In a 3-1 win over Villarreal on Saturday, Vitius Junior scored twice to take Real Madrid to the top of La Liga, and Kylian Mbappe also scored.
Los Blancos regained their form following last week’s derby drubbing when they moved two points clear of champions Barcelona when they travel to Sevilla on Sunday.
Madrid turned their attention back to domestic issues after a protracted midweek break in Kazakhstan, where they defeated Kairat 3-0.
Xabi Alonso’s side faced a strong Villarreal team, who are third, and were defeated 5-2 by city rivals Atletico Madrid last weekend.
Vinicius told Real Madrid TV, “I played very well, and I want to keep doing this, keeping this confidence, and doing even more.”
The winger has returned to form in recent starts, but he had a poor season.
We have good feelings, Vinicius said, “We have big games when we come back from the international break,” Vinicius continued.
In the absence of injured duo Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dani Carvajal, Alonso reinstated Fede Valverde to the team.
At the Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid’s slow-paced first half was better.
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Franco Mastantuono, a teenager, might have led Los Blancos, but Villarreal defender Renato Veiga blocked his shot after Mbappe returned the ball to him.
Tani Oluwaseyi snuck in behind the center-backs but was unable to stop Madrid’s Belgian goalkeeper, which Thibaut Courtois superbly saved.
Before the break, Mastantuono, which was signed from River Plate in the summer, drilled a narrowly wide bore hole through the near post.
Vinicius, who had a chance to deflect off Santi Comesana and fly past the helpless Arnau Tenas, gave Los Blancos the lead early in the second half.
Jude Bellingham was benched for the final 25 minutes of the game after the Atletico scandal, and Xabi Alonso replaced him.
For upcoming World Cup qualifiers this week, Thomas Tuchel’s midfielder was attempting to prove a point by missing out on his England squad.
Tenas resistance
When Vinicius was knocked down in the area by Rafa Marin, Madrid doubled their lead, winning Tenas from the spot. The former Barcelona goalkeeper had the opportunity to stop the penalty, but it fell under his feet.
When Tenas appeared to bring Vinicius down in the box moments later, he was given another penalty, but his appeals were rejected.
Tenas denied him on both occasions, with the midfielder kicking a post out of frustration. Bellingham twice came close.
The goal was quickly restored by Villarreal after Georges Mikautadze scored lethally from the edge of the box.
Santiago Mourino, a defensive player for Yellow Submarine, was shown a second yellow card after pressing on Vinicius down the wing, and Mbappe soon added a third.
The Frenchman became the division’s top scorer when Brahim Diaz scored his ninth league goal of the campaign.
In the final stages, Mbappé was knocked off, leaving the only unfavorable result for a Madrid side that was good value for their three points.
Comesana of Villarreal criticized some of the refereeing decisions that were against his side.
Comesana told DAZN, “It’s unfortunate that the first goal hit me and then the penalty, which wasn’t enough (of a foul) to give it.”
If it’s already difficult to win at the Bernabeu, with these things it’s even harder to do so, you only need to look at how he threw himself down and how the red card (was soft).
Source: Channels TV
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