HIGHLIGHTS | Real Madrid 2-0 Villarreal | LaLiga 2024/25

Real Madrid will head into the international break having taken all three points against third-placed Villarreal at the Bernabéu. Ancelotti’s men secured the win with two superb strikes from outside the box. The first was by Valverde after a well-rehearsed move from a corner-kick. On the quarter-hour mark, Modrić took a short corner, Bellingham tricked the defence by letting the ball run past him and Valverde did the rest. The Uruguayan hit a fierce first-time strike from outside the area which flew past Diego Conde with the help of a deflection off Baena. In the second half and Vini Jr. scored with a spectacular right-footed finish. In the 70th minute, the Brazilian picked up the ball on the edge of the box and swerved a strike into the top corner giving Diego Conde no extended their unbeaten run in LaLiga to 41 games (30 wins and 11 draws). The downside came in stoppage time when Carvajal was stretchered off in considerable pain and received a standing ovation from the home fans.