
Villarreal vs Barcelona 2021-22 LaLiga
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Late Memphis Depay, Philippe Coutinho goals secure back-to-back wins for Barcelona
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Late goals from Memphis Depay and Philippe Coutinho secured a first away victory of the season in LaLiga for Barcelona as they beat Villarreal 3-1.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 26': Yeremi Pino (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
- 26': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 44': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Villarreal 0, Barcelona 0.
- 48': Goal! Villarreal 0, Barcelona 1. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 65': Substitution, Villarreal. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Yeremi Pino.
- 65': Substitution, Villarreal. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Alfonso Pedraza.
- 66': Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Abdessamad Ezzalzouli.
- 71': Substitution, Barcelona. Óscar Mingueza replaces Jordi Alba because of an injury.
- 76': Goal! Villarreal 1, Barcelona 1. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma.
- 80': Substitution, Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho replaces Nicolás González Iglesias.
- 84': Substitution, Villarreal. Dani Raba replaces Manu Trigueros.
- 88': Goal! Villarreal 1, Barcelona 2. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
- 90': Dani Raba (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Goal! Villarreal 1, Barcelona 3. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Game Information
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 19,050
Spanish LALIGA Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+10 | Real Madrid | 8 | 21 | 1 |
+13 | Barcelona | 8 | 19 | 1 |
+6 | Villarreal | 8 | 16 | 2 |
+5 | Real Betis | 8 | 15 | 1 |
Statistics
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VIL![]() |
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14 | Fouls | 19 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 3 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
1 | Saves | 3 |
49.6 | Possession | 50.4 |
12 | SHOTS | 14 |
6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.1 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
331 | Accurate Passes | 343 |
409 | Passes | 411 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
11 | Crosses | 14 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
65 | Long Balls | 43 |
34 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
13 | Tackles | 9 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
15 | Interceptions | 14 |
17 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
17 | Clearances | 11 |
Villarreal (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Gerónimo Rulli (GK) |
4 | Pau Torres |
3 | Raúl Albiol |
24 | Alfonso Pedraza |
8 | Juan Foyth |
5 | Dani Parejo |
6 | Étienne Capoue |
23 | Moi Gómez |
21 | Yeremy Pino ![]() |
15 | Arnaut Danjuma |
14 | Manu Trigueros |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
3 | Gerard Piqué ![]() |
4 | Ronald Araújo |
18 | Jordi Alba ![]() |
24 | Eric García |
5 | Sergio Busquets |
28 | Nico González |
21 | Frenkie de Jong |
9 | Memphis Depay |
30 | Gavi |
33 | Abde Ezzalzouli |
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