Villarreal vs Barcelona, 2020-2021 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGA
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Griezmann double hands Barcelona comeback win vs. Villarreal
Antoine Griezmann scored twice as Barcelona came from behind to beat Villarreal 2-1 in their La Liga clash at the Estadio de la Ceramica on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Sergiño Dest.
- 4': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 6': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
- 7': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 8': Foul by Daniel Parejo (Villarreal).
- 8': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 10': Offside, Barcelona. Óscar Mingueza tries a through ball, but Sergiño Dest is caught offside.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 16': Attempt saved. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 16': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
- 18': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 22': Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal).
- 22': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Villarreal).
- 24': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Offside, Villarreal. Alberto Moreno tries a through ball, but Paco Alcácer is caught offside.
- 25': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).
- 25': Offside, Barcelona. Clément Lenglet tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
- 26': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 26': Goal! Villarreal 1, Barcelona 0. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pau Torres with a through ball.
- 28': Goal! Villarreal 1, Barcelona 1. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Óscar Mingueza.
- 31': Hand ball by Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).
- 32': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal).
- 35': Goal! Villarreal 1, Barcelona 2. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 37': Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Sergiño Dest (Barcelona).
- 38': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
- 38': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Hand ball by Paco Alcácer (Villarreal).
- 44': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 45': Offside, Barcelona. Pedri tries a through ball, but Frenkie de Jong is caught offside.
- 45': First Half ends, Villarreal 1, Barcelona 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Villarreal 1, Barcelona 2.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Sergiño Dest.
- 47': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 48': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 48': Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona).
- 50': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Attempt saved. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze with a cross.
- 53': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Óscar Mingueza.
- 55': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 55': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).
- 56': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergi Roberto with a cross.
- 57': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 60': Substitution, Villarreal. Francis Coquelin replaces Paco Alcácer.
- 60': Substitution, Villarreal. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Alberto Moreno.
- 62': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
- 63': Attempt saved. Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 63': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 64': Substitution, Barcelona. Ilaix Moriba replaces Pedri.
- 65': Foul by Manu Trigueros (Villarreal).
- 65': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) is shown the red card.
- 66': Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Attempt missed. Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
- 69': Foul by Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona).
- 69': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt saved. Pervis Estupiñán (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 72': Attempt missed. Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 74': Foul by Pau Torres (Villarreal).
- 74': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Pau Torres (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Villarreal. Moi Gómez replaces Etienne Capoue.
- 78': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 78': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 78': Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Villarreal).
- 79': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 81': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Sergi Roberto.
- 82': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Villarreal).
- 82': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Offside, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong tries a through ball, but Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
- 82': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 82': Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt missed. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a through ball following a fast break.
- 84': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
- 84': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Offside, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
- 86': Foul by Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona).
- 86': Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 87': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Villarreal).
- 87': Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Barcelona. Ronald Araujo replaces Sergio Busquets.
- 89': Substitution, Villarreal. Mario Gaspar replaces Raúl Albiol.
- 89': Substitution, Villarreal. Yeremi Pino replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
- 90': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Juan Foyth following a corner.
- 90'+3': Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Offside, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto tries a through ball, but Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Villarreal).
- 90'+5': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Villarreal 1, Barcelona 2.
- 0': Match ends, Villarreal 1, Barcelona 2.
Statistics
 BAR |
VIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 6 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 56.4 | Possession | 43.6 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 531 | Accurate Passes | 376 |
| 593 | Passes | 452 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 7 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 20 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 11 | Clearances | 6 |
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 | 36 | +59 | 91 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 35 | +37 | 77 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 36 | +24 | 69 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 36 | +21 | 66 |
Line-Ups
Villarreal (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Asenjo (GK) |
| 4 | Pau Torres |
| 3 | Raúl Albiol  |
| 18 | Alberto Moreno |
| 8 | Juan Foyth |
| 5 | Dani Parejo |
| 25 | Étienne Capoue |
| 14 | Manu Trigueros  |
| 11 | Samuel Chukwueze |
| 17 | Paco Alcácer |
| 7 | Gerard Moreno |
Barcelona (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 28 | Óscar Mingueza |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 16 | Pedri |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
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