Villarreal vs Barcelona, 2019-2020 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGA
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Barcelona get inspired win over Villarreal, keep pace with Real Madrid
Barcelona defeated Villarreal 4-1 to keep pace with Real Madrid in the La Liga standings.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 2': Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Own Goal by Pau Torres, Villarreal. Villarreal 0, Barcelona 1.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 7': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).
- 7': Santi Cazorla (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Arturo Vidal (Barcelona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 13': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Barcelona).
- 13': Vicente Iborra (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Santi Cazorla (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paco Alcácer.
- 14': Goal! Villarreal 1, Barcelona 1. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a fast break.
- 15': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 16': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sergio Asenjo.
- 16': Attempt saved. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
- 16': Attempt missed. Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Santi Cazorla.
- 17': Foul by Pau Torres (Villarreal).
- 17': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Pau Torres (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 19': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Gerard Moreno.
- 19': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 19': Santi Cazorla (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Goal! Villarreal 1, Barcelona 2. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 24': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
- 25': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
- 30': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
- 36': Substitution, Villarreal. Carlos Bacca replaces Paco Alcácer because of an injury.
- 37': Attempt saved. Carlos Bacca (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 37': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 38': Attempt saved. Arturo Vidal (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 38': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sergio Asenjo.
- 41': Offside, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
- 45': Goal! Villarreal 1, Barcelona 3. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 45'+2': Hand ball by Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Villarreal 1, Barcelona 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Villarreal 1, Barcelona 3.
- 45': Substitution, Villarreal. Bruno Soriano replaces Vicente Iborra.
- 45': Substitution, Villarreal. Moi Gómez replaces Gerard Moreno because of an injury.
- 46': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 46': Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 53': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 55': Foul by Santi Cazorla (Villarreal).
- 55': Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Substitution, Villarreal. Manu Trigueros replaces Santi Cazorla.
- 58': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arturo Vidal with a through ball.
- 59': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Villarreal).
- 59': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Ivan Rakitic replaces Nélson Semedo.
- 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Luis Suárez.
- 61': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).
- 61': Moi Gómez (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Carlos Bacca (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 66': Attempt saved. Arturo Vidal (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic.
- 67': Attempt saved. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 67': Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal).
- 67': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Offside, Barcelona. Ivan Rakitic tries a through ball, but Arturo Vidal is caught offside.
- 69': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 70': Substitution, Villarreal. Fernando Niño replaces Carlos Bacca.
- 71': VAR Decision: No Goal Villarreal 1-3 Barcelona.
- 72': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 73': Substitution, Barcelona. Martin Braithwaite replaces Sergio Busquets.
- 73': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Mario Gaspar (Villarreal).
- 74': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Alberto Moreno.
- 75': Foul by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
- 75': Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt saved. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 77': Foul by Moi Gómez (Villarreal).
- 77': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt saved. Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 81': Foul by Manu Trigueros (Villarreal).
- 81': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Barcelona. Ronald Araújo replaces Gerard Piqué.
- 83': Foul by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
- 83': Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).
- 84': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Fernando Niño (Villarreal).
- 85': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Villarreal).
- 85': Riqui Puig (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Goal! Villarreal 1, Barcelona 4. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 88': Attempt missed. Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Manu Trigueros.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
- 90'+2': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Villarreal).
- 90'+2': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sergio Asenjo.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Riqui Puig following a corner.
- 90'+4': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 90'+5': Offside, Villarreal. Manu Trigueros tries a through ball, but Moi Gómez is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Villarreal 1, Barcelona 4.
- 0': Match ends, Villarreal 1, Barcelona 4.
- 0': Match ends, Villarreal 1, Barcelona 4.
- 0': Match ends, Villarreal 1, Barcelona 4.
Statistics
 BAR |
VIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 9 |
| 68 | Possession | 32 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 12 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 762 | Accurate Passes | 308 |
| 821 | Passes | 379 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 9 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 30 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 12 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 6 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 38 | +59 | 94 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | +42 | 86 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 38 | +26 | 72 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | +18 | 69 |
Line-Ups
Villarreal (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Asenjo (GK) |
| 4 | Pau Torres |
| 3 | Raúl Albiol |
| 18 | Alberto Moreno |
| 2 | Mario |
| 10 | Vicente Iborra |
| 19 | Frank Anguissa |
| 8 | Santi Cazorla |
| 11 | Samuel Chukwueze |
| 17 | Paco Alcácer |
| 7 | Gerard Moreno |
Barcelona (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 2 | Nélson Semedo |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| 22 | Arturo Vidal |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
| 17 | Antoine Griezmann |
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