In the last three league games, Villarreal has won one and drawn two, and only five league points have been obtained. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Statistically speaking, Villarreal have been mediocre, with only five points from three games as a team aiming to qualify for the Champions League, which will undoubtedly be a disadvantage against their rivals.

But in fact, Villarreal's performance can't be said to be bad.

Take a look at their opponents in these three matches, Valencia, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao...... One is a local derby rival, the other is a super giant who is ranked first in La Liga, the last one seems to be a little worse in the standings, but it is also in the top eight, and most importantly, the Basque team is simply a bunch of crazy people, they belong to the kind of ruthless characters who are not happy with themselves and will never make their opponents feel good......

It can be said that in three games, all three opponents are strong and powerful, and in the face of such a strong opponent, Villarreal can remain undefeated, which is enough to prove the strength and tenacity of the submarine.

"Despite only a draw at the San Mamés stadium, Villarreal's performance to be able to score first in the absence of a number of key players and the situation is extremely unadvantageous, Villarreal's performance has been beyond words!"

"Three games, two draws and one win, such a result for a normal team, I would not hesitate to say that this is a team that has lost its ambition - but I would say that to be unbeaten against three strong opponents, Villarreal, I can only express my admiration!"

"The yellow submarine has the ability to fight tough battles! No matter what opponent they face, they always try to do their best! Yes, hopefully they keep it up so that next season we can see the yellow storm sweeping across the Europa continent again in Europe! ”

In the first half of the season, Villarreal also had a period of poor form, suffering consecutive draws, which attracted unanimous criticism and doubts from the media and fans. This time it was also two draws, but the treatment they received was very different, and most of the media praised them.

This is indeed commendable, there is no way, Villarreal has encountered very strong opponents, and being undefeated is enough to make people speechless.

Manuel Pellegrini is also happy with the current state of the team, but of course, that doesn't mean he and his team can relax. In fact, after drawing with Athletic Bilbao, Villarreal are still fourth in the table, but Sevilla have caught up in this round and are level on points, only to be crushed by goal difference and win-loss field.

The most important thing is that the real test has just begun. Because in the future, Villarreal will face the challenge of the rivals competing for Champions League tickets, and if they can get through it smoothly, Villarreal's road to the Champions League will be smooth, otherwise, if the game is not good, then they will have to resign themselves to fate.

That is to say, with twelve rounds left in the league, Villarreal will enter the final sprint ahead of schedule.

This is a stage in the fate of the team next season, and the rest of the games, any game, will be played as if it were a Champions League final, and there is no room for sloppiness.

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After a series of strong opponents, Villarreal finally ushered in a respite, not the team on holiday, but their next league opponent, the strength is very average, which can make the pressure on them feel a little lighter.

A week later, Villarreal hosted relegation side Osasuna at the Love Song Stadium.

This is an extremely important sprint for Villarreal who want to qualify for the Champions League, and it is also a sprint for a team like Osasuna - it is not possible to work hard now, they are not far from the relegation zone, and if they do not work harder, they may have to fall into the second division next season.

One is fighting for a Champions League place, the other is fighting for staying in the top flight, and both sides have reasons not to back down.

But Villarreal, who is playing at home, is better after all, especially after getting used to high-intensity and fierce confrontations with various strong teams, and then playing against teams that are even worse than themselves, it feels easier than imagined.

In this game, Van Bizhuang and Forlan and other players who were "banned from the team" in the last round of the league all appeared, and even Nihat, who has gradually been reduced to a substitute, started the game, and he and Rossi and Forlan formed the three sharp knives on the front line, Cazorla and Riquelme were rested in rotation, and they were replaced by Fernandes and Mavuba.

Pellegrini's thinking and tactical philosophy are still slightly conservative, so he often sends three forwards in the arrangement, and rarely sends three forwards in the attacking formation, but today he surprisingly changed a set of all-attacking lineups, perhaps because he felt that the opponent's strength was very average, or maybe he wanted to establish a lead as soon as possible, so as to make substitution adjustments, so that some main players could get the opportunity to rest.

I have to say that Pellegrini's change of formation this time has an extremely significant effect, or that Osasuna's strength is indeed limited, and in the face of the home team with fierce offensive firepower, it only lasted more than 20 minutes before it collapsed.

