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Real Madrid beat Villarreal 1-0 as Vinicius Junior is sent off for hair-pulling

Yan Diomande's goal gave Real Madrid a 1-0 La Liga win over Villarreal on Saturday, but substitute Vinicius Junior was sent off after a VAR review of a hair pull, which also cost him a goal.

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Image: Al Jazeera
Image: Arab News

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The story, neutrally told

Mixed · 2Yan Diomande scored the only goal as Real Madrid beat Villarreal 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, keeping them six points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona. Mixed · 2Substitute Vinicius Junior had a goal disallowed and was sent off after a VAR review showed he had pulled the hair of Villarreal's Nathan Saliba in the build-up; referee Isidro Diaz de Mera was called to watch the incident. Left · 1The goal would have doubled Madrid's lead after Jude Bellingham charged down the left and cut the ball back to Vinicius.

Mixed · 2Jose Mourinho's Madrid played the final stages with 10 men and held on to go provisionally third. Mixed · 2Diomande, an Ivorian winger and Madrid's record 140 million euro ($157m) summer signing, scored his first goal for the club with a low finish into the far corner after good work from Federico Valverde. Mixed · 2The first half was drab. Kylian Mbappe, fit after a knee problem with France, struck the post from Alvaro Carreras's layoff and forced a save from Peter Gulacsi. Some fans whistled him, believing he has been unprofessional recently, while others applauded.

Left · 1Mourinho had started Vinicius, who is out of form, on the bench after the winger's trips to Australia and India with Brazil during the international break. Right · 1Thibaut Courtois made an acrobatic stop to deny Carlos Romero, and Gulacsi denied Mbappe again late on. Left · 1Elsewhere, Barcelona beat Getafe 3-0 and Atletico Madrid, five points behind in second, edged Alaves 2-1.

Right · 1AFP's report, carried by Arab News, adds that Vinicius risks a ban that could keep him out of the Clasico on October 25. Midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni said: "I don't know what's going on with the referees, with this red card, I don't understand, but the most important thing is the victory." It also notes that Mourinho complained bitterly about refereeing after the derby defeat by Atletico before the international break.

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Left1 outlet

Framing
Match report leading on the win and Vinicius's dismissal for hair-pulling, in near-identical wording to the AFP text.
Emphasis
Result, the VAR-voided goal, Mbappe's chances and the league table.
Leaves out or plays down
Does not include Tchouameni's criticism of the referees, the possible Clasico ban for Vinicius, or Mourinho's earlier refereeing complaints.
Charged language
“hair pull”
For example
“Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior sent off for pulling Villarreal player's hair in 1-0 La Liga victory.” — Al Jazeera

Centre0 outlets

No centre outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.

Right1 outlet

Framing
AFP match report carried by Arab News, with the same core account plus a bitter-aftertaste angle on the red card and the referees.
Emphasis
Tchouameni's quote on the refereeing, the risk of a ban for the Clasico on October 25, and Mourinho's earlier complaints about officials.
Leaves out or plays down
Nothing material left out relative to the other report.
Charged language
“bitter taste”“complained bitterly”
For example
“Vinicius’s red card left a bitter taste for Los Blancos” — Arab News