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Real Madrid all but relinquished their grip on their La Liga crown as they conceded a late goal to lose 1-0 at home to Villarreal on Saturday.
LaLiga’s champions largely dominated proceedings on home soil, but Villarreal snatched all three points and a first league victory at Madrid in 18 attempts with three minutes left thanks to Fornals’ exquisite chip after Enes Unal’s shot was saved.
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Cristiano Ronaldo was out of sorts as Real toiled in the rain at the Bernabeu, and the forward was left aggrieved when he was denied a penalty after a trip from Mario Gaspar late in the first half.
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The defeat leaves Real trailing Barcelona by 16 points, with the leaders due to play Real Sociedad on Sunday.
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