
Barcelona vs Villarreal, 2024-25 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGA
FT
2 - 3
2 - 3
Villarreal shock Barcelona to clinch Champions League spot
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Villarreal fought back to shock Barcelona 3-2 on Sunday, handing the LaLiga champions their first league defeat since late December.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Goal! Barcelona 0, Villarreal 1. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
- 7': Attempt missed. Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Baena with a cross.
- 7': Offside, Barcelona. Raphinha is caught offside.
- 9': Foul by Dani Parejo (Villarreal).
- 9': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt saved. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Gerard Martín (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
- 10': Corner,Barcelona. Conceded by Juan Foyth.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 13': Corner,Barcelona. Conceded by Logan Costa.
- 16': Offside, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Dani Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 22': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Eric García with a cross.
- 22': Corner,Barcelona. Conceded by Luiz Júnior.
- 23': Corner,Barcelona. Conceded by Ayoze Pérez.
- 24': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez following a fast break.
- 24': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 24': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedri.
- 28': Delay in match (Barcelona).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Corner,Barcelona. Conceded by Sergi Cardona.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Corner,Barcelona. Conceded by Santi Comesaña.
- 34': Attempt saved. Eric García (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedri.
- 34': Corner,Barcelona. Conceded by Luiz Júnior.
- 36': Corner,Villarreal. Conceded by Eric García.
- 36': Corner,Villarreal. Conceded by Robert Lewandowski.
- 38': Goal! Barcelona 1, Villarreal 1. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eric García.
- 40': Corner,Villarreal. Conceded by Iñigo Martínez.
- 42': Dani Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 43': Foul by Pau Navarro (Villarreal).
- 43': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 43': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 43': Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Eric García (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal).
- 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fermín López.
- 45'+5': Goal! Barcelona 2, Villarreal 1. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Barcelona 2, Villarreal 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 2, Villarreal 1.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Alejandro Balde replaces Gerard Martín.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong replaces Pedri.
- 45': Substitution, Villarreal. Thierno Barry replaces Ayoze Pérez because of an injury.
- 46': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
- 46': Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by Pau Navarro (Villarreal).
- 47': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Dani Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 50': Goal! Barcelona 2, Villarreal 2. Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yeremy Pino with a through ball.
- 53': Foul by Yeremy Pino (Villarreal).
- 53': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 55': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Offside, Villarreal. Thierno Barry is caught offside.
- 58': Substitution, Villarreal. Pape Gueye replaces Dani Parejo.
- 60': Corner,Barcelona. Conceded by Logan Costa.
- 61': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 61': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Corner,Barcelona. Conceded by Sergi Cardona.
- 63': Attempt saved. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 64': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 64': Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Villarreal. Tajon Buchanan replaces Yeremy Pino because of an injury.
- 64': Substitution, Villarreal. Willy Kambwala replaces Pau Navarro.
- 66': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fermín López.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Gavi (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 70': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 70': Delay in match (Barcelona).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
- 72': Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Substitution, Barcelona. Pau Víctor replaces Robert Lewandowski.
- 74': Substitution, Barcelona. Héctor Fort replaces Eric García.
- 75': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
- 75': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona).
- 75': Thierno Barry (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt missed. Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Álex Baena with a through ball.
- 76': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 76': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fermín López.
- 77': Substitution, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno replaces Nicolas Pépé.
- 78': Foul by Héctor Fort (Barcelona).
- 78': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Goal! Barcelona 2, Villarreal 3. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
- 85': Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Gavi.
- 86': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 86': Foul by Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona).
- 86': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Dani Olmo (Barcelona).
- 86': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Dani Olmo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gerard Moreno following a set piece situation.
- 88': Corner,Barcelona. Conceded by Willy Kambwala.
- 90': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
- 90': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Héctor Fort.
- 90'+3': Corner,Barcelona. Conceded by Willy Kambwala.
- 90'+4': Dani Olmo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pau Víctor.
- 90'+5': Foul by Héctor Fort (Barcelona).
- 90'+5': Álex Baena (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- 90'+6': Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Barcelona 2, Villarreal 3.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 2, Villarreal 3.
Statistics
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9 | Fouls | 14 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
7 | Saves | 0 |
31 | Possession | 69 |
7 | SHOTS | 24 |
3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
236 | Accurate Passes | 632 |
302 | Passes | 687 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
9 | Crosses | 29 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
53 | Long Balls | 44 |
25 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
17 | Tackles | 12 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
11 | Interceptions | 7 |
35 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
35 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 49,558
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 49,558
LALIGA Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alavés | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Athletic Club | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
5 | Iñigo Martínez |
2 | Pau Cubarsí |
35 | Gerard Martín |
24 | Eric García |
16 | Fermín López |
8 | Pedri |
6 | Gavi |
9 | Robert Lewandowski |
11 | Raphinha |
19 | Lamine Yamal |
Villarreal (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Luiz Júnior (GK) |
2 | Logan Costa |
8 | Juan Foyth |
23 | Sergi Cardona |
26 | Pau Navarro |
10 | Dani Parejo |
14 | Santi Comesaña |
21 | Yeremy Pino |
19 | Nicolas Pépé |
22 | Ayoze Pérez |
16 | Álex Baena |
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