Sorloth and Reina give Villarreal vibes in Europe

José Rojo ‘Pacheta’s team suffered to secure first victory Against the French team, the team excelled in play and chances, especially in the second half, and created numerous opportunities, including the aforementioned maximum penalty on the edge of stoppage time.

The match started like this lots of precautions and extreme respect Both teams shared control of the ball in the first minutes.

Much more demanding after the first European matchday, Villarreal opted for defensive security and presented a less rhetorical and more vertical version, with Alexander Sorloth as the protagonist.

Rennes looked to mature plays further to take advantage of the full-backs’ pace in the final third of the pitch.

Blas and Salah were the first to create danger with a wonderful volley. Sörloth had a clear opportunityAfter gaining the back of the defence, he fired a hard shot that the experienced Mandanda reflexively cleared.

Bourigeaud responded to the French team with a header after a new offensive move on the right wing.

With the balance of power in full swing, it looked like Sörloth would break the match. The Norwegian player grabbed the defensive rebound and shot from outside the area, close to the goal post, but the Rennes goalkeeper could not do anything against it.

The goal gave Villarreal confidence, they became more confident in defense than in previous matches and accelerated Rennes, who took a step forward in the last minutes of the first act, where they did not bother Reina.

Rennes came out of the dressing room with a draw decision He cornered Villarreal in his own half. The French team took possession of the ball and began to dangerously reach Reina’s goal. Pacheta appoints Pedraza Morales to punish the contrasbut Rennes responded by bringing their full attacking arsenal onto the field.

Blas came close to scoring with a few shots, as did Kalimuendo, who had two shots from inside the area that narrowly missed the target.

Rennes’ abuse was rewarded with a fictional penalty awarded by the Reina referee to Kalimuendo, which was eventually corrected at the request of VAR.

Terrier, who was beaten by Villarreal in their own field, achieved the draw with a diagonal shot. Already with time on the clock and in the midst of French abuse, Pedraza caught Blas inside the area and the referee gave the signal. a new punishment. Following a five-minute review for a possible offside earlier, the Terriers took the maximum penalty but came up against an inspired Pepe Reina.His stop gave Villarreal their first European victory and gave Pacheta the air and time to continue reshaping the project.