Real Madrid – Villarreal 3-1 »Vinicius and Mbappe brought the victory of the” galactic “, and Xabi Alonso's band returns to the first position in Spain
Article by Dragoș Petrescu – published on Sunday, October 5, 2025, 00:03 / Updated Sunday, October 5, 2025:04
real madrid imposed on their own ground in front of those at Villarrealscore 3-1, in one of the most anticipated duels of the stage with the number #8 in La Liga.
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The first important chance of the game came in the 7th minute and belonged to the “Galactics”. Kylian Mbappe slipped the ball into the opponent's box, leaving him in a good position on Arda Guler, but the Turkish footballer passed over Tenas's gate.
The second warning received by the defensive of the guests came in the 22nd minute, when Real Madrid missed a double opportunity.
First, Aurelien Tchoumeni resumed with the millimeter head next to Villarreal's gate, and a few seconds later, Kylian Mbappe placed the ball on the tray of Mastantouno, but the execution of the Argentine was excellent by Renato Vega.
The “yellow submarine” wasted the largest goal opportunity in the first 45 minutes!
Despite the pressure that the Madrid exerted, the most important opportunity to unlock the table belonged to those from Villarreal.
Following a lightning bolt of Marcelino Garcia's formation, Canadian Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi escaped alone with Courtois, but the Belgian goalkeeper intervened excellently at Villarreal's striker, thus maintaining the balance.
Therefore, the two teams entered the cabins, score 0-0.
“Galactics” hit immediately after the break
Before the start of the second act, Marcelino sent his main forces in the offensive compartment, Nicolas Pepe and Georges Mikautadze, in the hope that his team will count more in attack, but those who hit were Xabi Alonso.
Vinicius opened the scoring on Santiago Bernabeu after only two minutes after the game resumed, following an action carried on the left flank, which the Brazilian has completed. The ball was diverted by the captain of the guests, Santi Comesana, and arrived in the gate of Tenas. Man with decisive pass – Kylian Mbappe.
The people from Villarreal had the chance to equalize in the 62nd minute, but Mikautadze failed to reach the ball sent to the small box of Real by Nicolas Pepe, being marked risky, but eventually efficiently, by Eder Militao.
“Los Blancos” immediately charged this occasion wasted by the guests, and in the 69th minute, Vinicius made “double”, after turning an emotions from 11 meters. All the Brazilian was the one who obtained the penalty, following a duel with Rafa Marin.
However, Villarreal quickly reduced the difference. Just four minutes away from receiving the second goal, Marcelino's students returned to the match, thanks to Mikautadze's success, who defeated Courtois with a shot from Căpăului.
Mouriño was eliminated and the “submarine” sank
The attempts of the guests to restore the equality were shattered in the 77th minute, when Urugayan Santiago Mourino saw the second yellow card, after a foul on the same Vinicius.
The Madrilenians took advantage of immediately, and Kylian Mbappe closed the table in the 81st minute, after a lethal combination with the newly entering Brahim Diaz.
As a result of this result, “Los Blancos” accumulated 21 points and returned, for the moment, to the first position of the ranking in Spain. However, if Barcelona will be required tomorrow on the field of Seville, the band of Xabi Alonso will lower, again, on the second step of the podium.
On the other hand, the “yellow submarine” remained in 3rd place, with 16 points.
In the next stage of La Liga, Real Madrid will play with Getafe, away, while Villarreal will receive a visit to Betis.
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Final »Real Madrid – Villarreal 3-1
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- They scored: Vinicius Jr. (47 ', 69' – P), K. Mbappe (81 ') / G. Mikautadze (73');
- Minute 77: Villarreal remained in 10! Uruguayan Mouriño was eliminated after seeing the second yellow card, following an intervention on Vinicius;
- Before the start of the match, a moment of silence was held in the memory of Jose Araquistain, the former footballer of Real Madrid (1961-1968), who died in September, at the age of 88.
Real Madrid – Villarreal »Start teams:
Real Madrid (4-2-3-1): Courtois – Valverde, Militao, Huijsen, Carreras – Cebalos, Tchoumeni – Massantuono, Guler, Vinicius – Mbappe
reserves: Lunin, Mestre – Alaba, Asentio, Bellingham, Cammbunga, Diaz, Endrick, F. Garcia, G. Garcia, Rodrygo
Coach: Xabi alonso
Villarreal (4-2-3-1): Tenas – Mouriño, Veaga, Marin, Cardona – Party, Gueye – Buhanan, Comesana, Moliro – Oluwaseyi
reserves: Conde, Luiz Junior – Akhomach, Altimira, Mikautadze, Parejo, Pedraza, Pepe, Solomon
Coach: Marcelino Garcia
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (Madrid)
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
