Real overcomes Villarreal, Mbappé holder and silent – Liga – J9 – Real Madrid-Villarreal (2-0)

Buts : F. Valverde (14^e) & Vinícius (73^e) for Real

All for that.

Not selected in Blue by Didier Deschamps because he was too tight physically, Kylian Mbappé was nevertheless the starter on Saturday, when he hosted Marcelino’s Villarreal at the Bernabéu. But, like his family, the Frenchman did not really shine, before being replaced by Rodrygo (71^e). A dull evening for Real, despite the victory (2-0)and especially marked by the tears of Dani Carvajal, evacuated on a stretcher after a knee shock, in added time.

Hit in a shoulder, Vinícius Júnior also left the pitch with an injury, after having scored one of the rare flashes of the evening with a long-range strike which allowed the White House to take a break (2-0, 73^e). Enough to take shelter, while Villarreal multiplied the offensives without success since the opening score of Federico Valverde, on an attempt deflected by Álex Baena (1-0, 14^e).

Thanks to this success, Real distance its evening opponent in the standings, and temporarily returns to equal points with FC Barcelona.

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