Real Madrid's performance against Villarreal didn't satisfy me at all. Of course the result is the most important thing here but this level of effort isn't good enough for the rest of the season.
Hopefully Real Madrid won't maintain the same effort in the La Liga and Champions League. Otherwise it would be very difficult for them to win a title. Athletic Bilbao are another challenging team to defeat for Real Madrid. Because there isn't a big difference between Villarreal and them now. It feels like both teams would find goal(s) comfortably. But for the result of the match I can't be confident of anything now. Real Madrid might be able to win by a close margin again maybe. They had better do so to prevent the point gap with Barcelona to get bigger.
Ancelotti's strategy didn't work out perfectly in the first half, Villarreal continued to press in the first half, so Ancelotti's strategy didn't go well. Villarreal's performance was very impressive and was able to score a quick goal in the fourth minute through an assist by Gerard Moreno and completed by Etienne Capoue, towards the end of the first half Samuel Chukwueze added to Villarreal's lead. Ancelotti began to respond in the second half, Dani Ceballos and Marco Asensio came on for Toni Kroos and Rodrygo.
Substitutions made by Ancelotti managed to make Real Madrid find the rhythm of the game, Vinicius Junior scored the first goal, while Eder Militao and Dani Ceballos completed two goals for Real Madrid's victory in that match, Dani Ceballos' impressive performance must be a consideration for Ancelotti to give him more playing time.
Yes, Ancelotti's strategy failed miserably in the first half, but we have to admit that Villarreal played brilliantly and scored two fast goals. Real Madrid's replacements, however, showed that in soccer, everything is possible. Amazingly, they were able to alter the tide of the game and score three goals. But Villarreal is also deserving of praise for their performance, particularly those two early goals. Real Madrid was under a huge deal of strain, and it was evident that they own some exceptional players. If they can learn to maintain their advantage and continue playing at this level, they will definitely earn the Copa title. I was very excited to meet Real after he had overcome the challenges.