Villarreal 4-4 Real Madrid (May 19, 2024) Game Analysis

Villarreal ahead Alexander Sørloth struck 4 occasions in 17 minutes to assist his aspect struggle again and snatch a 4-4 residence draw in opposition to champions Actual Madrid on Sunday because the Norway worldwide grew to become LaLiga’s high scorer.

Actual opened the scoring within the 14th minute when Turkish teen Arda Guler slotted residence a low strike off a Brahim Diaz go earlier than Joselu doubled the lead with a close-range header on the half-hour mark.

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Sørloth pulled one again for Villarreal with a towering header within the thirty ninth minute, however Lucas Vazquez restored Actual’s two-goal benefit solely a minute later earlier than Guler made it 4-1 within the remaining seconds of the primary half.

However the hosts rallied after the break, with Sørloth scoring three targets in eight minutes, between the forty eighth and 56th, as he reached 23 league targets this season.

Madrid face Borussia Dortmund within the Champions League remaining in two weeks however supervisor Carlo Ancelotti stated the consequence “does not fear him.”

“It was a sport like that, very open. It was a sport to play nicely, attempt to play attacking soccer. We conceded extra targets than vital however that does not matter, it has nothing to do with the [Champions League] remaining. There have been good issues, in assault we performed nicely and Arda [Guler] above all confirmed one thing particular,” he stated after the sport. 

On goalkeeper Andriy Lunin, Ancelotti stated: “Sure, I appreciated him, he could not do something concerning the targets they scored, he was good together with his ft, he performed an excellent sport. The targets weren’t his fault, clearly.”