A 5-0 game! A dark horse in La Liga championship: 2 consecutive wins against Barcelona + Real Madrid, Espanyol failed to defeat 4 points

On August 25, La Liga held several focus matches, with Villarreal playing against Girona at home. Before this, Villarreal had been unable to defeat his opponent at home for two consecutive years. Fortunately, in this game, they won 5-0 and completely defeated Girona.

2 years ago, Girona was still a super dark horse in La Liga. They almost won the league half-time championship and entered the Champions League historically. Unfortunately, Girona was defeated back to its original form last season. After being poached many main players, Girona was weak and became a mid- and lower-level team in La Liga. This time, Girona was unable to fight back. The

The game started only 7 minutes and the deadlock on the court was broken. Girona made a mistake in the backcourt, and Pepe got the ball and directly entered the penalty area, finally pushing and scoring, Villarreal got a fantastic start 1-0. After

, the game was completely one-sided. In the 16th minute, Buchanan scored a goal from a small angle, expanding the team's advantage. Then Marin and Buchanan scored again, and in less than 30 minutes, the home team had already led 4-0, and the game completely lost suspense. In the second half, Villarreal counterattacked, Buchanan stepped forward at high speed on the right, took the ball and shot and scored, and personally scored a hat-trick. The score of this game was also locked at 5-0. In this game, Villarreal definitely won a lot of joy. They played their whole life on the court and kicked Girona into doubting her life. After this game, Villarreal ushered in two consecutive wins in La Liga, and they also scored 7 goals. In the La Liga standings, Villarreal beat Barcelona and Real Madrid, which also won two consecutive victories, ranking first in La Liga.

I have to say that Villarreal can definitely be called the dark horse in La Liga championship. They are originally a team in the fourth level. When Atletico Madrid lost its chain at the beginning of the second round, Villarreal's outbreak added some suspense to the La Liga championship. Although Villarreal is very difficult to win the championship, their existence can at least make Real Madrid and Barcelona feel the pressure. Whether offense or defense, Villarreal is the best team in the new season. If they can perform like this on the away game, Villarreal will definitely have great potential this season.

It is worth mentioning that in addition to Villarreal, another dark horse team appeared in La Liga, that is, Espanyol. In this round of the game, Espanyol played against the strong team Real Sociedad, but they were upset again.

On the road, Espanyol once led 2-0 with goals from Milia and Puado. Unfortunately, in the second half, Espanyol was chased by Real Sociedad for two consecutive goals, and the two sides finally drew 2-2. In addition, the first round reversed Atletico Madrid 2-1, Espanyol scored 4 points and remained unbeaten in the first two rounds. Against two teams that are far stronger than their own, Espanyol can achieve a record of 1 win and 1 draw, which is a miracle. Last season, Espanyol was thrillingly relegated, and Barcelona even poached the main goalkeeper in the summer window. Now, after the first two rounds, they are in the top four, with great potential to become dark horses. Next, Espanyol will face weaker opponents such as Osasuna and Mallorca. Their rankings still have room for improvement, and they may even surpass Barcelona!