Dani Parejo was at his best against Real Madrid. With no real pressure from Madrid, Parejo had enough time on the ball to use his creativity to influence the game in his favor. He played 72 passes and completed 67 of them with a success rate of 93.6%. Parejo played 11 passes into the final third with 91% success and two passes into the final third with 100% success.
Real Madrid was uncharacteristically fidgety on the ball and gave possession away easily. Villarreal took complete advantage of this and made sure that they finished the game off. With this win, they move up to the sixth position, while Real Madrid stays in the second position.
Visuals via Wyscout and the TFA data viz engine