It was unfortunate for a top team like Real Sociedad to lose on their home ground against a team like Villarreal. Even though Real Sociedad created pressure throughout the game, it was Villarreal who were successful in scoring. The first goal of Villarreal was a good one but the second one was due to the sloppy play, lack of communication and clearing skills from Real Sociedad players. The game could have been different if that goal was not conceived. Real Sociedad would have equalized and it could have been a draw.
The last goal at the last minute came as a counter to failed Sociedad attacks.
This result threatens the chances of Real Sociedad qualifying for the conference cup.
I don't know whether this defeat was intentional or not because in my opinion Real Sociedad's performance was stronger to win if seen in terms of quality and statistics, but indeed football can sometimes provide surprises that we can't expect because after all Villarreal deserved the three points because their success in applying pressure like real sociedad at the anoeta stadium.
The visitors' landslide victory was indeed very good in this match, even Real Sociedad was only able to reply with 1 goal in the 86th minute, but this was not enough to catch up and instead the visitors added to their total goals in the additional minutes.
Although Villarreal's performances have been erratic, this team has suddenly surprised us with a good performance. A few days ago we saw Villarreal's players play brilliantly against Barcelona. They scored 5 goals against Barcelona. And Barcelona lost the match despite a good performance.
Villarreal's performance against Real Sociedad was also good. Villarreal players played very defensively in this match. Real Sociedad dominated the entire match. Real Sociedad's players have 70% ball possession. and carried out numerous attacks. Villarreal on the other hand kept their defense tight. and made several counterattacks. The players of Villarreal made only 6 shots in the entire match.