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Real Madrid beat Villarreal 1–0 before Champions League clash with Roma
·10 October 2026·16h ago

Real Madrid beat Villarreal 1–0 before Champions League clash with Roma

Source: Forza Roma

Real Madrid defeated Villarreal 1–0 at the Bernabéu four days before their Champions League encounter with Roma at the Olimpico. Diomandé scored his first goal for the club, but the match was marred by Vinicius's red card. The Brazilian, who had appeared to score a second goal, was sent off after twenty minutes on the pitch for pulling Nathan Saliba's hair during that goal-scoring move, which was subsequently disallowed. The dismissal puts Vinicius at risk of suspension for both the upcoming Clásico and the Roma fixture.

Valverde and Mbappé both played the full ninety minutes. Valverde provided the assist for Diomandé's goal, and both players are expected to start against Roma.

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Real Madrid defeated Villarreal 1–0 at the Bernabéu in preparation for their Champions League visit to Roma's Olimpico. Diomandé scored his first goal for the club, with an assist from Federico Valverde, who played the full ninety minutes and is expected to start against Roma. The match was overshadowed by Vinicius's red card after twenty minutes, received for pulling Nathan Saliba's hair during a goal-scoring move that was subsequently disallowed. The dismissal puts the Brazilian at risk of suspension for both the upcoming Clásico and the Roma fixture.

Kylian Mbappé started the Villarreal match just two weeks after suffering a left knee injury against Turkey. Forza Roma reports that José Mourinho chose not to manage the forward's workload ahead of the Roma clash, instead using the Villarreal fixture as a test of Mbappé's readiness before the Champions League encounter. Mbappé had been training with the group for days, and Mourinho's message is clear: the French forward is ready, with no further caution planned.

Roma return to the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday 13 October for their first Champions League home game in seven years. Gasperini will hold his pre-match press conference at Trigoria on Tuesday at 13:30, followed by a training session at 15:00. Real Madrid will train in Spain before arriving in Rome in the afternoon, with Mourinho's press conference scheduled for 18:00 at the Olimpico.

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“Il Real Madrid batte 1-0 il Villareal al Bernabeu a quattro giorni dalla super-sfida di Champions contro la Roma all'Olimpico. I Blancos conquistano tre punti grazie al primo gol 'galactico' di Diomande. Da registrare l'espulsione di Vinicius a 20 minuti dal suo ingresso in campo: il brasiliano…”

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