Villarreal vs Real Madrid live on 11/22 La Liga 2020

Before the national team meeting in November, Real Madrid lost 1-4 to Valencia. For the third time this season, teachers and students of Zinedine Zidane have not taken advantage of the leadership. Against Real Betis, the “White Vulture” took the lead 2-1, before gaining three points thanks to an own goal and a penalty. Facing Inter in the Champions League, Real also led two goals, but drew 2-2 and only the winner scored at the end of the match.

Compared to Valencia two weeks ago, Villarreal were not lucky enough to win back Real, but the overwhelming parameters after 90 minutes showed that the “Golden Submarine” deserves to win. The home team shot twice (13 vs 6), enjoyed more corners (4 vs 2), and tried to force the field until the last minute to take the first place for Real Sociedad but failed.

The Spanish Gerard Moreno is the most outstanding player of Villarreal. In addition to equalizing at the 11-meter mark, he was also the one who shot the most (4 times), had the most decisive passes (2 times) and hit twice. Compared to Real’s number one offensive star – Eden Hazard, all the parameters of the Belgian player have lost. He did not shoot and pass the decision once, and at the same time, only once passed successfully.

If he had been more thoughtful, Moreno could have had a double. In the 57th minute, he escaped to the right corner, opposite Thibaut Courtois, but missed the goal. 25 minutes later, Moreno broke the offside trap again, but not fast enough to get rid of Nacho’s grip.

With Unai Emery, Villarreal reminds many of Sevilla at its peak. The team in the yellow jersey knows how to make a mutation with the center line pits, based on the ability of the attacking technical players to control the ball. The foundation that is placed on the launch pad is a solid defense, having lost just three goals since the start of the season, the second fewest in La Liga. That is the reason why Villarreal surpassed second place, just two points behind the top team, Sociedad, before the 10th round.

However, the gaps in Villarreal’s defenders cannot be filled overnight. In the second minute, a simple cross from Dani Carvajal’s foot helped Mariano hit the head of the wall. The line referee raised the flag due to Lucas Vázquez’s offside foul, but after using the VAR, the referee determined that the player was not participating in the situation and recognized the goal for the visitors.

An early goal makes it easier for Real to kick in the first 20 minutes. But after failing to double the gap, the missing four-pillar squad, Federico Valverde, Karim Benzema, Casemiro and Real captain Sergio Ramos began to back down to Villarreal’s attack.

Zidane deliberately kicked for the first win after running into his opponent four times. The French professor’s plan was successful until the 75th minute, before being corrupted by Courtois when he fouled in the area, opening Moreno’s penalty.

1-1 draw, Real lost their chance to climb to third place and put pressure on Atlético and Barça before these two teams met. In the next round, the “White Vulture” returned home to receive Alavés, the team was in the top group with a red light at the bottom of the table.