Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, August 27, 2023
Barcelona WWWDW 4
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Villarreal LDLLW 3
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BAR224
VIL213
Estadio de la Cerámica · 21,679 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

00:59 Lewandowski ends goal drought with go-ahead goal for Barca Watch on ESPN 00:45 Villarreal's early opener vs. Barcelona overturned after VAR review Watch on ESPN 01:08 Gavi heads Barcelona into the lead vs. Villarreal Watch on ESPN 00:52 Frenkie de Jong doubles Barca's lead over Villarreal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BAR leads series 4-1

Lineups

VIL · 4-4-2

  1. 13Filip JørgensenG
  2. 5Jorge CuencaCD-L
  3. 2Matteo GabbiaCD-R
  4. 24Alfonso PedrazaLB
  5. 8Juan FoythRB
  6. 10Dani ParejoCM-L
  7. 6Étienne CapoueCM-R
  8. 16Álex BaenaLM
  9. 20Ramón TerratsRM
  10. 11Alexander SørlothCF-L
  11. 7Gerard MorenoCF-R

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. 15Andreas ChristensenCD-L
  3. 23Jules KoundéCD-R
  4. 17Marcos AlonsoLB
  5. 20Sergi RobertoRB
  6. 18Oriol RomeuCM
  7. 21Frenkie de JongLM
  8. 22Ilkay GündoganRM
  9. 9Robert LewandowskiF
  10. 6GaviLF
  11. 27Lamine YamalRF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 15' Goal! Villarreal 0, Barcelona 2. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 44' Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45'+6' Juan Foyth (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 45'+6' Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Andreas Christensen.
  9. 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.
  10. 57' Ramón Terrats (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 63' Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Oriol Romeu.
  12. 68' Goal! Villarreal 3, Barcelona 3. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  13. 70' Substitution, Villarreal. Denis Suárez replaces Étienne Capoue.
  14. 70' Substitution, Villarreal. Santi Comesaña replaces Ramón Terrats.
  15. 70' Substitution, Villarreal. Ilias Akhomach replaces Gerard Moreno.
  16. 71' Goal! Villarreal 3, Barcelona 4. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  17. 76' Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Lamine Yamal.
  18. 77' Substitution, Villarreal. José Luís Morales replaces Álex Baena.
  19. 80' Matteo Gabbia (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 82' Eric García (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 86' Substitution, Villarreal. Ben Brereton Díaz replaces Dani Parejo.
  22. 86' Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Ilkay Gündogan.

LALIGA News

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