Real Madrid have a clear problem with their two superstars Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior. – They are both prima donnas who during the day cause more problems than happiness.
In yesterday’s La Liga match, important points in the battle for league gold could easily be lost. La Liga champion 2 years in a row, Barcelona secured 3rd point after winning 3 – 0 over Getafe a couple of hours earlier.
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Real Madrid struggled to beat Villarreal 1-0 in La Liga on Saturday night. Vinicius Junior thought he was making it 2-0, but instead received a red card for dragging.
Yan Diomande scored his first goal for Real Madrid in the 62nd minute after his summer transfer from RB Leipzig. The 19-year-old from Ivory Coast was played forward by Federico Valverde, turned and scored. He was waved off for offside, but VAR ruled that he was on the right side – while a couple of teammates with no impact on the situation were in an offside position.
However, it is the VAR decision a few minutes later that will be talked about afterwards. Vinicius Junior scored after fine interplay with Jude Bellingham, but the referee was called to the VAR screen. There he saw the Brazilian lug his opponent Nathan Saliba before starting the long run to receive Bellingham’s wall pass.
Vinicius Junior was furious when the referee pulled up the red card and had to be restrained by his teammates.
Kylian Mbappé started the game for Real Madrid even though he had to interrupt the national team gathering with a knee injury he suffered in the first of four games for France. Vinicius Junior started the game on the bench but came on in the 52nd minute. In the 71st minute, the situation arose that ended with a cancelled goal and a red card.
Real Madrid had to defend with ten men in the final minutes, but limped to victory. The team is six points behind Barcelona and one behind city rivals Atlético Madrid.
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