{"id":180058,"date":"2023-01-07T20:16:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T20:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/villarreal-vs-real-madrid-football-match-report-january-7-2023-2\/"},"modified":"2023-01-07T20:16:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T20:16:59","slug":"villarreal-vs-real-madrid-football-match-report-january-7-2023-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/villarreal-vs-real-madrid-football-match-report-january-7-2023-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Villarreal vs. Real Madrid – Football Match Report – January 7, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Real Madrid a 2-1 defeat at Villa Morer on Saturday after a goal and assist from striker Gerno, giving leaders Barcelona a chance to move ahead in the title race.<\/p>\n

Real stay second, level on 38 points with Barca who visit fourth-placed Atletico Madrid on Sunday, while Villarreal’s third straight league win moves them up to fifth spot.<\/p>\n

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Madrid named a starting XI without a single Spanish player for the first time in the club’s 121-year history.<\/p>\n

Villarreal dominated from the start, with Francis Coquelin rattling the woodwork in the fifth minute before Yeremy Pino was denied by goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois from close range, but the hosts were unable to break the deadlock in the first half.<\/p>\n