Vinicius Junior red card boosts Yan Diomande as El Clasico place is threatened

Vinicius Junior 's difficult start to the season reached a new low against Villarreal, as Jose Mourinho benched the Brazilian for Yan Diomande before watching his replacement score the winner and Vinicius receive a straight red card just 20 minutes after coming on. Real Madrid returned from the international break with a hard-fought 1-0 victory at the Santiago Bernabeu, but the three points were accompanied by another significant development in Mourinho's attacking hierarchy. For the first time this season, Vinicius was left out of the starting XI, with £120m summer signing Diomande selected on the left side of Madrid's attack.