Villarreal vs Barcelona 2021-22 LaLiga
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Late Memphis Depay, Philippe Coutinho goals secure back-to-back wins for Barcelona
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +37 | Barcelona | 22 | 55 | 3 |
| +29 | Real Madrid | 22 | 54 | 2 |
| +21 | Atlético Madrid | 22 | 45 | 3 |
| +16 | Villarreal | 21 | 42 | 5 |
Statistics
BAR |
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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 | Yéremy 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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