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Real Madrid beat Villarreal despite Vinicius Junior sending off

Real Madrid secured a 1-0 win against Villarreal in La Liga on Saturday, despite substitute Vinicius Junior receiving a red card.

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Real Madrid earned a 1-0 victory over Villarreal in La Liga on Saturday. Al Jazeera reported that Yan Diomande scored the only goal of the match. The result kept Real Madrid six points behind league leaders Barcelona. [1]

Brazil international Vinicius Junior came on as a substitute and had a goal disallowed before being sent off. Al Jazeera reported that a VAR review showed Vinicius Junior pulled the hair of Villarreal player Nathan Saliba. Reports from Al Jazeera, ESPN, Goal.com, and FotMob all confirmed the red card for the forward. [1][6][7][8]

Real Madrid competed through the final stages with 10 men under manager Jose Mourinho to hold on for the win. Al Jazeera noted that the victory placed Real Madrid provisionally third in the table. Barcelona remain top of La Liga following a 3-0 victory against Getafe. [1]

Real Madrid is a professional association football club based in Madrid that competes in La Liga. The club holds the record for the most La Liga titles with 36, along with 15 UEFA Champions League titles. [9][12]

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In short

  • Real Madrid defeated Villarreal 1-0 in La Liga on Saturday.
  • Yan Diomande scored the winning goal for Real Madrid.
  • Vinicius Junior was sent off after a VAR review showed him pulling Nathan Saliba's hair.
  • Real Madrid remain six points behind league leaders Barcelona.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Real Madrid beat Villarreal 1-0 but Vinicius sent off for hair pullAl Jazeera, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Why Real Madrid’s Mbappe-Vinicius Jr dilemma is Mourinho’s biggest challengeThe New York Times, 14h ago
  3. [3]Netherlands - Mexico 0-1Flashscore.com, 1d ago
  4. [4]Chelsea 5-1 Bournemouth, Sunderland 0-2 Brighton, and more: football – liveThe Guardian, 7h ago
  5. [5]DUNDEE UTD 1 HIBERNIAN 0: Reality bites for new Hibs boss Marink Reedijk as debut ends in jeersDaily Mail, 1h ago
  6. [6]Vinícius Júnior sent off for hair pull after having goal denied in Real Madrid winESPN, 2h ago
  7. [7]Real Madrid player ratings vs Villarreal: Yan Diomande the unlikely hero as Vinicius Junior sees red in tense victoryGoal.com, 2h ago
  8. [8]Real Madrid 1-0 Villarreal: Diomande opens Bernabeu account as Vinicius sees redFotMob, 2h ago

Background

  1. [9]Real Madrid CF on Wikipedia
  2. [10]Michael Jackson on Wikipedia
  3. [11]Vinicius and Tom on Wikipedia
  4. [12]Real Madrid on Grokipedia
  5. [13]Villarreal on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 13 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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