Vinícius Jr. revitalizes Real Madrid, which defeated Villarreal

The best match of the 2023-2025 season of the EA Sports Spanish Football League by Vinícius Jr., rescuing the image of the unbalanced player who took a step forward in strength, revitalized Real Madrid to bury the doubt that defeat always generates in the white house, in a duel with two goals from outside the area that Fede Valverde put on track in a first act in which Villarreal threatened without success. The white team won 2-0 in their Saturday match.

Real Madrid fans were celebrating the escape of what could become the first setback in a campaign that already began twisted by the irregularity as a visitor, the return to their true identity of Vinícius, once again the great leader, when the party died down amid Dani Carvajal’s tears. .

An attempted clearance between the legs of a rival, his teammate Yeremy Pino, who knows well what the full-back felt, ended with a kick in the air and his right knee gave way. The worst possible end to the game after a football improvement by Carlo Ancelotti’s team.

Without Toni Kroos (already retired), Eduardo Camavinga’s importance was felt in his absence. Real Madrid football demanded a footballer with personality and physique. Daring with the ball, capable of breaking lines in the race and stealing with power. He will never be the German, but his return will help to diminish the memory. The game changes returned, the pace of possession increased. And that helps footballers like Vinícius get an advantage to show off their ability.

Camavinga plugged Real Madrid, still with deficiencies to polish but correcting errors that marked him. He took the duel with the seriousness that Villarreal deserves. There was no relaxation in the first act and he even scored in an unusual way this season, with a shot from outside the area by Fede Valverde that grazed Álex Baena and made it impossible for Diego Conde’s effort.

Lille hit

The first defeat of the season, in Lille, which spread the bad taste in the mouth of having let the Metropolitano derby slip away at the last breath, did not cause Ancelotti’s return to the trident. He kept four midfielders with Jude Bellingham in the midfield without finding his place but leaving quality details every time he received the ball and a commendable defensive delivery. And he sent Tchouaméni to the center of the defense.

Not even the numerous casualties that have affected Villarreal’s first matches have affected the performance of Marcelino García Toral’s team. Without two daggers up front like Gerard Moreno and Ayoze Pérez, he showed the reasons for his good dynamics. Also as a visitor. At the Bernabéu they suffered their first defeat away from home and had opportunities to change the course. After seeing Mbappé forgive only a measured corner kick from Modric, he issued two warnings, with Álex Baena brilliant in the pass into space.

But in the upcoming boxing match, it was Fede Valverde who won with his blow at 14 minutes. A goal that Real Madrid needed. The players to gain peace of mind. The stands to calm the anxiety that was already appearing with some whistle when Barry finished off the first clear.

The Villarreal goal did not disfigure, despite the fact that Femenía suffered from a more constant and lively Vinícius in marking. Recovering brilliance in one-on-one to overwhelm effectively. But Marcelino also found a vein on his left wing that exploited at times with Cardona’s rises and dangerous crosses. Pépé’s header hit the woodwork, but he forgave another seconds later after Lunin and Carvajal were overconfident.

It forced Real Madrid to delay a few meters, with Ancelotti applauding the defensive efforts, confident of exploiting a counterattack that appeared less than it should. This is how Mbappé was able to give a blow to the game, elegant in his career from his own field, raising the stands with his power when Vinícius filtered the pass into space before he came out losing in the one-on-one with Diego Conde.

Collapsed party

The game collapsed in its rhythm in the second act. Understandable in any case in Real Madrid due to the wear and tear of matches, after playing in the ‘Champions’. Unjustifiable in a Villarreal without European competition that lacked faith to go for the game after its good details in the first act. Just a foul from Baena on the side of the net. He did not demand from his rival nor did he step into the area until the final minutes, when he felt the game was lost.

He had been scoring in twenty consecutive games and it went off. It did not worry Lunin and Real Madrid, armed from behind, showed patience and confidence in its players up front, knowing that there would be some opportunity to strike again. Although Mbappé couldn’t find his place in the number 9 zone and Vinícius was already playing his own game. He asked for the expulsion of Femenía for a blow, protested to the referee in two actions and showed that he was involved in the game.

He found the prize when he broke free from the wing, now without Mbappé on the field, and starting from the center he invented a shot into the top corner to add to the montage of his best goals with Real Madrid. Rescuing the Ballon d’Or suit from the closet for which they already took measurements. Having to leave the game later due to discomfort in his right shoulder, he once again felt the veneration of the Bernabéu that ended with a bad feeling when he saw Dani Carvajal’s knee injury and he left crying.

Madrid / EFE