Overview

• Real Madrid beat Villarreal 3-1 at the Bernabéu to move to 21 points and go two clear of Barcelona, who play Sunday.
• Vinícius Júnior scored two after halftime, first via a deflection and then from the spot after Rafa Marín fouled him in the area.
• Georges Mikautadze made it 2-1 in the 73rd minute, but Kylian Mbappé restored the two-goal cushion in the 80th.
• Villarreal finished with 10 men after Santiago Mourino was sent off for a second yellow card in the 77th minute.
• Coach Xabi Alonso said Mbappé suffered a mild ankle sprain and will be assessed, as Federico Valverde filled in at right-back with multiple defenders unavailable.