“We were not subdued by Real Madrid, but we were lacking in the rival area”

“We started the game well. We were penalized with a goal, again from a rebound on a shot outside the area… Without that it would have been quite predictable. But we reacted well. We had a shot against the post, we had a lot of control… We had a very good first half and we had chances to tie, although without clear chances, which there were none in the game,” he analyzed.

“In the second half the result was tight and knowing that if we maintained the level we could create danger, but we lacked depth. Real Madrid started better than us, it created some uncertainty for us, then we tied the game, but we were not decisive in the last 25 meters. We only went after the 2-0, which was a great goal from Vinícius,” he added.

“They did very little to us, possibly the game at the Santiago Bernabéu that generated the least to the rival, which leaves us satisfied on the defensive side, but we lacked fang,” he concluded.

A Marcelino who insisted that his team needed to generate more in attack.

“I don’t have the feeling that we missed an opportunity because we weren’t ahead in any phase of the game. We lacked success, the one Real Madrid had, which created three dangerous situations for us, with two of them in shots from outside the area,” he noted.

In addition, the Villarreal coach highlighted his team’s start to the season.

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“We are on the right path. Will we be able? The course of the competition will tell. We have ambition and enthusiasm. We have added 17 points and we have faced Atlético, Barcelona and Real Madrid. We are very satisfied with all our players. Now we have a break, many international ones, fortunately. And I hope everyone comes in well to face four very important games. “The calendar that is presented to us is, in principle, less harmful and we hope that we will be able to score points,” declared.

A Marcelino who arrived at the yellow team in November 2023 after the dismissals of the coaches, which is why he praised the change that had occurred.

“It has changed a lot. In the second round we already showed that we improved our competitive level and this season we have started very well, but we must improve defensively. We have limited the rival’s dangerous actions and the victory seems overwhelming to me for what one team and another have done on the field of play. “We will try to continue improving because we have a large margin for improvement,” he said.