Real Madrid Wins 1-0 Against Villarreal with Diomande’s First Goal

Real Madrid secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Villarreal in their La Liga match at the Santiago Bernabéu on Saturday, October 10, 2026. The match saw Yan Diomande score his first goal for the club in the 62nd minute.

Diomande’s goal came after he finished a pass from Federico Valverde. Initially, the goal was disallowed for offside, but a review by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) overturned the decision.

In the second half, Vinícius Júnior, who came off the bench, thought he had scored a second goal for Madrid around the 71st minute. However, VAR disallowed this goal as well, revealing that Vinícius had pulled the hair of Villarreal’s Nathan Saliba during the play. The referee then issued Vinícius a straight red card for this action.

Despite playing the final minutes with only ten players, Real Madrid managed to hold on to their lead and secure all three points in this eighth round of the 2026/27 La Liga season.

Diomande was substituted later in the match as the team focused on protecting their slim advantage.