Real Madrid is one victory away from the rival of Barcelona, from the Spanish league, who won the last two seasons in the past two seasons, after winning its ninth successive streak since returning from stopping for three months due to the new Corona virus, and it came with difficulty at the expense of its host Granada 1-2, the day before yesterday, at the end of the 36th phase.
Realizing his tenth win in succession against Granada since the only loss against the latter in February 2013 with a goal scored by the current Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo, the French coach Zinedine Zidane’s team needed to win his match tomorrow with his guest Villarreal, to win the title before the stage of the season, regardless What Barcelona will achieve.
The capital giant has restored the difference that separates it from its Catalan rivals, who won (Saturday) on Valladolid 1-0, to four points, and remains two phases of the season that ends on Sunday.
Real deserved to reach the last meters while he was on this site, as he starred in the front lines by enjoying the second best league attack behind Barcelona (66 goals against 80), and the best defense (he conceded 22 goals only, and was not shaken in the five games that preceded the last meeting for him).
The riyal struck early and the score was opened from the tenth minute through the Frenchman Verlan Mende, who penetrated among the defenders without resistance, before launching the ball from a narrow angle in the roof of the net, recording his first goal for this season.
Mendy has become the 21st player to score for Real in the "La Liga" this season, more than any other team in the European Big Five, according to statistics "Opta".
Real did not wait long to add the second and 19th goal of the season to his French goalmaker Karim Benzema, following a quick counterattack and a neat cross pass from Croatian Luka Modric (16).
The first half ended with this result, but hope returned to Granada at the start of the second as a result of a mistake in the middle of the field from the Brazilian Casemiro, which allowed the ball to reach Young Herrera, who passed it to Darwin Mancis, so the Venezuelan went inside the area before he paid it between the legs of the Belgian goalkeeper Tibua Courtois (50).
The last half hour was difficult for the real in light of the rush of Granada players, after they felt that they could spare their team to defeat 14 this season, and they were close to that in the time of the killer, had it not been for Courtois who starred in blocking the shot by substitute Antonio Herida, and captain Sergio Ramos, who diverted the ball From the goal line, after a shot by Nigerian Ramon Aziz (85).
Seville in the Champions League
In another match, Villarreal failed to confirm the distinguished level he has offered since the return, and he fell at home against Real Sociedad 1-2, allowing Seville IV to deduct his card to the Champions League for the fourth time in the last six seasons.
Seville, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid joined Sevilla, as they were nine points ahead of the "Yellow Submarine" two stages before the closing, similar to Atletico. But the latter was a guarantor of his card due to his superiority in the two direct matches against Villarreal, while the latter was superior to the Andalusian club in the two direct encounters.
Since his first match after the appeal against Celta Vigo (1-0) on June 13, Villarreal has achieved six wins and a draw, in exchange for a single defeat against Barcelona (1-4), which placed him at the center of the struggle for fifth and sixth places qualified for the European League competition «Europa Leg. »
The "Yellow Submarine" team would have been able to formally qualify for the second continental competition, if he had won or drew, yesterday, against his Basque guest, but the latter said his word and achieved his second victory in only nine games since the return.
Villarreal is still in a good position to settle one of the two cards "Europa League", as it occupies the fifth place with 57 points, a difference of three points for each of Getafe VI, who drew, yesterday, negatively with his host Alaves, and Sociedad, who has two chances to qualify for "Europa League" », Through the league and the Cup competition, which reached its final match to face Athletic Bilbao (the date of the match has not yet been postponed due to" Covid-19 ").
Villarreal will end the season this week with a difficult test (Thursday) against the Real, before hosting Eibar (Sunday) in the last stage, while Sociedad will be facing two difficult missions against Seville fourth at home and Atletico Madrid second at the last stadium.
After a negative first half, Villarreal found himself lagging early in the second half with a gift from his goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo, who passed the ball from between his legs, following a header from the Brazilian substitute, Willian Jose after a corner kick (61).
He achieved his tenth victory in succession to Granada since his only loss in February 2013.
Zidane's team needs to win their match tomorrow against its Villarreal guest to win the title.
Real is the second best league attack behind Barcelona (66 goals against 80).