Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe, centre, celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid Vs Villarreal, La Liga: Vinicius Junior’s Brace Powers Los Blancos To 3-1 Victory
Real Madrid bounced back from last weekend’s defeat to Atletico with a 3-1 win over Villarreal on Saturday, powered by a Vinicius Junior brace. After a frustrating first half, Vinicius opened the scoring within 90 seconds of the second half with a deflected strike and later converted a penalty in the 69th minute. Villarreal briefly threatened through Georges Mikautadze, but a red card for Santiago Mourino and Kylian Mbappe’s late finish sealed the win for Real. Despite Mbappe limping off with a foot injury, Real top La Liga with 21 points from eight games, two ahead of Barcelona, while Villarreal remain third on 16 points.
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Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham, centre, shoots the ball during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain.
La Liga soccer match: Real Madrid vs Villarreal
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Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior scores his side's second goal by a penalty during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain.
La Liga soccer match: Villarreal vs Real Madrid
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Real Madrid's Brahim Diaz heads the ball during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain.
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Real Madrid's Dean Huijsen, right, and Villarreal's Tani Oluwaseyi challenge for the ball during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Spain Soccer La Liga: Villarreal vs Real Madrid
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Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior scores the opening goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain.
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Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior, right, and Villarreal's Santiago Mourino challenge for the ball during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain.
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Real Madrid's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois clears the ball during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Spanish La Liga soccer match: Real Madrid vs Villarreal
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Real Madrid's Aurelien Tchouameni, second from right, and Franco Mastantuono, left, challenge for the ball with Villarreal's Renato Veiga, right, and Sergi Cardona during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Spanish La Liga soccer match: Villarreal vs Real Madrid
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Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior, centre top, and Kylian Mbappe react during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain.
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