On December 22, Beijing time, the fourth round of La Liga came to a goal battle. In the first half, Herald Moreno took the lead, Dia extended the advantage and Pere Pence pulled back a city. In the second half, Joselu equalized at one point, and the two sides once played 2-2! However, Dia, Jeremy Pino and Hérard Moreno then scored three goals in a row, and Villarreal refused to brake, losing 5-2 to Alaves.
Villarreal has several Spanish internationals and a squad worth 330 million euros. Last season they pushed Manchester United to win the Europa League, and this season they played in the Champions League as seeded teams, until the final round of the 3-2 victory over Atalanta, the whistle to advance to the round of 16, will compete with Juve for the top 8 places.
The Champions League whistle-out injected strong momentum into Villarreal, after which they beat Vallecano and Real Sociedad in succession, and swept the weak teams 7-1 in the Copa del Rey, setting a record for 30 years.
Facing Alaves, who were third from the bottom and trapped in the relegation zone, Villarreal played a thrilling 5-2 to avenge last season's 2-1 defeat. In recent times, Emery's side have played triumphant songs in the Champions League, La Liga and copa del Rey, winning five consecutive games and scoring 20 goals, achieving a real three-line surge.
The victory in this make-up match also helped Villarreal leapfrog Espanyol and Athletic Bilbao to temporarily reach 9th in the table, with only 2 points left from 8th place Barca, which is a ball gap.
Of course, Villarreal's goal is not just to overtake Barca, they also have to compete for the top four places in the table. Now, Villarreal is five points behind in the Champions League zone and there is still hope of catching up.
Alaves, on the other hand, were embarrassed, after which they swallowed four consecutive defeats in La Liga and continued to struggle in the relegation zone without a win in five consecutive rounds.
Contest Review ——
In the 17th minute, Villarreal played a smooth attack, and after 10 wonderful passes, Parejo assisted Herard Moreno to score, 1-0!
In the 26th minute, Triggros steals a direct pass and Dia pushes from a tight angle to make it 2-0!
In the 43rd minute, Jose Lu's header sailed wide and Pere Pence followed up with a volley to pull back a city, 2-1!
In the 64th minute, Paul Torres' cross was broken and Jose lu pushed the empty goal to make it 2-2!
In the 75th minute, Parejo went straight, Dia scored twice, 3-2! In the 78th minute, Dia crossed the goal and Jeremy Pino scored to make it 4-2!
In the 87th minute, Pedraza crossed from inside the penalty area, Andrad Moreno went down again, and Villarreal scored 5-2.
In the last three rounds of La Liga, Gerald Moreno has contributed 5 goals and 1 assist, a total of 6 goals, and he has proved his worthy of the Spanish national team with his actions.