Real Madrid Vs Villarreal: Cristiano Ronaldo Grabs Hattrick And Kaka Makes Points Safe

Real Madrid have made their dominance pay off with two quickfire goals that have killed this match off as a contest. Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed his third of the night with a neat turn and shot inside the box, while Kaká has marked his return to the Bernabeu with a well-taken goal from close range following a searing run down the left from Cristiano.

It was harsh on Villarreal, who absolutely dominated the first half, but what we have seen is the difference between the Real Madrids and Barcelonas of this world, and the rest. That difference is quite simply a ruthlessness infront of goal, and a knack of winning matches even when not playing well. The players Real Madrid have at their disposal means they can play badly and still knock three or four past La Ligas third place team. Mourinhos men didn’t play badly, especially in a rousing second half, but they still managed to go into the break 2-2 after a first half in which they created very little.

Real Madrid return to within two points of Barcelona at the top of La Liga. Cristiano Ronaldo once again proved that when it comes to scoring goals there are no better players in Spanish or perhaps even World football. And how much good will that goal do for Kakas confidence? Great moment for a player who has suffered such bad luck in the last couple of seasons.

As for Villarreal they have proved once again that they can more than compete with the big two, but the challenge for them now is to maintain it over the course of 90 minutes. They had Real Madrid pegged back in the first half, with Cani and Cazorla at the heart of everything, but the second half was a different story and they had no answer to Real Madrids efficiency infront of goal.

In the heat of the all that second half action, both Villarreal manager Juan Carlos Garrido and Cani were shown red cards, and it was clear that they were frustrated with not being able to put Madrid to the sword during a dominant first half. Garridos side are one or two world class players short of challenging for La Liga but they can take great encouragement in the football they produced tonight.