Villarreal gives another push

Villarreal used the momentum taken three days ago in Bergamo’s fridge to reorder their life in LaLiga. He beat Rayo on the basis of effectiveness in four minutes of the first half with a healing and much protested goal from Mandi and with a penalty provoked and transformed by Gerard. With the victory, consolidated in the second half thanks to a bench of many carats, the Submarine recovers its plans of greatness in the championship and he reminds his rival that without Vallecas or Falcao he is less fierce.

La Cerámica finally lived a placid Sunday with 17 degrees and short sleeves. And that eleven did not invite optimism. Albiol, Danjuma and Capoue, three of the heroes in the Champions League, stayed in the chapel. Despite the significance of the meeting, Emery gave Mandi a new opportunity, who responded with tuition. Not only did he open the scoring with a header from a corner (32 ‘), with a clear foul prior to the goalkeeper (very similar to another indicated in the other area), but also saved one in the cave of Rulli moments after Isi’s auction. Iborra was another novelty, complying with the ball and suffering at the mark. Of all the surprises, Boulaye Dia was the most questioned. It does not just start. And that his participation in the 2-0 was decisive. With the ball tangled between his legs and lying on the ground, he got up like the buffalo that he is and along the way was dodging potholes and rivals, in a version light from Ronaldo to Compostela, until connecting with Gerard within the area. The rest was already done by the best nine in Spain: adjusting the bait so that Catena would bite, falling to the ground waiting for the whistle and hitting from eleven meters.

Iraola got Comesaña back and lost him before his time. He also clung to his collection of exceptional playmakers again. Falcao was missing, which is a lot of absence. Guardiola was not enough. The Colombian scored four goals against Villarreal in 2011 with Porto and, already in the ranks of Atleti, sent him to Segunda at the last minute. His loss relieved the adversary and left his team orphaned. The red one who had forgiven Catena could have made things worse for a hit-and-run at the wrong time. The Ray tried in the second half to adjust the pressure, grow with the ball and go deeper. He managed to balance the forces, but not the scoreboard. He asked for a penalty that he was not awarded either, confirmed that Rulli is in his best moment and saw how Gerard was even able to widen the differences with three golden occasions. This is the Villarreal that everyone expected and that until now only Europe saw. With the same distance from the well as it is from the sky, and eight points below the Thunderbolt, the Submarine seems to finally be back.