La Liga": "Villarreal" recorded an important victory © scanpix

On Thursday, the "Villarreal" team secured an important victory in the "La Liga" championship.

The "Yellow Submarine" forced the "Espanyol" footballers to surrender at home with a score of 4:2.

The match did not unfold easily for the Villarreal team - the guests were the first to score in the 45th minute with a precise strike by J. Puado.

The hosts responded in the 53rd minute when E. Capoue equalized the score.

In the 63rd minute, "Villarreal" regained the advantage through D. Parejo, but "Espanyol" managed to score another goal (73rd minute by Joselu) making it 2:2.

Finally, in the 80th and 90+2nd minutes, N. Jackson and E. Capoue were able to ultimately defeat the Barcelona club.

After the victory, "Villarreal" continues to hold the fifth place in the tournament table and maintains chances to break into the next season's Champions League battles.

Another result:

"Valencia" - "Real Valladolid" 2:1

Standings provided by Sofascore