Spanish LALIGA

Real Madrid vs Villarreal, 2024-25 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA
  • 14': Federico Valverde
  • 73': Vinícius Júnior
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2 - 0

Vinicius nets stunner in Madrid win but Carvajal exits in tears

A stunning strike from Vinícius Júnior helped Real Madrid to a 2-0 home win against Villarreal in LaLiga on Saturday as the defending champions provisionally moved level with leaders Barcelona in the standings.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Thierno Barry (Villarreal).
  • 4': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.
  • 8': Offside, Villarreal. Thierno Barry is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 9': Offside, Villarreal. Nicolas Pépé is caught offside.
  • 10': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
  • 10': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergi Cardona with a cross.
  • 11': Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Carvajal.
  • 13': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Sergi Cardona.
  • 14': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Villarreal 0. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luka Modric following a corner.
  • 16': Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Álex Baena with a cross.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Thierno Barry (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pape Gueye with a cross.
  • 23': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
  • 23': Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 25': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Dani Carvajal.
  • 27': Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
  • 28': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
  • 28': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
  • 30': Dani Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
  • 32': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Santi Comesaña.
  • 33': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Villarreal).
  • 33': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Kiko Femenía (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 35': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
  • 35': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Baena with a through ball.
  • 38': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
  • 44': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
  • 44': Thierno Barry (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Dani Carvajal.
  • 45'+2': Andrii Lunin (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Real Madrid 1, Villarreal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 1, Villarreal 0.
  • 49': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
  • 49': Thierno Barry (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Offside, Villarreal. Thierno Barry is caught offside.
  • 54': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
  • 54': Thierno Barry (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 57': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
  • 57': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Villarreal).
  • 57': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Jude Bellingham.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 67': Offside, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
  • 67': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).
  • 67': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Substitution, Villarreal. Ilias Akhomach replaces Nicolas Pépé.
  • 68': Substitution, Villarreal. Eric Bailly replaces Raúl Albiol.
  • 68': Substitution, Villarreal. Yeremy Pino replaces Álex Baena.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 70': Substitution, Real Madrid. Éder Militão replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
  • 71': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Kylian Mbappé.
  • 73': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Villarreal 0. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
  • 77': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
  • 79': Substitution, Villarreal. Ramon Terrats replaces Dani Parejo.
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Substitution, Real Madrid. Arda Güler replaces Vinícius Júnior because of an injury.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Ramon Terrats (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilias Akhomach.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thierno Barry.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Thierno Barry (Villarreal) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Yeremy Pino.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Thierno Barry (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ilias Akhomach.
  • 84': Foul by Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid).
  • 84': Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Substitution, Villarreal. Juan Bernat replaces Sergi Cardona.
  • 88': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Éder Militão.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kiko Femenía.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Luka Modric.
  • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid).
  • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Yeremy Pino (Villarreal).
  • 90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+7': Dani Carvajal went off injured after Real Madrid had used all subs.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Villarreal 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Real Madrid 2, Villarreal 0.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 1
44.8 Possession 55.2
12 SHOTS 11
1 ON GOAL 2
0.1 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
470 Accurate Passes 595
516 Passes 649
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 2
16 Crosses 7
0.3 Cross % 0.3
38 Long Balls 49
22 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 14
15 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 11
11 Effective Clearances 14
11 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 73,842

LALIGA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Barcelona 29 +54 66
2 Real Madrid 29 +33 63
3 Atlético Madrid 29 +24 57
4 Athletic Club 29 +22 53
Full Table

Line-Ups

RMA Real Madrid (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Andriy Lunin (GK)
22 Antonio Rüdiger
14 Aurélien Tchouaméni
23 Ferland Mendy
2 Dani Carvajal
6 Eduardo Camavinga
8 Federico Valverde
5 Jude Bellingham
10 Luka Modric
7 Vinícius Júnior
9 Kylian Mbappé

VIL Villarreal (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Diego Conde (GK)
2 Logan Costa
3 Raúl Albiol
23 Sergi Cardona
17 Kiko Femenía Yellow Card
10 Dani Parejo
18 Pape Gueye
14 Santi Comesaña
15 Thierno Barry
16 Álex Baena
19 Nicolas Pépé

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