The Brazilian returns to sign a brace, Mbappé marks for the ninth game in a row: 3-1 and first place waiting for Barcelona
The awakening of Vinicius and the usual Mbappé: in the challenge between the second and third Real Madrid beats Villarreal 3-1, leaves behind the 5-2 collected by Atletico a week ago and sleeps in the head waiting for Siviglia-Barcelona tomorrow. Villarreal excessively prudent in the first part, then unfortunate and beaten with some controversy for a penalty and expulsion. Two goals by Vinciius, who had not signed a brace since January, and the usual seal of Mbappé who between France and Madrid marks 9 games in a row and who has reached 14 goals in 10 seasonal releases with Blancos. After the 3-1 goal, however, the Frenchman came out for a right ankle pain touched by Rafa Marin, leaving Bernabeu with suspended breath. Recall that Villarreal faced Juventus in the second round of the Champions League, Real Madrid will face it to the third.
the choices
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Xabi Alonso has to do with the injuries of Carvajal and Alexander-Arnold and was looking for an emergency full-back: the choice fell on Valverde and it brings with it a fair polemical weight, because the ‘charrua’, yesterday captain, does not want to play there and clearly said it in the time of Ancelotti reaffirming him in the past few days. Xabi Alonso pretends to be nothing, but this is one of the first rocks of his management. For the rest, compared to the trip to Almaty in defense, Militao and Carreras returned, Ceballos still owner, Rodrygo still outside because Mastantuono and Arda Guler play. Marcelino after the peer with Juve surprisingly left the attack duo Pepé and Mikautadze by trying with Oluwaseyi and Moleiro. In the middle of party for Parejo, muscle midfield with Gueye.
low block
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And it is a clear signal: the Villarreal accommodates its two lines of 4 in bulk low by inviting the opponent to play and maybe open up. In the first half a monologue came out with Madrid close to 80% of possession and Villarreal with a single great opportunity for the twilight of the first part when Moleiro launched Oluwaseyi in the midst of Huijsen and Militao and the Canadian made himself hypnotize from the enormous Courtois, washing the only occasion of the guests. Madrid in his prolonged possession has created relatively little: two shots of the tunnel tailor of Tchouameni from a good position and a shot with a secure failure of Mastantuono destined for the goal but intercepted by Renato Veiga in acrobatics with his left knee. The Argentine, more alive than Arda Guler, touched the goal even before the break.
Changes and goals
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After the interval Marcelino inserted Pepé and Mikautadze but his plan shattered after 89 seconds because Vinicius, launched by a great change of game of Valverde with Spit of Mbappé, marked with luck: his right was deflected by Comea with Arnau Tenas displaced. And shortly after the referee Cuadra considered a closure in the area of Rafa Marin on the same wines: Mbappé left him the penalty that passed under the body of Arnau Tenas, with wines that had made a mistake the last two penalties he had kicked. Villarreal reacted with a great right from the limit of Mikautadze who beat Courtois but immediately remained in 10 for the second yellow in Mouriño for a foul on Vinicius launched. The usual Mbappé thought about pulling down the curtain, who after a disengagement error of the Villarreal closed a triangle with Brahim and then comes out painful.
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