Villarreal – Real 2: 1: tour de force and victory start in Theramika

In a satisfying game at Theramika on La Liga match day 16, Villarreal took the win 2-1 over Real and jumped three teams into 4th place, albeit with a game in hand.

The “Yellow Submarine” convinced in attack and could have scored more goals had the players been more relaxed in the final phase. The first 20 minutes belonged entirely to the hosts, who had a very good moment with Danny Parrego, a Francis Coquelin hit against the post and a good shot from Gerard Moreno.

Real’s response was a back four, with Ender Militao playing at right-back in place of the injured Lucas Vathketh, meaning the Merengues were without a Spaniard in the starting XI for the first time in their history.

Villarreal continued to miss out on big chances, with Jeremy Pino trying to get past Thibaut Courtois in a tackle instead of the post and Karim Benzema looking like a spectator in the game at the other end. In the 40th minute, the Frenchman eliminated Vinicius in a foursome, but the Brazilian was beaten by Pepe Reina.

The goals owed in the first 45 minutes were scored in the second. At the beginning of the half, Pino made it 1-0 with a shot from close range. Ten minutes later, the VAR asked the referee to see a hand from Juan Foyt as he pulled out Vinicius, which continued as Benzema failed to score in a goalless home. The penalty made him the deadly hero as he hit the target to make it 1-1.

In the next phase, the roles were reversed. Foyt rolled in the cross, David Alaba slipped in to block the ball and Gerard Moreno smashed Courtois to make it 2-1.

The game picked up a frantic pace, with the ball bouncing and both teams coming close to scoring the fourth goal of the game. But that didn’t even come in the 9th minute of added time (although the referee indicated seven), when Arnaud Danzouma countered, firing Courtois from 30 meters into the opposition’s penalty area, where he had gone up for a corner. but the ball went wide

The results of the 16th round

• Moose – Telta 0-1 (5′ Aspas)
• Valencia – Cadiz 0-1 (9′ Alkarath)
• Villarreal – Real 2-1 (47′ Pino, 63′ eleven. Moreno / 60′ eleven. Benzema)
• 01.07. 19:30 Mallorca – Valladolid
• 01.07. 22:00 Espanol-Girona
• 01.08. 15:00 Almeria – Real Sociedad
• 01.08. 17:15 Rayo Vallecano Betis
• 01.08. 19:30 Seville – Getafe
• 01.08. 22:00 Atletico – Barcelona
• 01.09. 22:00 Athletic – Osasuna

The program of the 17th game day

• 13/01 22:00 Celta-Villarreal
• 14/01 15:00 Valladolid – Rayo Vallecano
• 14/01 17:15 Girona – Seville
• 14/01 19:30 Osasuna-Majorca
• 14/01 22:00 Real Sociedad – Athletic
• 15/01 15:00 Getafe-Espanyol
• 15/01 17:15 Almeria – Atlético
• 16/01 22:00 Cadiz – moose
• 01/02 22:00 Betis Barcelona
• 02/02 22:00 Madrid-Valencia