That 4-4 draw was unexpected, but I dont think Real Madrid will care much. They're still on top, and it would take a massive collapse to lose the title. Villarreal revealed Real's defense's major vulnerabilities. Giving up four goals, even with a comfortable lead, is bad for a Champions League squad. If Im Carlo Ancelotti, this match helps me teach. His players must focus and not take anything for granted. They dont want doubts in the Champions League final. But thats why they play games, right? Any given day is unpredictable. Villarreal's comeback deserves praise. They may not win the season, but their fans will remember their performance.
Villareal really couldn't finish in a better ranking this season. This is different from last season where Villareal managed to finish in 5th place in the standings. But this season, Villareal will probably still be ranked 8th. Because there is only one match left this season. and that won't be enough to get Villarreal up the rankings. But I also appreciate Villareal's performance in the match against Real Madrid. But what I appreciated was Villareal's performance in the second half. Because they were able to score 3 goals and equalize the score.
It's just that in that match I still saw that Real Madrid was a really solid team. Even with only using a lot of second tier players we still saw Real Madrid score a lot of goals in the first half. Arda Guler was the shining star in this match. This happened because the real stars did not play in the match. I am very happy that Ancelotti finally rested several of their main players in this match. And in fact I am quite amazed that Real Madrid was still able to get a draw in this match.