Jadon Sancho was waiting to receive a pass from Youri Tielemens inside Villa's half but, before the forward knew it, degaard had pinched the ball and was haring towards Emiliano Martinez's goal. A jink back on to his left foot fooled Tielemens and allowed degaard to play through the perfect through ball for Martin Zubimendi to score the crucial second.
When any proposal comes, the first question has to be whether to stay at la Real, he said. And it wasn't the right moment [to go]. I stayed and it was a hard season but I learned a lot. I wanted to step forward, take that weight after others went. But I've always tried to choose the right time and I'm happy with how it happened in the end.