Villarreal achieved a resounding 4-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano at the Estadio de la Cerámica, in a match corresponding to the eleventh round of LaLiga. Marcelino's team opened the scoring in the 22nd minute thanks to a goal from Gerard Moreno, and in the second half, Alberto Moleiro extended the lead in the 11th minute, Santiago Camesaña did the same in the 13th, and Ayoze Pérez sealed the rout in the 20th. The second half was a true football festival for the home side, who put the game away with three goals in just eight minutes. The defender was left with the rebound and sent the ball to the back of Unai Simón's net. In this way, Real Sociedad climbed to thirteenth place with 12 points, while Athletic failed to secure three points and reach the international cup positions, so they remained tenth with 14 units. With the lead in their favor, Simeone made a substitution and found immediate responses: Almada came on to bring freshness to the attack, and a few minutes later, he scored 2-0 after a play forced by Julián Álvarez in the press. At the end, with the Andalusian team completely disarmed, Griezmann appeared to seal the match with a cross-shot that definitively sealed the 3-0 in the 45th minute. With this result, Atlético de Madrid reaches 22 units, placing in fourth position, while Sevilla remained in the middle of the table with 13 units. At the end, Real Sociedad took the victory against Athletic. Real Sociedad took an epic victory in the Basque derby by defeating Athletic Club 3-2 at Anoeta. The team led by Sergio González, who was making his debut as the home coach, managed to prevail in stoppage time thanks to a goal from Jon Gorrotxategi, causing madness at the stadium. Real Sociedad opened the scoring with a goal from Brais Méndez in the 37th minute of the first half, but Athletic's response was immediate, as Gorka Guruzeta equalized the result just moments later. At the start of the second half, Gonçalo Guedes gave the locals the lead again with a great finish, although Robert Navarro tied the duel in the final stretch, when Athletic seemed closer to a comeback. However, when everything pointed to a draw, Gorrotxategi appeared to seal the victory in the additional minutes, after a spectacular individual play by Pablo Marín, who got past several defenders before his cross was blocked. The solid and powerful performance of Villarreal allowed the team to reach 23 points and temporarily place second, pending Barcelona's match against Elche. The night also had a special touch for two figures: Gerard Moreno was applauded for his 300 games with the yellow jersey, while Moleiro received recognition for being named the best under-23 player in LaLiga in October. Rayo Vallecano, who arrived with three consecutive victories, was outplayed in all lines and remained stuck at 14 units in the middle of the table, letting go of a great chance to get closer to the positions for qualification to international cups. Atlético de Madrid in the Champions zone Atlético de Madrid once again proved its strength at the Metropolitano and achieved a key 3-0 victory against Sevilla, in a match that was only decided in the second half. With goals from Julián Álvarez, Thiago Almada, and Antoine Griezmann, the 'Colchonero' reached fourth place in the table, in Champions League positions. After a first half without much clarity and with Matías Almeyda's team very organized in defense, Diego 'Cholo' Simeone's team was able to wait for its moment and take advantage of its rival's mistakes. In the second half, the definitive break came after the VAR review: a hard foul from Nianzou on José María Giménez resulted in a penalty that Álvarez converted into a goal.
