Diomandé strikes, Vinícius sees red: Inside Real Madrid’s chaotic, dramatic win over Villarreal

Real Madrid claimed a 1-0 win over Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabéu on Matchday 8 of LaLiga EA Sports, in a match in which Yan Diomande scored his first goal for Los Blancos and Vinícius was sent off for pulling Saliba's hair. Clear chances were conspicuous by their absence in a first half with little football and only one shot on target. Real Madrid, with Diomande in the starting eleven instead of Vinícius, found many problems moving the ball into the final third of the pitch. Villarreal, with Foyth's return reinforcing their defensive area, needed little to avoid suffering. Facing a more conciliatory Bernabéu than on other days, with patience renewed after the international break, Jose Mourinho's pupils did not have too much fluency in creating play.