And progress real madrid In the 14th minute, he fired a powerful shot from a long distance Balverde Taking advantage of a corner kick he played Luka Modricbefore doubling Vinicius Junior The result was a powerful shot in the 73rd minute.
Real Madrid lost 1-0 to French club Lille in… UEFA Champions League On Wednesday, they tied in the last round of the league 1-1 with Atletico Madrid.
Real Madrid ranks second in the standings on goal difference behind… Barcelona They each have 21 points.
And it remains Villarrealwho started the season strong, achieving 5 victories in the first nine matches, is third with 17 points.
Villarreal started the match strongly, and Real Madrid goalkeeper Andrey Lunin intervened to intercept a dangerous cross played by Nicolas Pepe in the eighth minute.
But Valverde scored the lead when captain Modric played a corner kick, which the midfielder took advantage of and fired a powerful shot that bounced off a Villarreal defender and into the net.
And Jude Bellingham wasted Kylian Mbappe Opportunities to increase goals before the break, but the rhythm declined after the break.
Villarreal, which is missing its top scorer this season, Ayoze Perez, with six goals due to injury, almost equalized after the break when Alex Baena fired a powerful shot, but it hit the net from the outside.
Villarreal’s defense was able to limit the danger of Vinicius Junior, who increased his activity at the end of the first half.
But the 24-year-old finally managed to score in the second half, scoring his fourth goal in the league this season.
Real maintained its unbeaten record in the league in 41 matches, which is the second longest run of its kind in the history of the competition after 43 matches in which Barcelona did not know the taste of loss in 2018.
