Samu Chukwueze brings order to the table and the band

Villarreal achieved the objective with which they traveled to Turkey: they are already in the round of 32 and, also, as the first in the group thanks to a goal from Chukwueze (75 ') that turns the last day into another training session. His match in Sivas will not go down in history except for the new opportunity to shine a quarry around the world and, if anything, for the fact of having faced a Sivasspor, with half a squad in quarantine, who had so little strength that he did not shoot not once between the three suits. The Submarine has already chained 13 matches without losing, thus confirming its position as one of the fittest teams in Europe. He can proudly say that he has only lost one match in the whole season, against Barça, being the most crucial day of the course since it was at the Camp Nou when he realized that, or left the 4-4-2 to dress his midfield, or he would drag himself more than necessary.

From this confirmation as a candidate for his first title, there are players who come out reinforced. Baena is one of them. Its dynamism, quality and intelligent reading of the game make it a guarantee replacement for Moi. He was able to score a flag goal (35 ') in the first half, at the Foyth he missed the 0-1 point-blank (8') and in which Coquelin crashed a header into the post (19 '). Another that ended up revalued is Fer Niño. The forward of the house was a starter and, although it is true that he was seen little in the area, where he should, he left good movements that invite optimism. With Bacca and Alcácer injured, it is a good sign to see him so prepared. Worse sensations left Rulli, who always gives off an air of insecurity in his exits from the goal, and Kubo, who does not finish exploding and limits his contest to sporadic but showy technical details. This time, and unlike last Thursday, Emery offered him the right wing, the one he likes the most, reluctantly sending Chukwueze to the left. The Japanese did not take advantage of the opportunity. He never made a difference or finished his interventions between the lines. He was even substituted in the 58th minute in a slate move that Villarreal won.

Yeremy's departure for Kubo gave Chukwueze more freedom, and he returned to his nest. From there, the Nigerian began to make his best plays and it was from where he started to find the winning goal. In that decisive action, Trigueros, just out on the pitch to impose his stripes, put a candy on Jaume Costa, who, in turn, the winger served on a tray to the extreme. Chukwueze thus gained the confidence he needed, knocked down Sivasspor and, incidentally, reminded Kubo that if he wants to take the position from him, he will have to do more things, more assiduously and, above all, with much more courage in the face of the scoreboard and classification.