Real Madrid Beats Villarreal 1-0 in Spanish League

Madrid, Oct 10 (KUNA) -- Real Madrid defeated visiting Villaraya 1-0 in their match played today at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Saturday, as part of the eighth round of the Spanish football league. The first half ended goalless, and the score remained unchanged until the 62nd minute, when Ivory Coast midfielder Youssouf Fofana scored the winning goal for Real Madrid. The referee disallowed a goal by Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior in the 71st minute after a review using the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system, which showed that the Brazilian player had pulled an opponent’s hair at the start of the attack, prompting the referee to also show him a red card. With this result, Real Madrid secured three points, raising their tally to 18 points and settling in third place in the standings, one point behind runners-up Atletico Madrid and six points behind leaders Barcelona. Meanwhile, Villaraya remained on eight points, sitting 10th in the table. In the same round, leaders Barcelona defeated Getafe 3-0, and runners-up Atletico Madrid beat sixth-placed Alaves 2-1 earlier today. (End) H.N.D./M.M.J.