While La Liga offered itself a wonderful representative in Paris, in the person of Karim Benzema, who lifted his first Ballon d’Or at the Théâtre du Châtelet, the Spanish championship closed its 9th day this Monday evening with a confrontation between Villarreal and Osasuna, at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia. During a balanced first period, Unai Emery’s players managed to be much more realistic and dangerous, to the point of opening the scoring in the wake of Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld on a decisive pass from Nicolas Jackson (42nd) , enough to shelter his team. A few minutes later, the Dutch international offered himself the double from the penalty spot (52nd). Even if they shot less on goal, the men from the suburbs of Valencia were very realistic, framing eight of their eleven shots. Osasuna certainly took fourteen strikes but with a real lack of precision where only three strikes were in the frame. A controlled victory (2-0) for Villarreal.
In the standings, Villarreal climbs to 7th place, while Osasuna sits in 9th position. Later in the week, the Yellow Submarine travel to Camp Nou to play FC Barcelona, while residents of Pamplona host fellow Catalan club Espanyol for La Liga Matchday 10.
