Villareal Successfully Beat Real Madrid Despite A Draw In The First Round

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JAKARTA - Villarreal managed to beat Real Madrid 3-2 at the Santiago Bernabeu in Week 28 of the Spanish League, Sunday, April 9, early in the morning. Real had taken the lead thanks to Pau Torres' own goal. Villarreal then equalized through Samuel Chukwueze's goal before Vinicius Junior's goal brought Madrid back in the lead.

Villarreal then responded by scoring two goals within 10 minutes of substitutes Jose Luis Morales and Chukwueze.

This defeat made it increasingly difficult for Real Madrid to catch Barcelona in the race for the Spanish League title. They are second in the standings after collecting 59 points, 12 points behind their rivals.

Meanwhile Villarreal is ranked fifth after collecting 47 points, according to LaLiga's official website.

The first goal occurred in the 16th minute. Marco Asensio fired the wrong pass that Pau Torres anticipated until he entered the goal himself. The score became 1-0.

Villarreal equalized in the 30th minute. Giovanni Lo Celso released a through ball to Chukwueze in front of the penalty box. He then passed Nacho Fernandez before releasing a shot that goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois couldn't stop. The position is 1-1.

Towards the end of the first half, Villarreal had threatened Courtois' goal with Juan Foyth's shot into the bottom corner. However, the Real Madrid goalkeeper was still able to parry it.

The first half ended with a 1-1 draw.

Real Madrid took the lead again at the start of the second half or to be precise in the 48th minute thanks to Vinicius. After receiving Dani Celellos' pass, the Brazilian striker escaped Villarreal's guard before breaking into Pepe Reina's goal. The home team won 2-1.

Villarreal was able to bounce back towards the end of the match. They equalized the score to 2-2 in the 70th minute through Luis Morales' shot in the penalty box.

The team nicknamed the Yellow Submarine turned ahead ten minutes later. Chukwueze took an individual action on the right side of the penalty box before firing an accurate shot at the far post that Courtois could not reach. The position is 3-2.

Just a moment later, the referee awarded Real Madrid a penalty after the ball hit Aissa Mandi's arm. However, the referee overturned his decision after checking VAR's replay.

Real Madrid tried to equalize in the remaining time, but no additional goals were scored until the game was over. Los Blancos had to give up 2-3 from Villarreal.

Lineup of players

Real Madrid: (4-3-3): Thibaut Courtois; Lucas Vazquez, Antonio Rudiger, David Alaba (46' Militao), Nacho; Marco Asensio, Aurelien Tchouameni (72' Modric), Dani Ceballos (75' Camavinga); Rodrygo, Karim Benzema (59' Valverde), Vinicius Junior.

Villarreal (4-3-3): Pepe Reina; Juan Foyth, Aissa Mandi, Pau Torres, Alfonso Pedraza; Ramon Terrats (33' Trigueros), Dani Parejo, Giovani Lo Celso (67' Luis Morales); Samuel Chukwueze (90' Femenia), Yeremi Pino (67' Moreno), Alex Baena (90' Mojica).