Villarreal – Real Madrid: Sørloth’s Scorching Rampage Ruins Real’s Streak (4-4)

A hot shot striker, as a man on a mission, strived successfully to personal glory. However, his club could not correspond with those efforts on the field, stumbling to a fatal stalemate.
Tactical analysis and match report by Emmanuel Adeyemi-Abere.

Real Madrid maintain the spot at the summit of Spanish football, 14 points clear of the Catalan rivals at the top of the table. The coronation came amid a streak of nine successive victories. It is the longest in a season that has only seen one defeat in the league. Their success stretches to Europe. A two goal turnaround at the Bernabéu booked a place in the Champions League final. The last leg of continental conquest is in under a fortnight, and their prep for a primed condition is an appreciated affordance.

Another outfit in fine form are Villarreal. The hosts have a shot at Conference League football with a finish in the top seven, five points out of reach at the start of the matchday. The likelihood is small, but it would not even have been on the minds of many associates of the club at the start of the year. Two managers moved out of the dugout by the middle of November, languishing deep in mediocrity. However, the fourth best record in LaLiga since . . .