There is little to say. At least at a Football level, because I do not believe that this result is coincidental. The hangover from the Super Cup and, above all, the unrest that exists in the locker room due to the club’s inaction with what happened to the wives of the footballers in Jeddah, has become evident today in Villarreal, where no one has seen a football team, but a corpse. The balance for 2025 is terrifying: three games played, three defeats, zero goals scored and ten conceded… and thanks to Villarreal taking their foot off the accelerator.
Although it took Villarreal twenty minutes to score the first goal, it was already clear from the start that Mallorca was absent. Without desire, absent, without the slightest concentration. As soon as Logan Costa made it 1-0, the whole house of cards collapsed. There were four goals in eight minutes, but it could have been seven or eight. The accident was total.
Arrasate made four changes at half-time and went to a defense of five to avoid the rout. He achieved it, because despite the fact that there were opportunities the scoreboard did not move and everything ended in that 4-0 which, I insist, hides much more than a simple defeat. The fracture that exists between the locker room and the club, especially Alfonso Díaz, is patent.
By the way, don’t forget the scandal involving Munuera on the field and Del Cerro in the VAR. The match was decided, but Baena’s expulsion for attacking Valjent was scandalous. Let’s also hope that the action has no consequences for the Slovak, who had to be removed from the field.
-Villarreal: Luiz Jr. (1), Kiko Femenía (1), Foyth (1), Logan Costa (2), Sergi Cardona (3), Gueye (2), Parejo (2), Yeremi Pino (2), Alex Baena (3) , Gerard Brown (2) and Barry (1). Cabanes (1) for Yemeri Pino (60′), Kambwala (1) for Foyth (68′), Pepe (1) for Gerard Moreno (68′), Ayoze (1) for Barry (76′), Denis Suarez (1). ) by Couple (76′)
Mallorca: Greif (2), Maffeo (0), Valjent (0), Raíllo (0), Mojica (0), Omar Mascarell (0), Samú Costa (0), Sergi Darder (0), Dani Rodríguez (0), Larin (0) and Muriqi (0). Mateu Morey (1) for Maffeo (46′), Antonio Sánchez (1) for Sergi Darder (46′), Robert Navarro (1) for Dani Rodríguez (46′), Copete (1) for Samú Costa (46′), Asano (1) for Larin (73′), Valery (1) for Valjent (84′)
Arbitrator: Munuera Montero (1). TA Sergi Darder, Dani Rodríguez
Goals: 1-0. Min.20: Logan Costa; 2-0. Min.24: Álex Baena; 3-0. Min.26: Pair; 4-0. Min.28: Yeremi Pino.
