Vinicius Junior scores twice in Real Madrid win

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Real Madrid 3 - 1 Villareal

Vinicius Junior scored twice as Real Madrid continued their recovery from last weekend’s heavy defeat to Atletico Madrid.

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Author | Jack L

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After a frustrating first half, which saw the Real players booed off at the break, Vinicius opened the scoring just 90 seconds into the second period. The Brazilian collected a flick-on from Kylian Mbappe, cut inside from the left and struck a shot that took a significant deflection off Santi Comesana, deceiving Villarreal goalkeeper Arnau Tenas at the near post.

Vinicius remained Real’s main threat, adding a penalty in the 69th minute after being bundled over in the box by Rafa Marin. He calmly slotted the ball under Tenas to extend the lead.

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Villarreal continued to offer danger on the counter-attack. Moments after England midfielder Jude Bellingham, who had started on the bench, was denied in a one-on-one with Tenas, Georgia striker Georges Mikautadze halved the deficit with a powerful strike into the bottom corner past Thibaut Courtois.

Villarreal full-back Santiago Mourino was sent off for a second yellow card after pulling back Vinicius, and three minutes later Mbappe secured the win, converting Brahim Diaz’s precise cut-back. The match ended on a slightly sour note for Real as Mbappe limped off with what appeared to be a foot injury.

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After the match, the Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso was full of praise for Vinicius Junior. He said: "“He had a very good game and played a decisive role, not only because of the first goal but also because of the mismatch we were getting through him. I like it when I see him smiling and enjoying himself. He came close to scoring a hat-trick and rounding off his game”.

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