Real Madrid FEM 1-0 Villarreal (May 15, 2022) - The Stitch

After the entire season away from Europe, at the stroke of halftime, with a penalty shot masterfully by Asllani but almost caught by the goalkeeper... for the first time in the entire season, Real Madrid got into Champions positions. This is Real Madrid, the white shark that is always lurking.

Party atmosphere at Di Stefano, many people, tribute to Real Madrid B and banners for Babs: "Good luck captain, danke" who was our captain as a final tribute at home.

This is how the match began, which had two scenarios: ours and Barcelona: to see if our Barça cousins ​​went out to win the match against Atleti and set their record (there was no favor here, it was to go down in history after a year of visiting lost fields of God).

The good news is that Barcelona came out dominating from the start and usually it would mean that they will score a goal very soon.

Now we know that we won and that the plan came out, but we suffered the unspeakable, with appearances by Misa, with a 5-4-1, with a last hurdle by Villarreal, with an ear living in Barcelona, in Johan stadium.

How much suffering, thanks? God. Thank you, Alberto Toril. Thank you, Alberto Toril.

Our match, it is fair to say, was a horror. It seems that the team has reached the end of the season absolutely with the hook, which is logical after the first quarter of so much demand, that impossible March.

We won because we had a few minutes of good play, and Asllani took a magnificent penalty, but Villarreal, who had nothing at stake, were able to give us the displeasure of the year, with arrivals especially behind the backs of defense.

In Barcelona, after 10 minutes, they were already ahead, but here we did not score yet. Athenea was the first to try it on the wing, but the team did not finish finding a good shoot. Zornoza was looking for the markers, but she was imprecise, in the passes and in the shots, which she had some clear chances.

The good news was Barça again, 2-0 after half an hour, dominating Atleti, who barely smelled the ball. We needed to do our homework here, and we didn't do it, not yet.

The best moment was at minute 27, when Claudia Z first and Maite O later came close to opening the scoring, but without success. The people at RMTV insisted that the bench didn't know about Barcelona, ​​that they were in our game, but no one believed that.

The break was approaching without a goal, and Real pressed. Maite was able to score in the 40th, she didn't do it by centimeters. It took Villarreal a while to get the visiting porter out, to the annoyance of the Di Stefano stadium. Had they come to play soccer or what? Fortunately, the moment that destiny had in store for Kosovare Asllani had arrived.

On the third penalty we suffered, surely the least one of the three, the referee signaled the maximum penalty.

We insert the video, because with the beauty of execution and the symbolism of what Asllani's departure from her kingdom can mean... words would not do justice.

Just reflect, before the video, that Athenea was able to push the 2-0 in the 45th, but today life wanted us to suffer until the end

Now... let your goal speak, Queen Kosse https://twitter.com/realmadridfem/status/1525791825113522181

It has been a year, especially with Toril, full of emotions... but there are many things to forget about this season, which we will analyze in time. The main thing, the unnecessary suffering due to scoring so few goals. We were going to suffer.

In Barcelona, ​​Atleti suffered an expulsion, but Putella missed the penalty. Minutes passed. What if the rojiblancas would scored? Happened. In fact, our year, these things of destiny, is saved by Aitana Bonmati doing a Fede Valverde... understanding that as knocking down an Atleti footballer who was going to goal at her will in the final minute.

Luckily it was like that, because as madridistas we were looking askance at Johan with considerable concern. Hall of honor (nonsense in the middle of the game) to Melanie Serrano, and an open score there. Here, in Valdebebas, Villarreal were able to equalize in 66 and also in 83, with Misa appearing. Toril had been changing pieces with some meaning that we do not understand here. We finished with 5-4-1, being that 1 Möller, with a defensive team, suffering a last rush from Villarreal, without much success, but playing with our arteries.

The whistle blew, we endured 20 seconds for the same sound in Barcelona. The stadium exploded, we trowh Babs in the air, we shouted Champions.

Praise be. https://twitter.com/realmadridfem/status/1525808163743838208 < p style="text-align: justify;">Many things to analyze. Two (hopefully) games to close the season. Goodbyes that we already yearn for, renewals that are still missing (it is understood that RM still reserve some good news for us) and signings that have to arrive to take the next leap forward.

Our first age is coming to an end and Real Madrid must continue to grow. It was crucial to be able to offer these new recruits the opportunity to play in the UWCL.

The place that we must never give up.