Real Madrid's La Liga title hopes suffered a major blow on Saturday night as Samuel Chukwueze's goals gave Villarreal a 3-2 win at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium
The hosts had taken the lead through Pau Torres but Chukwueze scored the equalizer
The only goal from Vinicius Jr put Real ahead but Jose Luis Morales equalized before Chukwueze surprised the hosts with a third goal
With only 10 La Liga games remaining, Real will need to finish the season strong as they bid for Barcelona to fall to defend their title
Real thought they had a chance to equalize in the dying minutes when they were awarded a penalty but later the referee overturned his decision after a VAR review
The win moves Villarreal up to fifth in the table, four points off the top four
Barcelona can increase the gap to 15 points if they win against Girona on Monday
