Mark, assist, haggle, lead, thwart, annihilate.
All the verbs are conjugated by Gerard Moreno in the first person or in that of the rival who ends up prostrate at the feet of a gigantic player who, at the moment, exhibits a level at the level not only of the best players in the League but also in Europe.
The Villarreal forward has signed his first hat-trick
to guide his team to a new victory against Granada that has been powerless to contain the torrent of football that the yellow attacker possesses.
Gerard, who was returning to the team after his injury and playing for Spain, had the first with a frank header after a great cross from Pedraza that Rui Silva stopped without problems.
Villarreal had started well and shortly after would get a prize after a hand from Víctor Díaz marked as a penalty by the referee after the VAR review
.
Gerard did not miss the opportunity and put his team ahead before ten minutes.
As in the match played in the first round, Granada pressed up in search of stealing the ball and complicating Villarreal's exit.
In fact, the leather belonged to the Nasrid box while the yellow ones had brought danger with long balls on the right wing in which Mario had the company of Rubén Peña yesterday.
But Gerard is at a high level.
Shortly after, he received a ball in the front, he invented a resource to seat Germán and surpass Rui Silva with a shot
at mid-height and score a goal at the height of the best.
With the slab of two goals on top, Granada tried to react with fury.
He put centers that forced Albiol and Pau to multiply to reduce the danger.
Villarreal tried to get out and, although it cost them, when they did, they were in danger.
Pedraza had the strength and power to join the attack and put the ball in danger but without luck.
The passing of the minutes increased the local nervousness and allowed Villarreal to feel more comfortable. The Nasrid defense was living a nightmare day
and Emery's team was able to kill the crash shortly before half an hour after a great lead by Parejo who assisted Rubén Peña whose center did not find Bacca.
In fact, Villarreal kept biting in search of the third goal that would leave all the work done for the second half.
Rubén Peña, who found a vein on the wing, put another ball that he did not find a finisher.
The second part started the same, that is, with a Villarreal incursion
on the wing, in this case on the left, and with a shot from Gerard that the post repelled when he had already surpassed the goal from Granada.
Villarreal was a cyclone and Pedraza a TBM on the left.
The Andalusian side destroyed the rival's rear and, shortly after, put a frank service that allowed Trigueros to connect a shot that Víctor Díaz rejected to avoid the third.
And it came shortly after after an action started by the omnipresent Gerard with a deep pass that left Bacca alone against Rui Silva.
The goal managed to disrupt the danger but his rejection fell to Manu Trigueros who he rolled inside the area to commit a penalty.
Gerard again surpassed the Portuguese goal and completed a superb performance in all aspects.
There was half an hour left but
Emery took the opportunity to rest his player, as well as Rubén Peña,
also very toned as an interior, as well as Bacca.
But he put Alcácer, Moi Gómez and Chukwueze on the grass to continue tormenting the Granada behind, unable to stop the yellow attacks.
Granada, who lived a nightmare day, could not score or penalty.
A child error by Capoue awarded a penalty to the rival that Jorge Molina sent to the clouds.
Villarreal was also able to see the door again but Alcácer, who has lost his position in favor of Bacca, did not hit the target to the despair of the Valencian attacker.
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