Real Madrid suffer 2-1 away loss to Villarreal in La Liga

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - Real Madrid suffered a 2-1 away defeat to Villarreal on matchday 16 of the Spanish La Liga on Saturday.

Villarreal broke the deadlock with a 47-minute goal from Yeremy Pino at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Real Madrid leveled the game when Karim Benzema converted the penalty kick successfully in the 60th minute.

After three minutes, Gerard Moreno scored a penalty goal for Villarreal as the game ended with a 2-1 score in favor of the home side.

Collecting 27 points, Villarreal jumped to the fifth spot, with eight victories and five losses.

Real Madrid remained in second place with 38 points to have 12 wins and two defeats.