Madrid, Jan. 25 -- Real Madrid went to the top of La Liga with a 2-0 away win over third-placed Villarreal.
Kylian Mbappe scored both goals in the second half on Saturday, opening the scoring after Villarreal failed to deal with a cross from Vinicius Jr. before converting a penalty deep into stoppage time after being fouled.
The first half failed to live up to expectations, but Real Madrid was the better side as Villarreal once again struggled against one of Spain's "big three" (Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and FC Barcelona). Atletico can extend the lead in third with a home win over Mallorca on Sunday.
FC Barcelona is also in action on Sunday and would return on the top with a win at home to bottom side Oviedo. Osasuna claimed its first...