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Vinícius red card overshadows Diomandé’s Real Madrid breakthrough

Vinícius red card overshadowed Yan Diomandé’s first Real Madrid goal as Madrid beat Villarreal and stayed six points behind Barcelona.

By Cristina Albero · Football espana

Published: Sunday, 11 October 2026 at 8:00 AM

Key Things to Know

Vinícius Júnior was sent off for pulling Nathan Saliba's hair in Real Madrid's 1-0 win against Villarreal.
Real Madrid defeated Villarreal 1-0 courtesy of summer signing Yan Diomandé's first goal for the club.
A potential suspension could rule Vinícius out of El Clásico scheduled for October 25.

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Yan Diomandé scored his first goal for Real Madrid to secure a 1-0 victory over Villarreal on Saturday, October 10. However, the result was overshadowed when substitute Vinícius Júnior received a straight red card following a VAR review for pulling Nathan Saliba's hair, which also saw the Brazilian's goal disallowed.

Manager José Mourinho had benched Vinícius after international duty with Brazil before introducing him in the second half. Diomandé scored Madrid's winner off a pass from Federico Valverde, but Vinícius now risks a potential suspension ahead of El Clásico on October 25.

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