Spanish LALIGA

FT Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Villarreal LDWWW 1
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Barcelona WDWWD 5
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Spotify Camp Nou · 54,743 att.

Match Report

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Andres Iniesta shines as Barcelona down Villarreal, stay unbeaten

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
6
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
4
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
6
44
Possession
56
20
SHOTS
12
7
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
447
Accurate Passes
592
510
Passes
653
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
1
8
Crosses
7
0.3
Cross %
0.1
40
Long Balls
38
23
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
5
Blocked Shots
4
17
Effective Tackles
7
26
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
0
Interceptions
0
6
Effective Clearances
13
6
Clearances
13

Head to Head

BAR leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 13Jasper CillessenG
  2. 25Thomas VermaelenCD-L
  3. 3Gerard PiquéCD-R
  4. 19Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Nélson SemedoRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 8Andrés IniestaLM
  8. 15PaulinhoRM
  9. 10Lionel MessiF
  10. 14Philippe CoutinhoLF
  11. 11Ousmane DembéléRF

VIL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Sergio AsenjoG
  2. 6Víctor RuizCD-L
  3. 3Álvaro GonzálezCD-R
  4. 11Jaume CostaLB
  5. 2MarioRB
  6. 14Manu TriguerosCM-L
  7. 16RodriCM-R
  8. 7Denis CheryshevLM
  9. 10Samu CastillejoRM
  10. 9Carlos BaccaCF-L
  11. 8Pablo FornalsCF-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Barcelona 1, Villarreal 0. Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  2. 16' Goal! Barcelona 2, Villarreal 0. Paulinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
  3. 44' Víctor Ruiz (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Goal! Barcelona 3, Villarreal 0. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta with a through ball.
  5. 45' Substitution, Villarreal. Nicola Sansone replaces Denis Cheryshev.
  6. 54' Goal! Barcelona 3, Villarreal 1. Nicola Sansone (Villarreal) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
  7. 57' Substitution, Villarreal. Javi Fuego replaces Manu Trigueros.
  8. 61' Substitution, Barcelona. Luis Suárez replaces Andrés Iniesta.
  9. 65' Substitution, Barcelona. Ivan Rakitic replaces Sergio Busquets.
  10. 70' Substitution, Villarreal. Enes Ünal replaces Carlos Bacca.
  11. 72' Javi Fuego (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 80' Substitution, Barcelona. Yerry Mina replaces Gerard Piqué.
  13. 81' Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 87' Goal! Barcelona 4, Villarreal 1. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic.
  15. 90'+3' Goal! Barcelona 5, Villarreal 1. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yerry Mina following a fast break.

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