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Real Madrid crisis deepens with home defeat to Villarreal

By Reuters | Jan. 13, 2018

Real Madrid missed the chance to close the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona as they were beaten at home

Stumbling La Liga champions Real Madrid slumped to a second defeat in three league games by losing 1-0 to Villarreal as their hapless title defence continued on a rain swept Saturday at a sparsely attended Santiago Bernabeu.

Zinedine Zidane's side dominated the game but succumbed to an 87th minute strike from Pablo Fornals, who chipped over goalkeeper Keylor Navas on the rebound after a lightning quick counterattack as the visitors cleared a Real corner.

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