Gareth Bale allows Real Madrid to leave Villarreal with a point!

Real Madrid had not left a good feeling last week at home against Valladolid (1-1). And even if the Yellow Submarine did not necessarily start well his season, with a point in two days and colossal defensive gaps, moving to the Estadio side of the Ceramica is never obvious. For this match, Zinedine Zidane who had to compose without a lot of players, injured, decided to make significant changes in the eleven, since he bet on a 4-4-2 with Karim Benzema and Luka Jovic point . Ferland Mendy also started the game, for his debut under the merengue tunic. In front, we had to be wary of players like Samuel Chukwueze, Karl Toko-Ekambi, Gerard Moreno and Santi Cazorla, necessarily. In the end, the two teams split on a 2-2 parity score.

The beginning of the match was very balanced, but soon we started to see some serious problems in the rearguard of Madrid. The opening score of the premises was not going to be delayed. After a knocking of Toko-Ekambi repelled by Courtois, Gerard Moreno dragged in fox and sent him to the bottom (1-0, 12th). Despite a big possession, the Merengues did not create any danger, and Andrés Fernandez lived a quiet evening. Little by little, Zinedine's troops were still waking up, and Lucas Vazquez found the small net on this well-executed counterattack (35th).

Zinedine Zidane's system change did not do any good for the team

Karim Benzema even touched the post on this beautiful shot from outside the area (44th). And the equalization was not going to wait any longer. After a superb combination at the entrance to the surface, Luka Jovic found Carvajal a magnificent heel. The Spaniard handed to Gareth Bale, alone in the area, who had only to push the ball at the bottom (1-1, 45 + 1). The second period was therefore exciting, but it started at a fairly slow pace, with many technical inaccuracies on both sides.

Andrés Fernandez had to be decisive on this double attempt of Toni Kroos (57th). Yellows were practically no longer created, and began to suffer more and more. The entrance of Zambo-Anguissa and Ontiveros, however, gave a new impetus to the local team, while Zidane wanted to do the same by bringing in Vinicius Junior. The Frenchman had come in 4-3-3 while his team dominated. A strange decision, especially since this change of system did not help … After a good action from Villarreal, Ontiveros crossed for Moi Gomez, well placed in front of Courtois, who pushed the ball at the bottom (2-1). , 75th). Gareth Bale, however, would quickly equalize, a shot well placed flush with the left post (2-2, 87th). The Welshman was then sent off after scooping two yellow shots in quick succession. The score has not moved. Real Madrid is fifth, Villarreal is sixteenth.

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