Villarreal have never won in Primera in the opening game of the season at home and it didn’t change tonight against Granada. The Yellow Submarine could claim that they’ve done enough to earn three points against the red and whites, but ultimately – they couldn’t score a goal and hat to settle for a goalless draw.Granada left the hosts frustrated by defending in numbers. Gerard Moreno and Boulaye Dia were, as expected, the hosts’ most dangerous attackers, but it was not enough. Paco Alcacer came off the bench to try and add a spark to Unai Emery’s side, but to no avail.Favourites – Villarreal, drop points at home.FT | Villarreal 0-0 GranadaIt ends all square after 90 minutes. Villarreal and Granada drop points in their opening matches in #LaLiga. pic.twitter.com/38fcAOB8GQ— SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) August 16, 2021 Escandell continued to be the key man for Robert Moreno’s Granada team before the break as the club’s stand-in stopper produced a key stop from Moreno. Emery’s side struggled to maintain that intensity after a string of changes after the restart with Manu Trigueros blazing over an excellent chance with 20 minutes left at the Estadio de la Ceramica.Villarreal’s chances of nicking a late winner were essentially ended in the final minutes as Juan Foyth was dismissed for a second yellow card.Saturday, 20.30: (3.10) Espanyol (3.20) Villareal (2.40)Up next for Emery is a trip to newly promoted Espanyol this weekend with Granada at home to Valencia.LA LIGA – Round 1FridayValencia – Getafe 1-0 (1-0)/Soler 11 pen/SaturdayOsasuna – Espanyol 0-0Mallorca – Betis 1-1 (1-0)/Olivan 25 – Reina (og) 59/Cadiz – Levante 1-1 (0-1)/Espino 90 – Morales 39/Alaves – Real Madrid 1-4 (0-0)/Joselu 65 – Benzema 48, 62, Nacho 56, Vinicius 90+2/SundayCelta – Atletico Madrid 1-2 (0-1)/Aspas 59 pen – Correa 23, 63/Barcelona – Real Sociedad 4-2 (2-0)/Pique 19, Braithwaite 45+2, 59, Sergi Roberto 90+1 – Lobete 82, Oyarzabal 85/Sevilla – Rayo Vallecano 3-0 (1-0)/En-Nesyri 19 pen, Lamela 55, 79/MondayVillareal – Granada 0-0Elche – Ath.Bilbao ***odds are subject to change
