im loving the passion already, but one thing that caught my eye is how Villarreal was all over Madrid in the second half. 14 shots is a lot, and Courtois really bailed them out. its gonna be a fun season if teams are gonna push Real like that
I was quite surprised by what Villareal showed in this match, they were even able to take the lead over Real Madrid right in the 7th minute through a goal scored by J. Foyth. Although in the end the goal had to be replied by Mbappe who managed to score 2 goals right in the 17th and 23rd minutes.
and considering the time is still quite long, I think Mbappe will score another hat-trick in this match, but it is very unfortunate that all Real Madrid can do is maintain their lead until the match ends. Because as you said that for the second half, Villareal continued to press Real Madrid's defense, but fortunately Real Madrid's defense did not waver and the score did not change until the match ended.
Real Madrid have 3 points ahead of Barcelona so if the match between Barcelona and Atletico ends in a draw, then Real Madrid will have the first position for the time being. The match against Villarreal was quite tough for them, and I think if only Villarreal had a more clinical finish, maybe the game could have ended in a draw. Real Madrid were fortunate their opponents did not have a good finishing touch, and Ancelotti really should do an evaluation for their back line because their defensive coordination looks quite messy, and maybe that could be the reason they failed to win in the following matches.