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Real Madrid won against Villarreal with a score of 1-0 on Saturday, maintaining their six-point gap behind La Liga leaders Barcelona despite Vinicius Junior’s red card. Vinicius was dismissed after a VAR review revealed he had pulled the hair of Villarreal player Nathan Saliba. Kylian Mbappé, despite some fan criticism for his recent behavior, played well but missed several opportunities and did not score.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-11,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Vinícius Júnior, a forward for Real Madrid, was sent off with a direct red card in a La Liga game against Villarreal on Saturday. Vinícius had scored what he believed to be a goal but was later penalized after the video assistant referee (VAR) reviewed footage showing that he had pulled the hair of Villarreal player Nathan Saliba during their sprint down the field, leading to his dismissal from the game in the 73rd minute. Despite playing with only ten men for the remainder of the match, Real Madrid managed a tight 1-0 victory over Villarreal, maintaining their position six points behind league leaders Barcelona.
Written for “Real Madrid Vinicius Red Card” on 2026-10-11,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
Yan Diomande earned Real Madrid a tight 1-0 victory over Villarreal on Saturday to keep them six points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona, even though winger Vinicius Junior was sent off for hair-pulling.
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Junior → earn → pulling
Brazil international Vinicius, on as a substitute, scored, but his goal was disallowed.
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goal → score → substitute
He was then dismissed after a VAR review showed he had pulled the hair of Villarreal’s Nathan Saliba.
asserted
he → dismiss → Saliba
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managers → await → crisis
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charges → leave → clash
Jose Mourinho’s Madrid battled through the final stages with 10 men but held on to win and go provisionally third.
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Madrid → battle → men
Champions Barca lead La Liga after a 3-0 win over Getafe, while Atletico Madrid are five points behind in second after they edged Alaves 2-1.
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they → lead → Alaves
Striker Kylian Mbappe was fit to start the match for Madrid at their Santiago Bernabeu stadium after suffering a knee problem playing for France during the international break.
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Mbappe → start → break
There was a smattering of whistles for the superstar forward, with some fans believing he has been unprofessional in recent weeks, but also applause from other supporters.
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he → be → supporters
Mbappe, a candidate for the Ballon d’Or trophy later this month, was Madrid’s most threatening player in the first half, although he had little competition.
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he → have → competition
Mourinho started with out-of-form winger Vinicius on the bench, following his trips to Australia and India with Brazil during the international break.
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Mourinho → start → break
Madrid improved defensively, giving Villarreal few chances of note, but struggled to build much in attack themselves in a drab opening half.
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Madrid → improve → half
Mbappe struck the post from Alvaro Carreras’s layoff as Madrid pushed Villarreal back early on.
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Madrid → strike → Villarreal
Villarreal soon gained a foothold and restricted Madrid’s opportunities, until Mbappe forced a good save from Peter Gulacsi.
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Mbappe → gain → Gulacsi
There was some more mild whistling for Madrid’s display from their fans at half-time, but they were soon able to celebrate summer arrival Diomande’s first goal for the club.
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they → be → club
The Ivorian winger, Madrid’s record 140 million euro ($157m) signing, produced a sharp low finish into the far corner after good work from Federico Valverde to play him in.
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winger → produce → him
Vinicius thought he had doubled Madrid’s lead after Jude Bellingham charged in down the left and cut the ball back for him.
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Bellingham → think → him
However, the winger’s joy turned to anger after referee Isidro Diaz de Mera was called to watch Vinicius’s hair pull on Saliba in the buildup by VAR and sent off the Brazilian, voiding the goal.
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hair → turn → goal
Madrid’s Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who had made a couple of smart saves earlier in the half, produced an acrobatic stop to thwart Carlos Romero.
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who → make → Romero
Mbappe was denied again by Hungarian goalkeeper Gulasci as the forward left the Bernabeu frustrated in his hunt for goals, although his team were able to clinch three important points to stay on Barca’s trail.
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team → deny → trail
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