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

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A Vinicius Jr brace helped Madrid reclaim apical spot successful La Liga aft Kylian Mbappe limped disconnected with an ankle sprain.

Published On 5 Oct 2025

Vinicius Jr scored doubly arsenic Real Madrid wrapped up a 3-1 location triumph implicit 10-man Villarreal connected Saturday, but mislaid Kylian Mbappe to wounded aft the prima guardant limped disconnected minutes earlier full-time.

Real present beryllium atop the La Liga standings connected 21 points, 2 wide of Barcelona, who sojourn Sevilla connected Sunday. Villarreal are 3rd connected 16 points.

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The crippled was deadlocked successful the aboriginal stages, but Real began to heap connected the unit arsenic the timepiece ticked past 20 minutes.

Aurelien Tchouameni roseate to conscionable a cross, but his header drifted conscionable wide of the post.

Moments later, Mbappe pounced connected a escaped walk arsenic the visitors tried to play retired from the back. The Frenchman squared the shot to Franco Mastantuono, whose changeable from point-blank scope was deflected implicit the barroom by defender Renato Veiga.

Villarreal also had chances successful the archetypal fractional arsenic Tani Oluwaseyi broke into the container and recovered himself one-on-one with goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who produced a sprawling save.

Xabi Alonso’s Real broadside yet broke the deadlock conscionable aft the interruption erstwhile Vinicius picked up the shot adjacent the near byline, drove into the container and squeezed a changeable successful from a choky space that deflected disconnected Villarreal midfielder Santi Comesana.

The Brazilian guardant doubled his tally from the punishment spot successful the 69th minute, having been brought down by Rafa Marin, with his effort conscionable squeezing nether goalkeeper Arnau Tenas.

However, 4 minutes later, Villarreal proved they had travel to the Santiago Bernabeu to combat arsenic Georges Mikautadze pulled 1 backmost with a debased onslaught from the borderline of the box.

The play continued successful the 77th minute, erstwhile Villarreal defender Santiago Mourino was sent disconnected aft a 2nd booking for a foul connected Vinicius, leaving the visitors connected the backmost foot.

The interaction was contiguous arsenic Mbappe scored Real’s 3rd successful the 80th infinitesimal aft Brahim Diaz broke done and laid the shot backmost for the striker to implicit the victory. A abbreviated clip later, Mbappe went down with an ankle wounded and was replaced by Rodrygo arsenic Madrid saw the crippled out.