La Real lost 4-2 against Villarreal. It was a disastrous beginning of the match in which the realistas found the game clinched. This cruel blow complicates the situation even more. Four consecutive games without scoring that force the team to react as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, the game was neither good nor bad. The locals started off in an intense manner, Víctor Ruiz, Fornals and Bacca put Villarreal in front and this made the blanquiazules weak. The team from Guipúzcoa kept on pushing. Llorente tried his luck with a header and scored the first for la Real but soon after, Castillejo scored the fourth goal for Villarreal.
That's how things remained until the break. In the second, la Real pushed right to the end but were unable to get the better of Villarreal at the Estadio de la Cerámica. In the 58th minute, the second was converted when Willian José hit a powerful shot. There was still time to turn the situation around but the realistas couldn’t find a way past Asenjo.
This crushing defeat deeply affects the realistas who must focus on Friday’s match against Deportivo.
Lineups:
Villarreal CF: S. Asenjo, Mario (c), Bonera, Víctor Ruiz, J. Costa, Rodrigo, M. Trigueros, S. Castillejo (R. Martínez, m.90), P. Fornals, Bacca (Cherysev, m.65) and Enes Unal (Soriano, m.84).
Real Sociedad: T. Ramírez, Odriozola, Llorente R., Raúl Navas, I. Martínez, Zubeldia (Guridi, m.78), Illarra, X. Prieto (c) (Agirretxe, m.85), Januzaj (Canales, m.63), Oyarzabal and Willian J.
Goals: 1-0: Víctor Ruiz, m.5. 2-0: P. Fornals, m.17. 3-0: Bacca, m.20. 3-1: Llorente R., m.24. 4-1: S. Castillejo, m.34. 4-2: Willian J., m.58.
Referee: Del Cerro Grande. Cautioned J. Costa for Villarreal and Raúl Navas for Real Sociedad.