Balanced Villarreal, Madrid Finis Third

Villarreal - Real Madrid closed La Liga 2017/2018 with a 2-2 draw against Villarreal. An additional one point from the match that makes Madrid finish in third position.

In a match jornada 38 La Liga at Estadio de la Ceramica on Sunday (20/05/2018) early morning hrs, Madrid had two goals ahead. Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the first half to put Madrid ahead.

But Villarreal provide resistance. The hosts scored two goals back through Roger Martinez and Samu Castillejo to equalize.

Can only one point, Madrid also ended the season in third place with 76 points. They are behind Atletico Madrid (78 points) and Barcelona (90 points) will compete on Sunday (20/05/2018) local time.

Meanwhile, Villarreal finished fifth with 61 points. That means the Yellow Submarine will be performing in the Europa League next season.

The game

Villarreal and Real Madrid are both directly pressed from the beginning. The hosts got an early chance by kicking Enes Unal, but still widening.

Madrid took turns threatening Villarreal goalkeeper in the fifth minute. Sergio Ramos got enough free space outside the penalty box and tried to open fire. But Villarreal keeper Andres Fernandez brushed it off.

Madrid then opened the advantage in the 11th minute. From a freely executed free kick, the ball fell to Bale's feet. The Wales player then went through two defenders before firing a shot that led to the bottom left corner of the goal.

Villarreal almost retaliated through Pablo Fornals kick in front of the penalty box. But the ball is still wide of Madrid goalkeeper.

Ronaldo then doubled the advantage of Madrid in the 32nd minute. The ball from Isco fell to Marcelo's feet on the left side. Marcelo then sent a cross that Ronaldo completed with a header.

Winning two goals did not make Madrid slack. Ronaldo narrowly missed Fernandez's misfortune, but the Portuguese striker's kick was not aimed at goal.

Toni Kross then forced Fernandez to rescue. He released a hard kick from outside the penalty box that must be ignored by Fernandez.

Entering the second half, Luca Zidane who installed under the crossbar finally made his first save. He brushed aside Nicola Sansone's free kick.

Free kick from Villarreal again presents a threat. This time the Unal kick just a little off the goal Zidane.

Ramos made an important block in the 66th minute. Villarreal built an attack through Sansone who then released the bait to Unal. Unal Horned ball, but blocked by Ramos in goal line.

Villarreal attack was finally paid off in the 70th minute. Roger Martinez who recently entered the field successfully goalkeeper Madrid. He passed Raphael Varane before firing a shot to conquer Zidane.

Villarreal then equalized the score in the 85th minute. The ball from Hernandez fell to Castillejo's feet. He then outwitted Zidane before striking the ball into the goal.

In the final minutes of the match, Madrid created a number of good chances. But no one to bear goals.

Karim Benzema kick can be anticipated by Fernandez. While Vazquez volley kick did not lead to the target despite the player standing freely in the penalty kotka.