Villarreal strengthened their grip on third place in La Liga with a 3-1 home win over Alaves, sealing their best-ever first half of a top-flight season, while late goals decided matches involving Real Sociedad, Valencia, Girona and Real Betis.
Real Madrid extended their flawless home run with a 4-0 win over Valencia at the Bernabéu, thanks to Kylian Mbappé’s brace, Jude Bellingham’s strike, and Álvaro Carreras’s late goal. Atlético Madrid, Villarreal, and Real Sociedad also secured commanding victories.
Federico Valverde scored with a shot from outside the penalty area early in the match, and Vinicius Jr. added another in the 73rd minute after receiving a pass from Valverde, securing the win for Carlo Ancelotti's side with their only two shots on target. Kylian Mbappé also came close to scoring on a few occasions.
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Real Madrid secures second place with a 2-0 victory against Las Palmas at home. Brahim Diaz, in his first start of the season, justified his inclusion by scoring just before half-time.
Xinhua reports that Barcelona took a strong lead with Gavi's 15th-minute goal, followed by Frenkie de Jong finding the net three minutes later, securing a 2-0 advantage.
Madrid: Villarreal and Juventus drew 1-1 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday night. Dusan Vlahovic put the visitors ahead after just 30 seconds, controlling a ball on his chest before turning and firing home a shot at the left-hand post. The goal left the atmosphere in the Estadio de […]
The two teams were level 1-1 after Hakim Ziyech's 27th-minute goal was cancelled out by Villarreal's Gerard Moreno in the 73rd minute, taking the match into extra time.
With the tie finely-poised following a 1-1 home draw a week ago, the Gunners put in one of their best showings under Mikel Arteta to win 4-0 in Prague, DPA reported.
