In the 24th round of La Liga, Real Madrid traveled to Ceramic Stadium to challenge the Yellow Submarine, Villarreal.
As early as the beginning of January, Villarreal officially announced that it had formally renamed its original home ground, El Madrigal, Ceramic Stadium, with the aim of better showcasing the most representative industry in the Castellón region—the ceramics industry.
But everyone understood that this was a sponsorship arrangement. After the renaming, Villarreal displayed the trademarks of several of the region's most famous ceramics companies on the stadium's exterior walls. Even inside the stadium, sponsor logos were everywhere. Clearly, this was purely a commercial move.
As for how much sponsorship money Villarreal had gained from the deal, outsiders had no way of knowing.
Because of the Champions League match in midweek, Real Madrid made extensive changes to its lineup.
The two sides entered halftime at 0–0, with neither able to breach the other's goal.
But just five minutes into the second half, Villarreal broke the deadlock first.
Unmarked, Trigueros unleashed a half-volley from ten meters out and beat Navas.
Six minutes later, Villarreal launched another swift counterattack. After shaking off Ramos, Bakambu struck from fifteen meters out. The ball skimmed past the left post and nestled into the net, further extending the lead.
At that moment, everyone realized that Real Madrid's first defeat of the season might be on its way.
But Yang Yang and Zidane, sitting on the bench, refused to give up. They made an immediate decision and adjusted the lineup.
Two minutes later, Isco came on as a substitute and took up the attacking midfield position.
This substitution completely turned the game around. Just six minutes after Isco came on, Carvajal delivered a cross from the edge of the penalty area, and Di Maria fired home from close