Villarreal vs Barcelona, 2023-24 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGA
FT
3 - 4
3 - 4
Barcelona comeback to win seven-goal thriller at Villarreal
Barcelona fought back to claim a thrilling 4-3 win at Villarreal on Sunday, with last year's LaLiga top scorer Robert Lewandowski bagging the winner.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
- 5': Offside, Villarreal. Étienne Capoue tries a through ball, but Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
- 6': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Barcelona).
- 6': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Étienne Capoue.
- 10': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Baena with a through ball.
- 12': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jorge Cuenca.
- 12': Goal! Villarreal 0, Barcelona 1. Gavi (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 15': Goal! Villarreal 0, Barcelona 2. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 17': Offside, Villarreal. Álex Baena tries a through ball, but Alfonso Pedraza is caught offside.
- 18': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
- 20': Foul by Dani Parejo (Villarreal).
- 20': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a through ball.
- 22': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
- 23': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 23': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matteo Gabbia.
- 25': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 26': Goal! Villarreal 1, Barcelona 2. Juan Foyth (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Álex Baena with a cross following a corner.
- 27': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 27': Marcos Alonso (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 27': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Étienne Capoue.
- 30': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 30': Étienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 33': Offside, Villarreal. Matteo Gabbia tries a through ball, but Gerard Moreno is caught offside.
- 35': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Juan Foyth.
- 38': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 40': Goal! Villarreal 2, Barcelona 2. Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza.
- 43': Attempt saved. Oriol Romeu (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 44': Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- 44': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 45'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Jorge Cuenca (Villarreal).
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+5': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona).
- 45'+5': Álex Baena (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+6': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Villarreal 2, Barcelona 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Villarreal 2, Barcelona 2.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Andreas Christensen.
- 49': Attempt missed. Oriol Romeu (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 50': Goal! Villarreal 3, Barcelona 2. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza.
- 53': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona).
- 53': Ramón Terrats (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Juan Foyth (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Étienne Capoue.
- 54': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Eric García.
- 55': Foul by Ramón Terrats (Villarreal).
- 55': Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
- 56': Foul by Ramón Terrats (Villarreal).
- 56': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Ramón Terrats (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 58': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
- 61': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 61': Marcos Alonso (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona).
- 63': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Oriol Romeu.
- 64': Foul by Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal).
- 64': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Attempt saved. Marcos Alonso (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 65': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Filip Jörgensen.
- 66': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 66': Matteo Gabbia (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Offside, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto tries a through ball, but Gavi is caught offside.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 68': Goal! Villarreal 3, Barcelona 3. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 70': Substitution, Villarreal. Denis Suárez replaces Étienne Capoue.
- 70': Substitution, Villarreal. Santi Comesaña replaces Ramón Terrats.
- 70': Substitution, Villarreal. Ilias Akhomach replaces Gerard Moreno.
- 71': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 71': Goal! Villarreal 3, Barcelona 4. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 73': Foul by Ferran Torres (Barcelona).
- 73': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Jorge Cuenca (Villarreal).
- 73': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
- 74': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal).
- 75': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Lamine Yamal.
- 77': Substitution, Villarreal. José Luís Morales replaces Álex Baena.
- 77': Hand ball by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
- 78': Offside, Barcelona. Marc-André ter Stegen tries a through ball, but Ilkay Gündogan is caught offside.
- 79': Offside, Barcelona. Ilkay Gündogan tries a through ball, but Ansu Fati is caught offside.
- 80': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (Villarreal).
- 80': Matteo Gabbia (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 82': Eric García (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a headed pass.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 85': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 86': Substitution, Villarreal. Ben Brereton Díaz replaces Dani Parejo.
- 86': Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
- 87': Offside, Villarreal. Jorge Cuenca tries a through ball, but José Luís Morales is caught offside.
- 88': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 88': Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Offside, Villarreal. Alfonso Pedraza tries a through ball, but Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres with a through ball.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 90'+3': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Filip Jörgensen.
- 90'+4': Denis Suárez (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton Díaz (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Luís Morales.
- 90'+6': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Jorge Cuenca (Villarreal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Villarreal 3, Barcelona 4.
- 0': Match ends, Villarreal 3, Barcelona 4.
Statistics
 BAR |
VIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 5 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 7 |
| 60.9 | Possession | 39.1 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 11 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 540 | Accurate Passes | 327 |
| 592 | Passes | 382 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 18 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 7 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 21,679
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 21,679
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 21 | +35 | 52 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 21 | +28 | 51 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 21 | +21 | 44 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 20 | +16 | 41 |
Line-Ups
Villarreal (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Filip Jørgensen (GK) |
| 5 | Jorge Cuenca |
| 2 | Matteo Gabbia  |
| 24 | Alfonso Pedraza |
| 8 | Juan Foyth |
| 10 | Dani Parejo |
| 6 | Étienne Capoue |
| 16 | Álex Baena |
| 20 | Ramón Terrats |
| 11 | Alexander Sørloth |
| 7 | Gerard Moreno |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 15 | Andreas Christensen |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 17 | Marcos Alonso |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| 18 | Oriol Romeu |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 22 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 6 | Gavi |
| 27 | Lamine Yamal |
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