Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Real Madrid v Villarreal - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - May 5, 2019 Real Madrid's Mariano in action with Villarreal's Andres Fernandez REUTERS/Juan Medina
MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid earned a fifth consecutive home win by beating Villarreal 3-2 in an open and entertaining game on Sunday in front of their lowest crowd for a league fixture this season.
Madrid got off to an ideal start when Mariano Diaz netted in the second minute after teenager Brahim Diaz had chased down Santi Cazorla but Villarreal hit back in the 11th when Gerard Moreno slammed the ball inside the near post from outside the area after Real midfielder Casemiro was dispossessed.
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