Villarreal vs Elche

Villarreal had the chances and Elche had the goalkeeper. The 0-0 draw at La Cerámica left the hosts without the win their play deserved, mostly because Matías Dituro kept saying no. The visiting keeper saved with his foot from Moleiro inside the first minute, and he kept making stops after that, including one from Oluwaseyi after a mistake by Morcillo. Moleiro also put the ball in the net twice, but both goals were ruled out for offside. Víctor Chust cleared another of his efforts off the line. There was a VAR moment too. A penalty was first given against Moleiro for a foul on Revivo, then taken away after a review. Elche grew into the second half and created a few openings of their own, though Gerard Moreno sent a late header over the bar for Villarreal. Aguado left the pitch for Elche with an ankle injury. Villarreal, who played in Europe in midweek, dropped two points in their push for a European place. Elche extend a run without defeat, and they came away from round nine with a point and a clean sheet.