Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, March 20, 2016
Barcelona WWWWW 2
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Villarreal DLWLD 2
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BAR202
VIL022
Estadio de la Cerámica · 23,450 att.

Match Report

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Barcelona lose two-goal lead to draw at Villarreal; streak still alive

Barcelona missed out on the chance to go 11 points clear at the top of the Primera Division in a 2-2 draw at Villarreal.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
17
4
Yellow Cards
8
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
4
67.7
Possession
32.3
15
SHOTS
14
6
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
592
Accurate Passes
248
667
Passes
320
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
17
Crosses
8
0.2
Cross %
0.5
62
Long Balls
42
42
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
15
17
Tackles
20
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
8
Effective Clearances
18
8
Clearances
23

Head to Head

BAR leads series 5-0

Lineups

VIL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Sergio AsenjoG
  2. 6Víctor RuizCD-L
  3. 24Eric BaillyCD-R
  4. 22Antonio RukavinaLB
  5. 2MarioRB
  6. 21BrunoCM-L
  7. 14Manu TriguerosCM-R
  8. 19Samu CastillejoLM
  9. 18Denis SuárezRM
  10. 17Cédric BakambuCF-L
  11. 9Roberto SoldadoCF-R

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 13Claudio BravoG
  2. 14Javier MascheranoCD-L
  3. 3Gerard PiquéCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 20Sergi RobertoRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 7Arda TuranLM
  8. 4Ivan RakitićRM
  9. 9Luis SuárezF
  10. 11NeymarLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

Timeline

  1. 13' Arda Turan (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 16' Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  3. 20' Roberto Soldado (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 20' Goal! Villarreal 0, Barcelona 1. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  5. 24' Bruno (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 40' Sergio Asenjo (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 41' Víctor Ruiz (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 41' Goal! Villarreal 0, Barcelona 2. Neymar (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  9. 43' Antonio Rukavina (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 53' Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 55' Substitution, Barcelona. Jeremy Mathieu replaces Gerard Piqué.
  12. 57' Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Alves replaces Arda Turan.
  13. 57' Goal! Villarreal 1, Barcelona 2. Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  14. 63' Own Goal by Jeremy Mathieu, Barcelona. Villarreal 2, Barcelona 2.
  15. 71' Substitution, Villarreal. Adrián replaces Cédric Bakambu because of an injury.
  16. 74' Substitution, Villarreal. Tomás Pina replaces Denis Suárez because of an injury.
  17. 78' Tomás Pina (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 83' Substitution, Villarreal. Leo Baptistao replaces Roberto Soldado.
  19. 84' Mario (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 85' Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  21. 90'+4' Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.

LALIGA News

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News Sam Marsden Pedri says Barcelona paid for stupid mistakes in loss to Real Madrid Midfielder Pedri lamented stupid makes and slowness on the ball as Barcelona's perfect start to the LaLiga season was ended by Real Madrid in the Clásico at Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday. News Alex Kirkland José Mourinho not satisfied with just beating Barcelona: 'Real Madrid play to win the league' José Mourinho said he's setting his sights even higher after Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 in Sunday's Clásico, saying "Real Madrid play to win the league, not to win at Camp Nou." Video McManaman: Real Madrid's El Clásico victory vs. Barcelona is good for LaLiga McManaman: Real Madrid's El Clásico victory vs. Barcelona is good for LaLiga ESPN Alex Kirkland and Sam Marsden Mourinho primes Madrid for statement win over Barça to blow LaLiga title race wide open Real Madrid haven't convinced this season, but José Mourinho's game plan overwhelmed Barça, and Los Blancos' 2-1 win brings them into the title race.