Real Madrid moved provisionally to the top of La Liga after a 3-1 win at home to Villarreal. Vinicius Jr. opened the scoring two minutes after halftime with a deflected shot, and doubled the lead in the 69th minute from the penalty spot. Georges Mikautadze drilled Villarreal back into the game in the 73rd minute, but the visitors' hopes virtually ended when Santiago Mourino was sent off for a second yellow card after a slight contact with Vinicius. Kylian Mbappe sealed the win with an 81st-minute goal before leaving the pitch with a slight physical problem. Real Madrid leads by two points over FC Barcelona, which visits Sevilla on Sunday.

In Athletic Bilbao's 2-1 home win over Mallorca, Inaki Williams put Athletic ahead from the penalty spot in the ninth minute and Athletic created enough

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