
Real Madrid beat Villarreal 1-0 in a La Liga Matchweek 8 clash at the Estadio Bernabeu in Madrid on 10 October 2026.
Yan Diomande 62' (Real Madrid); No goals (Villarreal)
Real Madrid edged a tense Matchweek 8 encounter against Villarreal at the Bernabeu, with Kylian Mbappe striking the post early on before Yan Diomande broke the deadlock in the 62nd minute, finishing clinically after a VAR review overturned an initial offside call on a Federico Valverde assist. Substitute Vinicius Junior appeared to double the lead soon after, sparking wild celebrations from manager Jose Mourinho, but the goal was disallowed and the Brazilian sent off for pulling Nathan Saliba's hair in the build-up. Real Madrid held on with ten men to secure the win, moving to third place on 18 points, while Villarreal remained tenth with 8 points. Watch the full Real Madrid vs Villarreal highlights and every goal above.
Yan Diomande scored the only goal of the match in the 62nd minute for Real Madrid, assisted by Federico Valverde. Villarreal failed to score.
Real Madrid won 1-0 over Villarreal in La Liga Matchweek 8, played on 10 October 2026 at the Estadio Bernabeu.
Vinicius Junior was shown a straight red card in the 72nd minute for pulling Nathan Saliba's hair during the build-up to what initially looked like a second Real Madrid goal, which was subsequently disallowed after a VAR review.
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