The visitors’ lead was extended by Joselu with a superb header after Arda Guler opened the score with a well-executed effort. After half an hour, Real was ahead 2-0. But that’s when Sorloth really starts to shine.

He pulled one back with a risky header in the 39th minute. Real Madrid led 4-1 at the break thanks to two well-executed goals from Vazquez and Guler, almost instantly dousing Sorloth’s attempts. But Sorloth burst through with three goals in the second half. There are three distinct styles of achievement.

He pushed Lunin into the net three times in eight minutes, from 48 to 56, in order to retrieve the ball. First, the scorer from Norway made it 2-4 with a header. Then, with a deft touch, he turned the ball past the white-shirted defenders to score, and to cap off an incredible comeback, he touched the ball once to make the score 4–4.

Maybe Real was taken aback when Villarreal started the second half with three changes at the same moment. However, it’s amazing that Sorloth managed to score four goals in just 17 minutes against Real Madrid. They had only let up three goals in the previous six rounds, but Real Madrid scored more goals in one game than they had all previous combined.

Real Madrid won the La Liga title and used a reserve squad, so Ancelotti won’t be too concerned about their 4–4 draw. Preparing for the UEFA Champions League final versus Borussia Dortmund requires conserving energy.

Villarreal will not be participating in the European Cup the following season. There is a personal importance to what transpired.

Consequently, Sorloth became a unique striker by scoring four goals versus Real Madrid, following in Castellanos’ footsteps. Castellanos also scored four goals against Real last year, assisting Girona in a 4-2 victory.

In Real Madrid’s over a century of existence, just eleven players have scored four goals against them, according to AS. Esteban Echeverria holds the record for most goals scored in a match versus Los Blancos (5 goals while playing for Real Oviedo in 1947).

In addition, Sorloth’s last four goals propelled him to the top of La Liga’s scoring chart. With just one round remaining, it is highly probable that Norwegian national team attackers Sorloth and Erling Haaland would emerge victorious in the top scorer competitions of La Liga and the English Premier League, the two major European national leagues. Haaland has taken the lead in goals scored since last night, and Sorloth is now two goals clear of the pursuing bunch.