Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, January 27, 2024
Villarreal WLLLD 5
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Barcelona WLWWL 3
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VIL145
BAR033
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys · 46,229 att. · ESPN Deportes

Match Report

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Barcelona suffer stunning 5-3 home loss to Villarreal

Barcelona were stunned as they conceded goals to Villarreal's Alexander Sørloth and José Luis Morales deep into stoppage time and lost 5-3 at home in a roller-coaster LaLiga clash on Saturday that was marked by more VAR controversy.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
8
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
10
7
Saves
1
28.8
Possession
71.2
9
SHOTS
22
6
ON GOAL
10
0.7
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
196
Accurate Passes
587
270
Passes
666
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
4
7
Crosses
25
0.7
Cross %
0.2
58
Long Balls
45
24
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
7
10
Effective Tackles
11
13
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
16
Interceptions
10
28
Effective Clearances
10
28
Clearances
10

Highlights

03:15 Villarreal hit 5 past Barca to increase pressure on Xavi Watch on ESPN 00:50 Gerard Moreno fires Villarreal ahead at Barcelona Watch on ESPN 01:09 Cancelo clanger puts Akhomach in to double Villarreal's lead Watch on ESPN 00:48 Gundogan's smart finish pulls one back for Barcelona Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BAR leads series 4-1

Lineups

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 13Iñaki PeñaG
  2. 15Andreas ChristensenCD-L
  3. 4Ronald AraujoCD-R
  4. 39Héctor FortLB
  5. 23Jules KoundéRB
  6. 18Oriol RomeuCM
  7. 21Frenkie de JongLM
  8. 22Ilkay GündoganRM
  9. 9Robert LewandowskiF
  10. 14João FélixLF
  11. 27Lamine YamalRF

VIL · 4-4-2

  1. 13Filip JørgensenG
  2. 5Jorge CuencaCD-L
  3. 12Eric BaillyCD-R
  4. 18Alberto MorenoLB
  5. 17Kiko FemeníaRB
  6. 19Francis CoquelinCM-L
  7. 4Santi ComesañaCM-R
  8. 16Álex BaenaLM
  9. 27Ilias AkhomachRM
  10. 11Alexander SørlothCF-L
  11. 7Gerard MorenoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 16' Álex Baena (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 33' Oriol Romeu (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 41' Goal! Barcelona 0, Villarreal 1. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
  4. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. João Cancelo replaces Héctor Fort.
  5. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Oriol Romeu.
  6. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Pau Cubarsí replaces Andreas Christensen.
  7. 54' Goal! Barcelona 0, Villarreal 2. Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  8. 58' Substitution, Villarreal. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Ilias Akhomach.
  9. 58' Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces João Félix.
  10. 60' Goal! Barcelona 1, Villarreal 2. Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
  11. 68' Goal! Barcelona 2, Villarreal 2. Pedri (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
  12. 68' Eric Bailly (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 68' Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 71' Substitution, Villarreal. Aïssa Mandi replaces Alberto Moreno.
  15. 71' Substitution, Villarreal. Étienne Capoue replaces Álex Baena.
  16. 71' Own Goal by Eric Bailly, Villarreal. Barcelona 3, Villarreal 2.
  17. 77' Substitution, Barcelona. Vitor Roque replaces Robert Lewandowski.
  18. 78' Substitution, Villarreal. Yerson Mosquera replaces Kiko Femenía.
  19. 78' Substitution, Villarreal. José Luís Morales replaces Gerard Moreno.
  20. 84' Goal! Barcelona 3, Villarreal 3. Gonçalo Guedes (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth following a fast break.
  21. 89' Yerson Mosquera (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
  22. 89' Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  23. 90'+4' Jorge Cuenca (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  24. 90'+9' Goal! Barcelona 3, Villarreal 4. Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  25. 90'+12' Goal! Barcelona 3, Villarreal 5. José Luís Morales (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes following a fast break.

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