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Saturday's matches in the Spanish La Liga concluded, featuring the top three teams: Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, and Real Madrid.
Barcelona continued its historic start with its eighth consecutive victory, this time defeating Getafe 3-0, while Atlético Madrid snatched a hard-fought 2-1 win against Alavés. The same went for Real Madrid, which defeated Villarreal thanks to a goal by Diomandé.
Real Madrid achieved a hard-fought 1-0 victory over visiting Villarreal in a match that witnessed exciting events and prominent refereeing decisions, as part of the eighth round of the Spanish La Liga.
After a scoreless first half, Yann Diomandé opened the scoring with the only goal of the match in the 62nd minute, after the referee confirmed its validity following a VAR review.
In the 71st minute, Vinicius Junior thought he had doubled the lead, but the referee disallowed the goal after consulting VAR due to a foul in the buildup, before showing a red card to the Brazilian star in the 73rd minute. The final minutes saw intense tension with multiple yellow cards before Los Blancos escaped with the victory points, reaching third place with 18 points.
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