Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, January 8, 2017
Barcelona WWWWL 1
–
Villarreal WWWDL 1
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Estadio de la Cerámica · 22,110 att.

Match Report

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Lionel Messi free kick rescues point for Barcelona against Villarreal

Lionel Messi's stunning free-kick secured Barcelona a last-gasp draw.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
6
69.7
Possession
30.3
20
SHOTS
6
7
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
598
Accurate Passes
224
679
Passes
299
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
1
22
Crosses
4
0.2
Cross %
0.3
62
Long Balls
63
46
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.7
Long Balls %
0.3
6
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
14
16
Tackles
17
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
6
Effective Clearances
30
6
Clearances
30

Head to Head

BAR leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

VIL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Sergio AsenjoG
  2. 6Víctor RuizCD-L
  3. 5Mateo MusacchioCD-R
  4. 11Jaume CostaLB
  5. 2MarioRB
  6. 21BrunoCM-L
  7. 14Manu TriguerosCM-R
  8. 20Roberto SorianoLM
  9. 8Jonathan dos SantosRM
  10. 10Alexandre PatoCF-L
  11. 18Nicola SansoneCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Rafael BorréSUB
  2. 12Álvaro GonzálezSUB
  3. 22Antonio RukavinaSUB
  4. 19Samu CastillejoSUB
  5. 13Andrés FernándezSUB
  6. 4Alfred N'DiayeSUB
  7. 16RodriSUB

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. 14Javier MascheranoCD-L
  3. 3Gerard PiquéCD-R
  4. 19Lucas DigneLB
  5. 20Sergi RobertoRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 8Andrés IniestaLM
  8. 21André GomesRM
  9. 9Luis SuárezF
  10. 11NeymarLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

Substitutes

  1. 23Samuel UmtitiSUB
  2. 25Jordi MasipSUB
  3. 7Arda TuranSUB
  4. 17Paco AlcácerSUB
  5. 6Denis SuárezSUB
  6. 12RafinhaSUB
  7. 18Jordi AlbaSUB

Timeline

  1. 49' Goal! Villarreal 1, Barcelona 0. Nicola Sansone (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandre Pato following a fast break.
  2. 68' Substitution, Barcelona. Denis Suárez replaces André Gomes.
  3. 70' Jaume Costa (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 71' Substitution, Barcelona. Arda Turan replaces Lucas Digne.
  5. 76' Substitution, Villarreal. Samu Castillejo replaces Alexandre Pato.
  6. 78' Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 78' Nicola Sansone (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 83' Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 83' Substitution, Villarreal. Rodri replaces Roberto Soriano.
  10. 87' Substitution, Villarreal. Álvaro González replaces Mateo Musacchio because of an injury.
  11. 90' Goal! Villarreal 1, Barcelona 1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  12. 90'+4' Second yellow card to Jaume Costa (Villarreal) for a bad foul.

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