He “torpedoed” Villarreal and Valladolid took a breather

She doesn’t give up Valladolid! Paolo Pezzolano’s team returned to winning ways after five matches, beating Villarreal by a score 2-1 and moved clear of the relegation zone with five points just nine ‘turns’ before the end of La Liga.

The “yellow submarine” remained in 6th place, counting 47 points in 29 matches. at 32, Valladolid, which is in 14th place in the standings.

The match started with the best conditions for the visitors as only in the 2nd minute Amalach with a great shot he beat Pepe Reina, making it 0-1. In the 15th Chukwueze capitalized on Morales’ assist to equalize at 1-1 but the Nigerian’s goal was disallowed by the use of VAR as offside.

In the 35th minute, Valladolid “struck” for the second time with the other Moroccan Javad El Yamik who identically sent the ball into the net for 0-2.

All Villarreal managed to do was to reduce in the 74th minute with Capou’s terrific shot for 1-2. Just before the final whistle, Valladolid almost made it 1-3, but Reina stopped Sergio Leon’s shot.

The schedule for the 29th matchday:

Friday, 14/4

Rayo Vallecano-Osasuna 2-1

(40′ aut. Aridan, 43′ Palathon – 66′ Moi Gomet)

Saturday, 15/4

Villarreal-Real Valladolid 1-2

(74′ Kapou-2′ Amalach, 34′ El Yamik)

Athletic Bilbao-Real Sociedad (17:15)

Betis-Espanyol (19:30)

Cadiz-Real Madrid (22:00)

Sunday, 16/4

Girona-Elche (15:00)

Getafe-Barcelona (17:15)

Atletico Madrid-Almeria (19:30)

Valencia-Seville (22:00)

Monday, 17/4

Celta-Mallorca (22:00)

The schedule for the next (30th) matchday:

Friday, 21/4

Espanyol-Cádiz (22:00)

Saturday, 22/4

Osasuna-Betis (15:00)

Almería-Athletic Bilbao (17:15)

Sociedad-Rayo Vaguecano (19:30)

Valladolid-Girona (19:30)

Real Madrid-Delta (22:00)

Sunday, 23/4

Elche-Valencia (15:00)

Barcelona-Atletico Madrid (17:15)

Mallorca-Getafe (19:30)

Sevilla-Villarreal (22:00)