Villarreal thumped Mallorca 4-0 on Monday to keep the pressure on the top four in La Liga.Marcelino Garcia Toral's side, fifth, cut the gap on Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, third and fourth respectively,

Villarreal thumped Mallorca 4-0 on Monday to keep the pressure on the top four in LaLiga. Marcelino Garcia Toral's side, fifth, cut the gap on Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, third and fourth respectively, down to six points.

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Marcelino Garcia Toral's side, fifth, cut the gap on Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao ... four minutes later after a rapid counterattack. Dani Parejo struck the third after 26 minutes and Yeremy ...

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Four goals in an eight-minute spell midway through the first half gave Villarreal a comprehensive 4-0 win over Mallorca in the Spanish league on Monday. Logan Costa headed home from a corner kick to put the home side 1-0 up after 19 minutes and then Alejandro Baena took control as Villarreal punished the visitors with a scintillating display of counterattacking football.

Villarreal have scored four goals in an eight-minute spell midway through the first half to hammer close rivals Mallorca in Spain's La Liga.

Marcelino Garcia Toral’s side, fifth, cut the gap on Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao ... minutes later after a rapid counter-attack. Dani Parejo struck the third after 26 minutes and Yeremy ...

Villarreal thumped Mallorca 4-0 on Monday to keep the pressure on the top four in LaLiga. Marcelino Garcia Toral's side, fifth, cut the gap on Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, third and fourth respectively, down to six points.

Previous manager Xavi wanted a big name in the position, but the closest he got was bringing a then 32-year-old Ilkay Gundogan in from Manchester City in the summer of 2023. Gundogan ended up starting 33 La Liga matches and nine Champions League games for Barca in 2023-24.

Probable lineups Villarreal (4-3-3): Luiz Junior; Kiko Femenía, Foyth, Kambwala, Sergi Cardona; Comesaña, Pape Gueye, Parejo; Denis Suárez, Barry, Álex Baena. All. Marcelino Mallorca (4-3-3): Greif; Maffeo, Valjent, Raállo, Mojica; Antonio Sánchez, Darder, Samu Costa; Dani Rodráguez, Muriqi, Larin. All. Arrasate