Real Madrid 2-3 Villarreal: Barcelona can lift the difference with Real Madrid in the La Liga ranking to fifteen points. The Royal lost points against Villarreal on Saturday evening, which came back in the game twice and then also very surprisingly took the win.
Real Madrid gives it all away and rolls out the red carpet for Barcelona
Real Madrid and Villarreal made it a very attractive match at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. This was mainly due to the resilience of the away club, as Real Madrid took the lead twice. In the sixteenth minute, Pau Torres scored an own goal after a cross from the surprising base customer Marco Asensio, in the second half Vinícius Júnior was the goldcrest.
Shortly after the break, the Brazilian conjured up a beautiful solo from his top hat, kept three Villarreal men busy and then finished it off for the 2-1. In between, Samuel Chukwueze had scored on behalf of the away team. The Nigerian attacker then took the lead in the second half by making the winning in great fashion.
After the equalizer by José Luis Morales (messed up situation), Chukwueze started an action from the right ten minutes before the end, only to lash out hard with the left and find the left intersection. The double blow meant a win for Villarreal, also because the VAR drew a line through a penalty for Real Madrid and Rodrygo shot wide in a promising position.
Due to the defeat, leader Barcelona can significantly outrun runner-up Real Madrid. Barça will play against Girona on Monday, with a win at home, the team of coach Xavi will be fifteen points behind Real Madrid.
Summary
Villarreal won the away match against Real Madrid in the Primera División on Saturday 2-3. In the sixteenth minute, Villarreal took the lead through an own goal from Pau Torres. Chukwueze leveled Villarreal in the 39th minute on a pass from Giovani Lo Celso.
Immediately after the break, Vinícius Júnior gave Real Madrid another lead. Jose Morales equalized for Villarreal in the 70th minute. In the 80th minute, Chukwueze hurt the opposition once again with an assist from Alejandro Baena Rodríguez and scored the decisive goal. Villarreal thus turned the tables.
For Villarreal it was the sixth unbeaten game in a row. Real Madrid have won two, drawn once and lost twice in their last five games. While Villarreal has four wins and one draw. This was Real Madrid’s fifth one-goal defeat this season. This was also Villarreal’s seventh win by one goal.
