Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, October 10, 2026
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Santiago Bernabéu · 75,242 att. · ESPN Deportes

Match Report

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Yan Diomande's first goal gives 10-man Real Madrid narrow win over Villarreal

Real Madrid held on for a 1-0 win over Villarreal in a stormy LaLiga encounter on Saturday despite the late red card for Vinícius Júnior.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
4
53.7
Possession
46.3
15
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
423
Accurate Passes
338
477
Passes
406
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
2
12
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.1
40
Long Balls
58
21
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
12
15
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
5
25
Effective Clearances
18
25
Clearances
18

Highlights

01:13 Real Madrid vs. Villarreal - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 01:47 Vinicius Júnior goal turns into a red card in Real Madrid win Watch on ESPN 00:42 Yan Diomande scores in the 63' Watch on ESPN 00:31 Vinícius Júnior gets sent off vs. Villarreal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

RMA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 22Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  3. 16Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 18Álvaro CarrerasLB
  5. 12Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 5Jude BellinghamAM
  7. 14Aurélien TchouaméniLM
  8. 8Federico ValverdeRM
  9. 10Kylian MbappéF
  10. 25Yan DiomandeAM-L
  11. 15Arda GülerAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Denzel DumfriesSUB
  2. 6Eduardo CamavingaSUB
  3. 7Vinícius JúniorSUB
  4. 26Sergio MestreSUB
  5. 20Bernardo SilvaSUB
  6. 27Thiago PitarchSUB
  7. 17Marc CucurellaSUB
  8. 13Andriy LuninSUB
  9. 9EndrickSUB
  10. 19Carlos EspíSUB
  11. 21Brahim DíazSUB

VIL · 4-3-3

  1. 25Péter GulácsiG
  2. 12Renato VeigaCD-L
  3. 6Pau NavarroCD-R
  4. 23Sergi CardonaLB
  5. 3Alex FreemanRB
  6. 8Juan FoythCM
  7. 18Pape GueyeLM
  8. 14Santi ComesañaRM
  9. 22Ayoze PérezF
  10. 10Alberto MoleiroLF
  11. 11Ilias AkhomachRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Gerard MorenoSUB
  2. 27Nizar El Jmili Ben HamouSUB
  3. 16Carlos MaciàSUB
  4. 28JoselilloSUB
  5. 20Carlos RomeroSUB
  6. 21Tani OluwaseyiSUB
  7. 9Georges MikautadzeSUB
  8. 5Alassane DiattaSUB
  9. 2Logan CostaSUB
  10. 15Santiago MouriñoSUB
  11. 24Nathan SalibaSUB
  12. 1Luiz JúniorSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Renato Veiga (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 19' Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 29' Delay in match because of an injury Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid).
  4. 29'
  5. 30' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 30'
  7. 45' Substitution, Real Madrid. Marc Cucurella replaces Álvaro Carreras.
  8. 52' Substitution, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  9. 56' Substitution, Villarreal. Nathan Saliba replaces Santi Comesaña.
  10. 56' Substitution, Villarreal. Carlos Romero replaces Juan Foyth.
  11. 62' Goal! Real Madrid 1, Villarreal 0. Yan Diomande (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Valverde.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  12. 63'
  13. 64'
  14. 67' Substitution, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno replaces Ilias Akhomach.
  15. 67' Substitution, Villarreal. Georges Mikautadze replaces Sergi Cardona.
  16. 72'
  17. 72'
  18. 72' Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  19. 77' Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Arda Güler.
  20. 81' Ibrahima Konaté (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 83' Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  22. 84' Pau Navarro (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  23. 86' Substitution, Real Madrid. Denzel Dumfries replaces Yan Diomande.
  24. 86' Substitution, Villarreal. Nizar replaces Alberto Moleiro.
  25. 87' Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  26. 90'+4' Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.

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