Villarreal crashes against Maccabi Haifa and cannot get past a goalless draw

Disappointing performance by Villarreal against Maccabi Haifa in La Cerámica. Marcelino’s team not only did not create clear chances but also suffered to maintain a 0-0 draw due to the good performances of Pierrot, who was able to decide the match for the Israeli team. The submarine was only dangerous in the early stages but it was a mirage. Postponed match, corresponding to the third day of the group stage, due to war between Israel and Hamas and held amidst great security measures, with a significant police deployment, capacity restrictions and in the middle of a holiday. The goalless draw forces Villarreal to win at Rennes away in the last match, next week, to take first place in the group that allows them to go directly to the round of 16 and avoid a round, which is played against the third parties of the Champions League. Besides, Brothers y grocery store They left with discomfort.

Villarreal went out for the game from the first minute, without speculating, with clear ideas and the objective also despite Marcelino’s rotations. grocery store gave the first warning, with the Maccabi Haifa being a toy in the hands of the Yellow Submarine. Marco Brereton but the goal was disallowed due to an offside by Baena. Well annulled but the Chilean still hasn’t made his debut, as he also saw another goal disallowed last week against Sevilla, this one much more doubtful. Villarreal did not score and allowed the Israeli team to believe in its possibilities. And so two corner kicks started, although they were served without consequences.

Bland first part

The game was getting stuck and there the player felt comfortable. Maccabi Haifa. Nothing was played. Villarreal tried it, although with some errors in the release of the ball. A loss of Pepe Reina could have cost the submarine dearly. Keouf lived comfortably in his area. Brereton had it at the end of the first half, in extra time, but after spiraling into the area, his shot went high. The first act ended with an insufficient goalless draw that made life slightly complicated for Villarreal.

The break did not help to wake up Villarreal. What’s more, Mesay Dego was right with the change he made. Khalaili stayed in the locker room and entered Frantzy Pierrot and the Haitian striker had two good chances that put fear in La Cerámica, although one of them was annulled due to offside, but the warning was clear. Marcelino also played all his cards, giving way to Morales, who appeared with seven goals scored in the last 11 days. And in the 65th minute more gunpowder: Gerard Moreno. He retired Brereton, applauded by the stands for his effort and work.

Another poorly defended lateral center by Villarreal was about to cost them 0-1. Lucky that Pierrot He didn’t manage to connect Mandil’s measured center well with his head and hit it glancing, otherwise he would have put Mandil in serious trouble. Pepe Reina. Perhaps it was the clearest chance of the game, although in the statistics it does not even count as a shot. Shortly after, it was David who had another clear chance after a bad clearance by Trigueros. Maccabi was creating chances against a Villarreal team that was running out of time. The final tie condemns the team Marcelino to have to beat Rennes to save a round.

2023-12-06 21:54:11
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