Spanish LALIGA

Barcelona vs Villarreal 2022-23 LaLiga

  • 31': Robert Lewandowski
  • 35': Robert Lewandowski
  • 38': Ansu Fati
FT
3 - 0

Lewandowski double as Barcelona ease past Villarreal

Barcelona bounced back from their Clasico loss in style as they cruised to a 3-0 LaLiga win over Villarreal with a brace from Robert Lewandowski.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 25': Substitution, Villarreal. Johan Mojica replaces Alfonso Pedraza because of an injury.
  • 31': Goal! Barcelona 1, Villarreal 0. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 35': Goal! Barcelona 2, Villarreal 0. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gavi following a fast break.
  • 38': Goal! Barcelona 3, Villarreal 0. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Barcelona 3, Villarreal 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Villarreal. José Morales replaces Arnaut Danjuma.
  • 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 3, Villarreal 0.
  • 57': Substitution, Villarreal. Manu Trigueros replaces Manu Morlanes.
  • 57': Substitution, Villarreal. Alberto Moreno replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  • 70': Substitution, Barcelona. Héctor Bellerín replaces Sergi Roberto.
  • 70': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets replaces Frenkie de Jong.
  • 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Robert Lewandowski.
  • 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Raphinha replaces Ansu Fati.
  • 78': Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Piqué replaces Jules Koundé.
  • 80': Substitution, Villarreal. Aïssa Mandi replaces Raúl Albiol.
  • 90'+2': Pau Torres (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Barcelona 3, Villarreal 0.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 73,261

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+48 Real Madrid 32 81 1
+27 Barcelona 32 70 4
+27 Girona 32 68 6
+21 Atlético Madrid 32 61 9
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Statistics

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11 Fouls 18
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
0 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 1
30.3 Possession 69.7
5 SHOTS 16
1 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
276 Accurate Passes 716
328 Passes 763
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 9
7 Crosses 22
0.6 Cross % 0.4
43 Long Balls 42
24 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.6 Long Balls % 0.9
0 Blocked Shots 5
6 Effective Tackles 11
16 Tackles 17
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 11
19 Effective Clearances 1
19 Clearances 1

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
17 Marcos Alonso
23 Jules Koundé
18 Jordi Alba
20 Sergi Roberto
21 Frenkie de Jong
8 Pedri
30 Gavi
9 Robert Lewandowski
10 Ansu Fati
11 Ferran Torres

VIL Villarreal (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Gerónimo Rulli (GK)
4 Pau Torres Yellow Card
3 Raúl Albiol
24 Alfonso Pedraza
2 Kiko Femenía
20 Manu Morlanes
10 Dani Parejo
16 Álex Baena
21 Yeremy Pino
9 Arnaut Danjuma
15 Nicolas Jackson

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