Real Madrid celebrated their home appearance with a 4-1 win against Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabéu on matchday 17 LaLiga. The visitors, led by Carlo Ancelotti, had several opportunities to increase the score, but the long-awaited goal only came in the 25th minute through Jude Bellingham.
The English player took advantage of a great center Luka Modric inside the penalty area to score a header and score the first goal of the game. With this result, the former Borussia Dortmund established himself as the provisional top scorer in the current Spanish tournament with 13 goals in 15 games.
The Meringues' minimal lead remained until the 37th minute, when Rodrygo left the ball in front of the opponent's goal and broke through the yellow submarine's net.
The goals did not decrease in the supplement. Villarreal was able to score in the 54th minute thanks to a shot from José Luis Morales at Lunin's near post; But Real Madrid's reaction didn't take long to arrive in the 64th minute.
The person responsible for the 3-1 was Brahim Díaz, who started with the ball from midfield to beat the rival who appeared in front of him and score a great goal.
The icing on the cake was none other than Modric. The Croatian midfielder and team captain scored the victory for the Meringues in the 68th minute with a left-footed shot at the far post.
Luka scored his first goal in the current Spanish league, ending a ten-month goal drought real Madrid. The “10” had not scored a goal with the capital team since February 15th.
Unfortunately, David Alaba suffered an injury that forced him to be substituted in the first half and require surgery. “After examinations, our player David Alaba was diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. “The player will undergo surgery in the coming days,” the Merengue club reported in a statement.
With this result, the fourteen-time Champions League champions reached 42 points and reclaimed the top of LaLiga, while Villarreal went to their third consecutive game without a win and remains in fourteenth place with 16 points.
The Meringues will wait for a setback from their biggest rivals Girona (41 points), who face Deportivo Alavés today in search of the lead.
Did you know…
Undefeated. The Meringues have played 11 consecutive games without defeat in the Spanish league.
Solid. Real Madrid is the team that has conceded the fewest goals in LaLiga 2023-2024.