Spanish LALIGA

Villarreal vs Barcelona, 2023-24 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA
Villarreal
  • 26': Juan Foyth
  • 40': Alexander Sørloth
  • 50': Álex Baena
FT
3 - 4
Barcelona
  • 12': Gavi
  • 15': Frenkie de Jong
  • 68': Ferran Torres
  • 71': Robert Lewandowski

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 Commentary

  • 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

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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

LALIGA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Real Madrid 4 +6 12
2 Getafe 4 +2 9
3 Athletic Club 4 +2 9
4 Villarreal 4 +5 7
Full Standings

Line-Ups

VIL Villarreal (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Filip Jørgensen (GK)
5 Jorge Cuenca
2 Matteo Gabbia Yellow Card
24 Alfonso Pedraza
8 Juan Foyth
10 Dani Parejo
6 Étienne Capoue
16 Álex Baena
20 Ramón Terrats Yellow Card
11 Alexander Sørloth
7 Gerard Moreno
Villarreal Substitutes:
José Luis Morales, Ben Brereton Díaz, Denis Suárez, Ilias Akhomach, Yeremy Pino, Aïssa Mandi, Adrià Altimira, Pepe Reina, Santi Comesaña, Kiko Femenía, Manu Trigueros, Raúl Albiol.

BAR 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 Yellow Card
6 Gavi
27 Lamine Yamal
Barcelona Substitutes:
Diego Kochen, Ander Astralaga, Eric García, Fermín López, Ferran Torres, Alejandro Balde, Ansu Fati, Pau Cubarsí, Marc Casadó, Abde Ezzalzouli.

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