Madrid falter in title race with loss to Villarreal

Real Madrid suffered a 2-1 defeat to Villarreal as they missed a chance to put pressure on leaders Barcelona in the LaLiga title race.

1/7/2023 ESPN
  • KO
    • First Half begins.
  • 16
    • Pau Torres Yellow Card
  • HT
    • First Half ends, Villarreal 0, Real Madrid 0.
  • 47
    • Yeremy Pino Goal
  • 60
    • Karim Benzema Penalty - Scored
  • 63
    • Gerard Moreno Penalty - Scored
  • 64
    • On: Rodrygo|Off: Ferland Mendy
  • 64
    • On: Lucas Vázquez|Off: Aurélien Tchouaméni
  • 70
    • On: Eduardo Camavinga|Off: Luka Modric
  • 72
    • On: Alfonso Pedraza|Off: Alberto Moreno
  • 75
    • Raúl Albiol Yellow Card
  • 80
    • On: José Luis Morales|Off: Yeremy Pino
  • 82
    • On: Marco Asensio|Off: Federico Valverde
  • 88
    • On: Arnaut Danjuma|Off: Gerard Moreno
  • 89
    • On: Manu Trigueros|Off: Francis Coquelin
  • 90+3
    • Álex Baena Yellow Card
  • 90+5
    • Pepe Reina Yellow Card
  • 90+7
    • Eduardo Camavinga Yellow Card
  • FT
    • End Regular Time
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VIL
4-3-3
  • 1Reina
  • 18Moreno
    On: Alfonso Pedraza | Off: Alberto Moreno
  • 4Torres
  • 3Albiol
  • 8Foyth
  • 16Baena
  • 10Parejo
  • 19Coquelin
    On: Manu Trigueros | Off: Francis Coquelin
  • 21Pino
    On: José Luis Morales | Off: Yeremy Pino
  • 7Moreno
    On: Arnaut Danjuma | Off: Gerard Moreno
  • 11Chukwueze
No. Name
1 Pepe Reina  90'+5'
Saves 2
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Discipline
    • 1 Yellow
    • 0 Red
4 Pau Torres  16'
Goals 0
  • Shots 1
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 1
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 1
  • Discipline
    • 1 Yellow
    • 0 Red
Goals 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 2
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 1 Yellow
    • 0 Red
Goals 0
  • Shots 1
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
Goals 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
Goals 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 2
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 1
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
Goals 0
  • Shots 2
  • 1 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 1
  • 2 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
16 Álex Baena  90'+3'
Goals 0
  • Shots 3
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 3
  • 3 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 1 Yellow
    • 0 Red
Goals 0
  • Shots 1
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 2
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
Goals 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
Goals 1
  • Shots 1
  • 1 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assist 1
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
Goals 0
  • Shots 4
  • 1 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
21 Yeremy Pino  47'
Goals 1
  • Shots 1
  • 1 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 1
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
Goals 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
Goals 0
  • Shots 2
  • 1 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
Substitutes
Goals 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
Goals 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
Goals 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
Goals 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
Saves 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
Goals 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red

Game Information

  • VENUE: Estadio de la Cerámica
  • ,
    COVERAGE: ESPNDP/ESPN+
  • Villarreal, Spain
  • ATTENDANCE: 21,088
  • REFEREE: César Soto Grado

Match Commentary

- Match ends, Villarreal 2, Real Madrid 1.
- Match ends, Villarreal 2, Real Madrid 1.
90'+9' Second Half ends, Villarreal 2, Real Madrid 1.

Match Stats

VIL
RMA

Possession

49% 51%

Shots (on Goal)

17 (5)
13 (3)
VIL RMA
13 Fouls 6
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 3
Data is currently unavailable.

Spanish LaLiga Standings

POS Team GP GD PTS
1 Barcelona 26 +40 68
2 Real Madrid 26 +30 56
3 Atletico Madrid 26 +23 51
4 Real Sociedad 26 +11 48
5 Real Betis 26 +8 45
6 Villarreal 26 +8 41
7 Athletic Club 26 +8 36
8 Rayo Vallecano 26 +1 36
9 Osasuna 26 -5 34
10 Celta Vigo 26 -3 34
11 Mallorca 26 -5 32
12 Girona 26 -1 31
13 Getafe 26 -7 29
14 Sevilla 26 -13 28
15 Cádiz 26 -17 28
16 Real Valladolid 26 -18 28
17 Espanyol 26 -10 27
18 Valencia 26 -3 26
19 Almería 26 -15 26
20 Elche 26 -32 13