Traore becomes top scorer and strengthens Villarreal

Girona, after qualifying for the Champions League was sealed, hasn’t exactly lost momentum (it added one point from the last six), it’s just that what used to end in goals and spectacle is now resisting it. Villarreal attacked Montilivi with a sufficient performance to become the second team capable of winning this league in Girona’s fiefdom (after Real Madrid) and it is worth continuing to dream of chasing European places. Traore dressed as the day’s top scorer after scoring and was the one who upset the balance and eliminated a Girona team that could have exited the contention for second place. If Barca win on Thursday in Almeria, they will be four points clear with two games left in the league.

In Montilivi, hunger combined with the desire to eat, and Villarreal wanted a bite first. In the 4th minute, after a breathtaking transition in which Baena put Guedes to flight, Sørloth finished unsuccessfully. It was between a shot on goal and a pass to Guedes, who was lost down the touchline. Soon after, the yellow ones tried again, although Traore, with a shot from outside the penalty area, bumped into the excellent Gazzaniga. In this initial period, Girona were well positioned on the field, and when Miguel demonstrated all his tactical skills, Michel’s men took over the rhythm of the match. Herrera tried a header in the 16th minute and it coincided with an interesting period of the match where both teams showed verticality and were more keen to attack than defend. It is true that Michel asked his players to increase their speed on the ball, and the first person to listen to him was Savigno. The Brazilian needed little to create danger (he struggled to find situations to counter Femenía) and he provided the clearest chance of the first half. It was Tsygankov. Savinho, habitually in possession of the ball, runs diagonally through the attacking area and dodges opponents with ease, He passed the ball to the Ukrainian and he fired wide, against Jorgensen, who sighed when he saw the ball fly wide of the goal.

In this Girona-Villarreal match, many people looked at him. Dovbik and Sørloth became top scorers in their careers, and neither of them had much luck. The red and white were the only ones who had a chance (in the first half), but he ran into Jorgensen. The one who disrupted the duel turned out to be a “minor actor”: Traore. He made it 0-1 in the 59th minute and all he needed was a spark. He fished the game under Guedes and the blow was hard for Girona because they were doing everything to get ahead on the scoreboard and had to row against the tide. Tsygankov wanted to react quickly four minutes later, but his shot from outside the penalty area went past the crossbar. Eric Garcia, David Lopez and Savigno also tried to participate in the same action. and no one knew how to hit Jorgensen’s goal. This continued the trend until the end of the match: the red and white, which I want and cannot, became gold for the dreamy Villarreal.

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