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Real Madrid beat Villarreal 1-0 as Vinícius Júnior is sent off
Real Madrid beat Villarreal 1-0 in La Liga, with Yan Diomandé scoring the only goal.
The match was played at Real Madrid’s Bernabéu stadium.
Vinícius Júnior came on as a substitute and thought he had scored, but the goal was disallowed.
After a VAR review, the referee sent him off for pulling Villarreal defender Nathan Saliba’s hair.
Madrid held on to win with 10 players.
The result left Madrid six points behind league leaders Barcelona and provisionally in third place.
Vinícius could face a ban that may keep him out of El Clásico against Barcelona on 25 October.
Real Madrid beat Villarreal 1-0, with Yan Diomandé scoring the only goal.
Vinícius Júnior was sent off after a VAR review showed him pulling Nathan Saliba’s hair.
Vinícius had scored, but the goal was disallowed following the review.
Real Madrid held on with 10 players to claim the win.
The result left Madrid six points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona and provisionally third.
- Who
- Real Madrid beat Villarreal; Vinícius Júnior was sent off.
- What
- Madrid won 1-0. Vinícius’s goal was disallowed after VAR showed he had pulled Nathan Saliba’s hair.
- When
- The articles were published on 10 and 11 October 2026; the match date is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Yan Diomandé scored the winning goal for Madrid; the precise reason for the match result beyond the goal is not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I don’t know what’s going on with the referees, with this red card, I don’t understand.
But the most important thing is the victory.
Yan Diomandé scored the only goal to give Real Madrid a 1-0 lead.
Vinícius Júnior scored, but VAR review showed he had pulled Nathan Saliba’s hair, so the goal was disallowed and Vinícius was sent off.
Real Madrid held on to win with 10 players.
- Score
- Real Madrid 1-0 Villarreal
- Winning goal
- Yan Diomandé
- Dismissed player
- Vinícius Júnior
- VAR incident
- Hair-pulling of Villarreal’s Nathan Saliba
- La Liga gap
- Real Madrid were six points behind Barcelona
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