Bellingham scores as Real beat Villarreal to go top

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Jude Bellingham heads the ball and scores the opening goal

Jude Bellingham continued his fine goalscoring form as Real Madrid beat Villarreal to return to the top of La Liga.

The England midfielder headed in a superb cross from Luka Modric to claim his 13th league goal of the season and put Real ahead in the 25th minute.

Rodrygo added a second for Real after an offside decision was overturned by a Video Assistant Referee (VAR), but Jose Luis Morales halved the deficit after the break.

However, Villarreal's hopes were short-lived as Brahim Diaz and Modric scored within four minutes of each other in the second half to seal the three points.

Carlo Ancelotti's side were held to a 1-1 draw by Real Betis and replaced at the top of the table last weekend by Girona, who beat Barcelona 4-2.

But Girona, playing only their fourth-ever top-flight season, can leapfrog Real Madrid again if they beat Alaves on Monday.

Reaction as Real Madrid beat Villarreal

Line-ups

Real Madrid

Formation 4-4-2

13Lunin
17Vázquez
22Rüdiger
4AlabaSubstituted forNachoat 35'minutes
23MendySubstituted forGarcíaat 45'minutes
15Valverde
10Modric
8KroosSubstituted forTchouaméniat 79'minutesBooked at 84mins
5BellinghamBooked at 67minsSubstituted forCeballosat 78'minutes
21DíazSubstituted forJoseluat 84'minutes
11Rodrygo

Substitutes

6Nacho
14Joselu
18Tchouaméni
19Ceballos
20García
25Arrizabalaga Revuelta
32Paz
36Tobias da Silva
39de Luis

Villarreal

Formation 4-4-2

13Jørgensen
26AltiBooked at 67mins
3AlbiolSubstituted forCuencaat 45'minutes
23Mandi
24Pedraza
27AkhomachBooked at 74minsSubstituted forTriguerosat 74'minutes
6CapoueBooked at 85mins
10Parejo
16BaenaSubstituted forTerratsat 29'minutes
7MorenoSubstituted forSørlothat 45'minutes
15MoralesSubstituted forBreretonat 79'minutes

Substitutes

1Reina
5Cuenca
9Brereton
11Sørloth
14Trigueros
17Femenía
18Moreno
20Terrats

Referee:Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Attendance:70,500

Live Text

Match ends, Real Madrid 4, Villarreal 1.
Second Half ends, Real Madrid 4, Villarreal 1.
Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Jorge Cuenca.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Aïssa Mandi.
Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Étienne Capoue (Villarreal).
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Jorge Cuenca.
Attempt blocked. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
Dani Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Alfonso Pedraza.
Étienne Capoue (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Étienne Capoue (Villarreal).
Substitution, Real Madrid. Joselu replaces Brahim Díaz.
Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
Étienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.