The group of people who held their breath because of the ban in the last round of the league showed extraordinary effort on the field, as if they wanted to vent all the depression in their chests, and Osasuna was unlucky to become the target of venting.

In the 29th minute, after Fan Bizhuang broke through the front, he passed the ball to the middle, Nihatra went out of the penalty area to receive the ball, and with a clever shake, he turned around and played, and the Osasuna goalkeeper was obviously not prepared for this cold shot, and it was too late to make a move, and the football went directly to the post into the goal.

1:0, Villarreal easily took the lead, and after this goal was born, the home team seemed to open the goal account, and the goals continued to come.

Two minutes later, Villarreal extended their lead. Taking advantage of a corner, the ball was once again headed into the visitors' goal. This time it was Godin who scored the goal, and since being cured of "homesickness" by his friends, the honest man has been in a stable state, not to mention the composure of the defense, and from time to time he has used set-pieces to help the team break the deadlock.

He has scored two goals this season, counting this one, it is three, and as a central defender, in addition to doing his job well, he can also score goals, which can be called the "knife defender" on the green field.

Of course, Godin's goal is not the end, on the contrary, Villarreal's attack continues, and they can no longer contain the momentum.

Towards the end of the first half, Forlan also scored, and Mavuba's through ball found Nihat on point, and the Turk repeated his old trick and fired a cold shot straight into the goal. However, this time, the goalkeeper of the visiting team, who had been prepared for a long time, leaped sideways and struggled to beat the football out with his hands.

But the football didn't fly far, Fran appeared at the landing point like a ghost, stabbed the ball into the goal!

3:0！ The die is cast!

Before the first half was over, the game lost its suspense early.

The second half was almost a repeat of the first, with Villarreal still firmly in control of the pitch and Rossi leapt over the ball from Fernandes in the 59th minute to extend the gap to four goals.

Fernandez, who provided the assist, looked very excited, not only got carried away to celebrate, but also threw a "demonstrative" look at Fan Bizhuang.

I have to say that Fernandez is also a stubborn donkey temper, and the things he believes will not change. He was stimulated by the two goddesses successively, and put forward a request to challenge Fan Bizhuang, Fan Bizhuang didn't feel anything, so he nodded and agreed, as if Cazorla was before, and he also wanted to bet with himself, but what was the result...... Since there are idiots who are willing to shout "I'm a fool" in the camera, then as a brave and upright young man who is good at helping others, how can he not have the beauty of an adult - yes, like Cazorla, the platform for the challenge is in the arena, and whoever performs well is the winner, as for the bet, ha, the phrase "I'm a fool" seems to be coming back again......

In this game, Van Bizhuang has already contributed an assist, Nihhat's goal came from his pass, and Fernandes is temporarily behind. However, now he assisted Rossi to score a goal, and the two are even.

Fernandez's meaning is also very clear: Ha, look, I'm no worse than you, what you can do, I can do too! Isn't it just an assist, I'll brush you a stat in minutes!

Fernandes was full of energy to put in a good performance for the rest of the game, preferably with another assist or a goal, and left Fan Bizhuang far behind.

But it turned out to-

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL！ The ball is in! The ball is in!! Fan! Fan!! Fan—"

In the seventy-third minute, the deafening cheers rang out at the Love Song Stadium, and the passionate roar of the home commentator ignited the enthusiasm of the entire stands.

Fan Bizhuang's violent bombardment from 30 meters away hung in the dead corner, making the opponent's goalkeeper unresponsive, and the football rushed into the goal like a cannonball!

While Fernandes was still desperately looking for a performance, Van Bizhuang once again shook him off with a goal.

And that's not all, two minutes later, Fan Bizhuang received a pass from Rossi in the penalty area, and the header was ferried, and Fernandez followed up with a swing leg to shoot and score the ball!

Fernandes also scored, but it felt as disgusting as eating a fly - his stats were also one pass and one shot, but Fan Bizhuang had already made two passes and one shot. What's more, the direct beneficiary of the other party's second pass is still him, which is really special......

Thinking about Fernández gives me the urge to hit my head on the ground.

By this point, the score was 6-0 and the remaining game time was meaningless, and Pellegrini began to make substitutions.

Van Bizhuang, Forlan and Capdevilla were replaced one after another, and substitutes came on.

Villarreal halted their attacking streak and the game calmed off before the score settled at 6-0 as the Yellow Submarine secured a hearty victory to secure their fourth place in the table.