Barcelona vs Villarreal, 2022-23 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGALewandowski double as Barcelona ease past Villarreal
Barcelona bounced back from their Clasico loss in style as they cruised to a 3-0 LaLiga win over Villarreal with a brace from Robert Lewandowski.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Pau Torres.
- 2': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski with a headed pass following a corner.
- 8': Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
- 8': Foul by Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal).
- 8': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 11': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Pau Torres.
- 12': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 15': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yeremi Pino.
- 16': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Pedri (Barcelona).
- 18': Attempt blocked. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
- 19': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yeremi Pino.
- 20': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Jordi Alba following a corner.
- 22': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 22': Attempt missed. Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yeremi Pino.
- 23': Attempt saved. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a through ball.
- 25': Substitution, Villarreal. Johan Mojica replaces Alfonso Pedraza because of an injury.
- 26': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
- 26': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Offside, Barcelona. Ferran Torres tries a through ball, but Gavi is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Manu Morlanes (Villarreal).
- 27': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
- 31': Goal! Barcelona 1, Villarreal 0. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 33': Foul by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
- 33': Yeremi Pino (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Offside, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto tries a through ball, but Gavi is caught offside.
- 35': Goal! Barcelona 2, Villarreal 0. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gavi following a fast break.
- 36': Attempt saved. Yeremi Pino (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Johan Mojica with a cross.
- 38': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
- 38': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 38': Goal! Barcelona 3, Villarreal 0. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 40': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 40': Kiko Femenía (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Hand ball by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 44': Hand ball by Yeremi Pino (Villarreal).
- 45': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Barcelona 3, Villarreal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 3, Villarreal 0.
- 45': Substitution, Villarreal. José Morales replaces Arnaut Danjuma.
- 46': Foul by Ferran Torres (Barcelona).
- 46': Pau Torres (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 50': Johan Mojica (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Pedri (Barcelona).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Gavi.
- 52': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
- 52': Offside, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
- 53': Foul by Ferran Torres (Barcelona).
- 53': Johan Mojica (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
- 54': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
- 55': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 55': Yeremi Pino (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
- 56': José Morales (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Substitution, Villarreal. Manu Trigueros replaces Manu Morlanes.
- 57': Substitution, Villarreal. Alberto Moreno replaces Nicolas Jackson.
- 58': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
- 58': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 65': Álex Baena (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Alberto Moreno (Villarreal).
- 66': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, Barcelona. Héctor Bellerín replaces Sergi Roberto.
- 70': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets replaces Frenkie de Jong.
- 71': Foul by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
- 71': Kiko Femenía (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 74': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Yeremi Pino (Villarreal).
- 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Robert Lewandowski.
- 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Raphinha replaces Ansu Fati.
- 75': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 78': Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Piqué replaces Jules Koundé.
- 79': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 80': Substitution, Villarreal. Aïssa Mandi replaces Raúl Albiol.
- 82': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 85': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 85': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Manu Trigueros.
- 85': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé following a corner.
- 86': Offside, Barcelona. Héctor Bellerín tries a through ball, but Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Manu Trigueros (Villarreal).
- 87': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 89': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Daniel Parejo.
- 90'+1': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. José Morales (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Johan Mojica.
- 90'+2': Foul by Pau Torres (Villarreal).
- 90'+2': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Pau Torres (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Barcelona 3, Villarreal 0.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 3, Villarreal 0.
Statistics
 VIL |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 30.3 | Possession | 69.7 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 276 | Accurate Passes | 716 |
| 328 | Passes | 763 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 7 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 16 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 1 |
| 19 | Clearances | 1 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 73,261
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 73,261
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 28 | +49 | 70 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 28 | +36 | 66 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 28 | +22 | 57 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 28 | +18 | 55 |
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 17 | Marcos Alonso |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 8 | Pedri |
| 30 | Gavi |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 10 | Ansu Fati |
| 11 | Ferran Torres |
Villarreal (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Gerónimo Rulli (GK) |
| 4 | Pau Torres  |
| 3 | Raúl Albiol |
| 24 | Alfonso Pedraza |
| 2 | Kiko Femenía |
| 20 | Manu Morlanes |
| 10 | Dani Parejo |
| 16 | Álex Baena |
| 21 | Yéremy Pino |
| 9 | Arnaut Danjuma |
| 15 | Nicolas Jackson |
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