Villarreal
vs
Real Madrid
The Yellow Submarine and the Meringues failed to open the scoring in the match corresponding to date 24, played this Saturday at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium.
The teams were in pardas, because both Real Madrid and Villarreal hit the post. The players Luka Jovic and Arnaut Danjuma were left wanting to shout their goal.
The figure of the meeting was Toni Kroos. The Real Madrid midfielder stood out against Villarreal, giving 86 correct passes and stealing 4 balls.
Giovani Lo Celso was also key in the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium. The Villarreal midfielder stood out against Real Madrid, giving 46 correct passes and kicking 4 times on goal.
It was a closely contested match with fouls from both sides. There was a large number of yellow cards: Juan Foyth, Éder Militão, Marco Asensio, Gareth Bale, Raúl Albiol and Casemiro.
Villarreal’s coach, Unai Emery, arranged a 4-5-1 formation on the field with Gerónimo Rulli in goal; Juan Foyth, Raúl Albiol, Pau Torres and Alfonso Pedraza in the defensive line; Dani Parejo, Vicente Iborra, Samuel Chukwueze, Giovani Lo Celso and Alberto Moreno in the middle; and Arnaut Danjuma in attack.
For their part, those led by Carlo Ancelotti stood with a 4-3-3 strategy with Thibaut Courtois under the three sticks; Dani Carvajal, Éder Militão, David Alaba and Marcelo in defense; Casemiro, Toni Kroos and Federico Valverde in midfield; and Marco Asensio, Gareth Bale and Vinicius Júnior up front.
The appointed referee for the match was José Sánchez Martínez.
the Yellow Submarine will visit Granada on the next day, while the Merengues will receive Alavés at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.
The local team is in fifth place with 36 points and 9 wins, while the visitor reached 54 points and is in first place in the tournament.
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