Villarreal vs Barcelona 2023-24 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': First Half begins.
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': Goal! Villarreal 0, Barcelona 2. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
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.
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.
44': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+6': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
45'+6': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
45': Second Half begins Villarreal 2, Barcelona 2.
45': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Andreas Christensen.
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.
57': Ramón Terrats (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
63': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Oriol Romeu.
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': Goal! Villarreal 3, Barcelona 4. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
76': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Lamine Yamal.
77': Substitution, Villarreal. José Luís Morales replaces Álex Baena.
80': Matteo Gabbia (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Eric García (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Substitution, Villarreal. Ben Brereton Díaz replaces Dani Parejo.
86': Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Villarreal 3, Barcelona 4.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 21,679

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+58	Barcelona	34	79	5
+36	Real Madrid	34	75	5
+29	Atlético Madrid	34	67	5
+24	Athletic Club	34	61	5

Full Table

Statistics

BAR		VIL
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

Line-Ups

Villarreal (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Filip Jørgensen (GK)
5	Jorge Cuenca
2	Matteo Gabbia
24	Alfonso Pedraza
8	Juan Foyth
10	Dani Parejo
6	Étienne Capoue
16	Álex Baena
20	Ramón Terrats
11	Alexander Sørloth
7	Gerard Moreno

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.

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
6	Gavi
27	Lamine Yamal