Madrid surrenders in the League before the Champions League

Checkmate Real Madrid in League. If he Barcelona he already had half the championship in his pocket after white’s defeat by good Villarreal can make room for trophies in display cases Camp Nou. And that is that the white team definitely surrendered in the tournament of regularity in the match of strength to strength. A nice circular tour, which this time was short for the team that normally lives easily in vertigo. Yellow attack on Bernabeu had a real name Chukwueze, the author of the double and whose left leg became a nightmare in the Chamartin.

Despite the proximity of the duel against Chelsea in the quarterfinals champions and the uncertain situation in the League, Madrid came out involved. ancelotti rotated according to plan, but his team understood the demanding duel against Villarreal as the best possible test Champions League.

The start of Madrid arreón created a good opportunity Rudiger, powerful in the aerial game and another of Vinicius, that he enjoyed the spaces, like in the second part of the classic trophy case at Camp Nou. The Brazilian panics when he has a few meters in front of him, and one of his powerful gallops ended with Asensio’s shot from a very oblique angle, which he converted into the first goal of the match between Pau Torres and the bad luck of the yellows.

The kick was necessary for Villarreal to react. He did well, with a good chance that Baena took, sending it into his hands Courtois. The duel was electric, the runner that Madrid loves so much, very comfortable in the circuit. Reina avoided a 2-0 defeat by Benzema, who in the last two games came with six goals on his account, and while Vinicius was commanding a white vertigo, Chukwueze and Baena They responded by putting Courtois to the test.

He knocked on the door of the goal Yellow submarine on the verge of a break when the Nigerian made a suit for Nacho before signing the tie. A well-deserved match as seen in an entertaining first half in which Setién’s team equalized Madrid’s good start and in which Alberola Rojas He entered the party and let him play, so much so that he even forgave him a possible red card Tchouameni which VAR did not even assess as such.

The contest was up in the air with 45 minutes to go, but Vinicius’ play after the break was devastating. Back control for the gallery before leaving all players in yellow and defining perfectly against the veteran Reina. Flawless Brazilian, this time with less noise.

As in the first set, Madrid had the better of the start and although Vinicius had a third in his boots to get the game back on track, Villarreal once again stepped up as the minutes ticked away to equalise. Ancelotti rested Benzema and praise with an eye on Chelsea, but the pace hasn’t dropped. Vinicius got it again, but the rubbing of his bullet against the body foyth missed the mark Also Jeremy Pino, with a poorly calibrated peephole after a very risky exit from Courtois, as he kicked him out with the Belgian’s return to his own goal.

a decisive blow with the left hand

The constant give and take was Russian Roulette and Madrid were on fire again with a draw Commander Morales, who took advantage of Chukwueze’s speed in the previous action and a certain weakness in White’s defense. With uncertainty, because it was VAR one that allowed Villarreal’s Nigerian forward a legal position, but the equalizer arrived.

It must be admitted that Ancelotti tried, introducing into the equation a Modric and camavinga, two of the best in the defeat of Barcelona in the Cup, but in the end Madrid surrendered in the League with a great goal from Chukwueze. The African Imperial, who put her in the lineup with her left foot, the only possible way to overcome Courtois’ stretch.

With nothing to lose, Madrid broke free in the final few minutes, a home trademark. He asked for a penalty from Mandi for a handball that was very difficult to award, but Alberola reviewed it on the screen and saw no arbitrariness in the defense. Madrid’s valiant attempt eventually ended with that, and the defeat of the Whites gives Barcelona the opportunity to reach 15 points with ten days to go.

Technical document

Real Madrid: Courtois, Lucas Vázquez, Rüdiger, Alaba (Militao, min 46), Nacho, Asensio, Tchouaméni (Modrić, min 72), Ceballos (Camavinga, min 76), Rodrygo, Benzema (Valverde, min 59) and Vinicius.

Villarreal: Reina, Foyth, Mandi, Pau Torres, Pedraza, Terrats (Trigueros, min 32), Parejo, Baena (Mojica, min 91), Chukwueze (Kiko Femenía, min 91), Lo Celso (Morales, min 67) and Yéremy Pino ( Alberto Moreno, min. 67).

Goals: 1-0, min 16: Pau Torres, own; 1-1, min 39: Chukwueze. 2-1, min 48: Vinicius. 2-2, min 70: Morales; 2-3, min 80: Chukwueze.

Referee. Javier Alberola Rojas (Castilian-La Mancha Committee). He warned Yéremy Pino, Pedraza and Foyth.

Incidents: The 28th round of the First League was played at the Santiago Bernabéu in front of 57,887 spectators.