Thibaut Courtois felled Samuel Chukwueze and, after a number of close calls for a defence evidently missing Ramos, Gerard Moreno tucked away the resulting penalty to equalise, keeping Madrid fourth following their humbling at Valencia prior to the international break.

Mariano at least made the most of a rare opportunity, although his contentious opener came after the linesman briefly raised his flag in error, seemingly believing the offside Lucas Vazquez was set to collect Dani Carvajal's pass.

The right-back instead himself seized on the loose ball and crossed for Mariano to head in, prompting unsuccessful appeals from furious home defenders.

Villarreal held their line well thereafter to halt Madrid's subsequent first-half attacks, but Dani Parejo could not capitalise at the other end as he nodded over after finding space where Ramos might typically be stationed.

And that wastefulness continued into the second half. Moreno dragged a shot across the face of goal following a poor Toni Kroos pass, before Parejo blazed wide.

However, Courtois - underworked despite the hosts' openings - raced from his line and took down Chukwueze, allowing Moreno to pick out the bottom-left corner 14 minutes from time.

A breakthrough Champions League win at home to Inter was supposed to get Madrid back on track on November 3, but they subsequently went down at Valencia.

Now, Moreno's equaliser here ensured there is again no respite ahead of a vital return fixture against the Nerazzurri at San Siro. Mariano does not see much action at Madrid, where Benzema is the undoubted first choice.

The striker scored in a Clasico win against Barcelona last season, yet that had been his only goal from eight shots in a mere 56 league minutes since his two-goal salvo on his previous start.

Mariano played 85 minutes on Saturday and netted with his only shot while creating two chances for others, proving an effective emergency option.

Sergio Asenjo faced only one shot on target. Unfortunately, he made no attempt to save that sole effort, instead already looking towards the linesman as Mariano stooped to nod into the net.

Now, Moreno's equaliser here ensured there is again no respite ahead of a vital return fixture against the Nerazzurri at San Siro.

Mariano does not see much action at Madrid, where Benzema is the undoubted first choice. The striker scored in a Clasico win against Barcelona last season, yet that had been his only goal from eight shots in a mere 56 league minutes since his two-goal salvo on his previous start.

Mariano played 85 minutes on Saturday and netted with his only shot while creating two chances for others, proving an effective emergency option.

Sergio Asenjo faced only one shot on target. Unfortunately, he made no attempt to save that sole effort, instead already looking towards the linesman as Mariano stooped to nod into the net.

It was an episode the overeager official might too hope to forget, but this was Asenjo's error. Crucially, however, it was a similar story at the other end.

Having watched Villarreal fail to trouble the target with any of their prior eight attempts, Courtois made the mistake of unnecessarily involving himself in play, costing his side two points.

Madrid visit Inter on Wednesday in a huge game for both sides. Villarreal VIL. Real Madrid RMA. Gerard Moreno 76 pen. Ben Spratt.

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