Valencia's Villa, publicly declared before the match that Chen Zhong was occupying Real Madrid's "resources" and that his goals were against "mediocre" players. He also stated he had no interest in joining Real Madrid, as he didn't want his goals to be "stolen". However, in just nine minutes of this match, Real Madrid showed Valencia what it means to "speak cautiously".
It also made Villa ponder whether according to his standards, he himself was "mediocre".
The final score was frozen at 7-1.
Mata scored a face-saving goal for Valencia in the dying moments, and Real Madrid's big win filled the fans with anticipation for the upcoming Champions League semi-finals.
Many fans even began to softly chant for a Triple Crown.
At the post-match press conference, a rosy-faced Pellegrini proudly told the media, "I am certain we are the best Real Madrid in history, and we are in our best form."
"We have performed extremely well in all competitions."
