Real Madrid beat Villarreal as Vinicius Jr scores two goals, Mbappe injured | Football News

A Vinicius Jr brace helped Madrid reclaim prime spot in La Liga after Kylian Mbappe limped off with an ankle sprain.

Vinicius Jr scored twice as Actual Madrid wrapped up a 3-1 house victory over 10-man Villarreal on Saturday, however misplaced Kylian Mbappe to harm after the star ahead limped off minutes earlier than full-time.

Actual now sit atop the La Liga standings on 21 factors, two away from Barcelona, who go to Sevilla on Sunday. Villarreal are third on 16 factors.

The sport was deadlocked within the early phases, however Actual started to pile on the strain because the clock ticked previous 20 minutes.

Aurelien Tchouameni rose to satisfy a cross, however his header drifted simply large of the submit.

Moments later, Mbappe pounced on a free move because the guests tried to play out from the again. The Frenchman squared the ball to Franco Mastantuono, whose shot from point-blank vary was deflected over the bar by defender Renato Veiga.

Villarreal additionally had possibilities within the first half as Tani Oluwaseyi broke into the field and located himself one-on-one with goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who produced a sprawling save.

Xabi Alonso’s Actual facet finally broke the impasse simply after the break when Vinicius picked up the ball close to the left byline, drove into the field and squeezed a shot in from a decent angle that deflected off Villarreal midfielder Santi Comesana.

The Brazilian ahead doubled his tally from the penalty spot within the 69th minute, having been introduced down by Rafa Marin, together with his effort simply squeezing underneath goalkeeper Arnau Tenas.

Nonetheless, 4 minutes later, Villarreal proved they’d come to the Santiago Bernabeu to battle as Georges Mikautadze pulled one again with a low strike from the sting of the field.

The drama continued within the 77th minute, when Villarreal defender Santiago Mourino was despatched off after a second reserving for a foul on Vinicius, leaving the guests on the again foot.

The influence was rapid as Mbappe scored Actual’s third within the eightieth minute after Brahim Diaz broke by means of and laid the ball again for the striker to finish the victory. A short while later, Mbappe went down with an ankle harm and was changed by Rodrygo as Madrid noticed the sport out.