"Villarreal" secured an important victory before the break in the Spanish League © ZUMAPRESS com.

"In the upcoming future, there will be a break in the Spanish "La Liga" championships, which will last until January 2nd next year, and the "Villarreal" team is finally stabilizing their position in the standings. The "Yellow Submarine" team at home defeated Deportivo "Alaves" 5:2. After 27 minutes of the match, "Villarreal" was leading 2:0 thanks to goals from Gerardo Moreno and Boulaye Dia. However, in the 65th minute, the score was leveled by the "Alaves" team after Joselu's goal. Nevertheless, everything turned in favor of Unai Emery's players, who scored three goals and achieved an important victory before the short Christmas break. After 18 rounds in the "La Liga" championships, "Villarreal" is now in 9th place and is only 4 points away from a Europa League spot. "Alaves" remains in the bottom three."

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