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who produced a sprawling save."

"A Vinicius Jr brace helped Madrid reclaim top spot in La Liga after Kylian Mbappe limped off with an ankle sprain. Vinicius Jr scored twice as Real Madrid wrapped up a 3-1 home victory over 10-man Villarreal on Saturday, but lost Kylian Mbappé to injury after the star forward limped off minutes before full-time. Real now sit atop the La Liga standings on 21 points, two clear of Barcelona, who visit Sevilla on Sunday. Villarreal are third on 16 points."

Real Madrid beat 10-man Villarreal 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu as Vinicius Jr scored twice, including a tight-angle opener and a penalty in the 69th minute. Villarreal pulled one back through Georges Mikautadze before Santiago Mourino received a second yellow and was sent off, reducing Villarreal to ten men. Kylian Mbappé limped off with an ankle sprain minutes before full-time and left the match injured. Aurelien Tchouameni nearly opened the scoring earlier with a header, and Thibaut Courtois produced a sprawling save to deny Tani Oluwaseyi in the first half. Real now top La Liga with 21 points.

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