Villarreal told me about his profession and the quality of his players.to bully Royal Valladolid this deserved a little morebut what had no luck finding the destination of the visit and he paid dearly for failing against a powerful opponent that put an end to his curse in his early league days.

As Blanquivioleta coach José Rojo “Pacheta” advanced, his team jumped onto the pitch of the José Zorrilla stadium. with courage and seeking verticality from the first minutebut prudence was also evident when knowing which opponent was ahead.

In a minute, Sergio Leon Roque finished the goal with a pass from Mesadespite the referee signaling the offside. It was a warning that a strong team like Unai Emery would struggle to get into the Champions League.

Actually, it was increasingly difficult for the local team to move from the middle of the pitchAlthough Valladolid’s defense was consistent against the onslaught of the yellow submarine, which was starting to reach the blanquivioleta area more dangerously.

played Villareal more comfortableThere was no imaginative play or rhythm on one side or the other as he controlled the ball which prevented the Valladolid players from letting their guard down. In fact, Emery’s men were able to score from the corner kick, but Gerard Moreno’s shot went wide.

This option boosted Villarreal’s morale, who tried again in the next game with Jeremy Pino, but his shot was parried by Sergio Asenjo. But the natives did not lower their arms and Roque Mesa tried to surprise Rulli with a long-range shot, which the visiting goalkeeper took it away.

Two minutes after the reboot, Senegalese Nicolas Jackson, one of the products of the ‘yellow submarine’ quarry, knew how to make the most of Joaquín’s monumental mistake, who had not cleared the ball in the local area. was with him, so He was able to shoot whenever he wanted and loaded the first goal electronically..

“Pacheta” moved the bench, looking for a shock and found Iván Sánchez, who didn’t think about it as he was shooting from outside the area, and got Rulli to intervene. avoid local target and the rejected player faced again, but this new attempt was also cleared by the Argentine goalkeeper.

The ‘yellow sub’ also changed some pieces, but the blanquivioleta team gained more confidence and sought a draw. First with a shot from Kike and then with a corner kick from Gassama, who starred Rulli and stopped both shots.

But Valladolid’s clearest chance came in the 69th minute.After a big middle from Iván Sánchez, inexplicably, Gassama finished in an empty castle, surprising locals and foreigners alike.

What failed was Álex Baena, who took advantage of Nigeria’s Samu Chukwueze’s passing to shoot from close to the goalpost, which voided any option for Sergio Asenjo to play. Villarreal’s young squad was not satisfied, added a third goalhe went to the opposing squad with a strong shot from the region, before that the local goalkeeper could not do anything, he set the final 0-3.

Data sheet:

0 – Valladolid: Sergio Asenjo; Luis Pérez, Joaquín, El Yamiq, Escudero (Olaza, art. 80); Roque Mesa (Kike, m.56), Monchu, Aguado; Silver (Iván Sánchez, m.56), Sergio León (Gassama, m.55) and Toni Villa (Óscar Plano, m.62).

3 – Villareal: Ruli; Foyth (Mandi, m.88), Albiol, Pau Torres, Pedraza; Yeremy Pino (Álex Baena, m.63), Capoue, Parejo, Coquelin (Chukwueze, m.63); Gerard (Morales, m.72) and Jackson.

Goals: 0-1, art.49: Jackson. 0-2, art.81: Alex Baena. 0-3, art.90: Alex Baena.

Judge: Mario Melero López (Andalusian Committee). He showed a yellow card to Roque Mesa (m.51) from Real Valladolid.

Events: The match, which coincided with the first day of LaLiga Santander, was played at the José Zorrilla stadium in front of 17,543 spectators. Before the start of the match, the all-time record for subscribers of the blaquivioleta club was confirmed with more than 2,250 people.