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Deserved defeat at Villarreal is coming at the wrong time for a tired Real Madrid side

A second-half penalty from Gerard Moreno saw Real Madrid beaten 2-1 at Villarreal on Saturday to leave Madrid level on points with Barcelona at the top of LaLiga ahead of Barca's trip to Atletico Madrid on Sunday.

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Yeremy Pino put Villarreal ahead on 47 minutes before two penalties in three minutes -- both for handball -- were awarded by referee Cesar Soto Grado. Karim Benzema converted his spot kick after Juan Foyth handled inside the area before David Alaba was also penalised, giving Moreno the chance to put the home side back in front.