Brazilians score and Real Madrid overcomes Villarreal in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey

After the setback against Barcelona last Sunday, the Real Madrid he returned to the field and achieved a great victory over Villarreal, in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. At the Madrigal Stadium, the visitors were behind, but managed to turn around and left with 3-2 on the scoreboard, with goals from Vinícius Jr., Éder Militão and Dani Ceballos. The hosts scored with Etienne Capoue and Gerard Moreno.

Real Madrid came from a tough defeat last weekend, when they were defeated by 3-1 against Barcelona in the final of the Spanish Super Cup, but they recovered this Thursday and guaranteed a place in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey. The team’s next match will be on Sunday, at 5 pm (Brasília time), against Athletic Bilbao, for Spanish Championship.

Villarreal were undefeated since the return of official competitions, which were interrupted due to the dispute of the World Cup in Qatar. After the elimination, he returns to the field on Sunday, at 10am, against Girona, in La Liga. In the competition, the team occupies the 12th place, with 19 points.

🤍 THIS IS MADRID DAD! 🤍#CopaDelRey pic.twitter.com/yPhzD9bqrf

— Real Madrid CF (@realmadrid) January 19, 2023

The home team were superior in the first stage and opened the scoring with 5 minutes of rolling ball. After a lateral kick, Gerard Moreno received it and passed it to Etienne Capoue. The midfielder dominated and, without letting it fall, dropped a bomb towards the goal. Even without much angle, the kick came out with a lot of force and ended up in the drawer.

Despite creating more, Villarreal only extended the score just before the break. At 41 minutes, Villarreal started an exchange of passes that ended inside the opposing area, at the foot of Gerard Moreno. The attacker found a beautiful pass between the defenders and left Samuel Chukwueze free in front of the goal. The Nigerian touched on Courtois’s exit and puffed up the nets, 2 to 0.

Real Madrid came back into the game 12 minutes into the second half, with a goal by Vinícius Jr. The visitors regained possession in the attacking field and exchanged quick passes. The Brazilian received the ball between the markers and touched it placed at the goalkeeper’s exit. The tie came out at 29, after a cross into the area. Benzema headed and Jorgensen saved. On the rebound, defender Éder Militão pushed for the goal.

The visitors grew in the match and managed to get the turnaround. At 41, Vinícius Jr. he fired the ball into the midfield and passed it to Asensio, who dominated from the back line. The midfielder moved to the edge of the area and Dani Ceballos hit it first, with a shot placed in the lower right corner, 3 to 2.