​Clean sheet at last, Vinicius’ moment of madness | Three takeaways from Real Madrid 1-0 VillarrealReal Madrid took all three points against Villarreal on Saturday night to get back on track after the international break, and thus ensured they did not continue sinking after the defeat at the Madrid derby.Jose Mourinho made some bold decisions in his starting XI as he benched Vinicius Jr., playing Yan Diomande on the left-flank and Arda Guler on the right flank.The dynamics worked out decently well, and it was eventually the new record signing who scored for the club to hand them the lead and the win.Compared to performances before the international break, there was an improvement in terms of Real Madrid’s level, but the team are still far off from where they must be to make a strong case to be title contenders.Madrid Universal brings you three takeaways from Real Madrid 1-0 Villarreal.The struggle continuesAll of Real Madrid’s season so far has been of struggles and difficult wins, and the same theme continued last night as the team returned from the international break.Los Blancos have failed to look convincing for a long time now, and they did not dominate Villarreal in any capacity last night as well.Continuing with the same theme of winning by narrow margins and scraping past the finish line, they registered yet another 1-0 win that did not leave anyone convinced.Yan Diomande’s goal was the only positive takeaway from the night, and even that was made possible only after a narrow offside decision went in their favor. With the firepower they have, struggling to create chances to such an extent seems inexcusable.With a difficult month ahead, last night’s game did not give fans any reason to believe matters have changed after the international break. At this rate, the coming month could be a bleak one for Los Blancos.Vinicius’ moment of madnessVinicius was sent off against Villarreal. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)Of all the events that transpired at the Santiago Bernabeu last night, the most memorable one was the incident involving Vinicius Jr.’s goal, and embarrassingly so.Having seemingly scored a great goal ten minutes after Diomande’s opener, the Brazilian star was on his way to celebrate the achievement, but what unfolded thereafter was embarrassing.The VAR found an incident of Vinicius pulling the hair of a Villarreal player for no apparent reason in the build-up to the goal, and at this point there can be no arguments defending the player’s behavior.As one of the biggest names of one of Europe’s biggest clubs, there has to be a sense of responsibility in one’s role – something Vinicius simply does not seem to have. What he did last night was simply inexcusable.A lot can be said about VAR’s selective interference, but what cannot be argued is that what Vinicius did last night was a clear red card offense.He will now miss El Clasico and will serve at least a two-game suspension. Whether that is a boon or a