Villarreal vs Barcelona, 2024-25 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGA
FT
1 - 5
1 - 5
- 20': Robert Lewandowski
- 35': Robert Lewandowski
- 58': Pablo Torre
- 75': Raphinha
- 83': Raphinha
Lewandowski, Raphinha lead Barcelona in thrashing of Villarreal
Forwards Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha both scored twice to help Barcelona thrash hosts Villarreal 5-1 on Sunday as the visitors maintained their perfect start in LaLiga with a sixth consecutive victory.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Dani Parejo (Villarreal).
- 2': Pablo Torre (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Dani Parejo (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedri with a through ball.
- 6': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez with a cross.
- 8': Offside, Villarreal. Yeremy Pino is caught offside.
- 8': Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 9': Foul by Gerard Martín (Barcelona).
- 9': Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Gerard Martín.
- 11': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
- 13': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yeremy Pino.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Álex Baena (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 14': Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
- 14': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Pedri.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 17': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
- 18': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Iñigo Martínez with a headed pass following a corner.
- 18': Offside, Villarreal. Álex Baena is caught offside.
- 20': Goal! Villarreal 0, Barcelona 1. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Torre with a through ball.
- 23': Offside, Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez is caught offside.
- 24': Attempt missed. Dani Parejo (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Yeremy Pino.
- 27': Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Sergi Domínguez (Barcelona).
- 28': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jules Koundé with a cross.
- 29': Offside, Villarreal. Yeremy Pino is caught offside.
- 30': Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 31': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Iñigo Martínez.
- 32': Foul by Pablo Torre (Barcelona).
- 32': Álex Baena (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 33': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Iñigo Martínez.
- 34': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nicolas Pépé.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Eric García (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Torre with a cross.
- 35': Attempt saved. Eric García (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross.
- 35': Goal! Villarreal 0, Barcelona 2. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 37': Dani Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Pablo Torre (Barcelona).
- 38': Goal! Villarreal 1, Barcelona 2. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé following a fast break.
- 40': Offside, Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez is caught offside.
- 43': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez with a through ball.
- 44': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 44': Foul by Yeremy Pino (Villarreal).
- 44': Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona).
- 45'+2': Substitution, Barcelona. Iñaki Peña replaces Marc-André ter Stegen because of an injury.
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Eric García.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Logan Costa (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Álex Baena with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Villarreal 1, Barcelona 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Villarreal 1, Barcelona 2.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 48': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal).
- 48': Jules Koundé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Offside, Villarreal. Nicolas Pépé is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
- 51': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Baena.
- 51': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Iñaki Peña.
- 52': Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
- 52': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Álex Baena (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- 53': Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Sergi Domínguez (Barcelona).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Goal! Villarreal 1, Barcelona 3. Pablo Torre (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedri.
- 59': Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Casadó replaces Pedri.
- 59': Substitution, Barcelona. Pau Cubarsí replaces Sergi Domínguez.
- 59': Substitution, Barcelona. Pau Víctor replaces Pablo Torre.
- 60': Hand ball by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
- 61': Attempt blocked. Jules Koundé (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 61': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Logan Costa.
- 61': Foul by Gerard Martín (Barcelona).
- 61': Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Pau Víctor (Barcelona).
- 62': Kiko Femenía (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
- 63': Substitution, Villarreal. Thierno Barry replaces Yeremy Pino.
- 64': Penalty Barcelona. Lamine Yamal draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 64': Penalty conceded by Eric Bailly (Villarreal) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 65': VAR Decision: Penalty Barcelona.
- 66': Eric Bailly (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Penalty missed! Still Villarreal 1, Barcelona 3. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
- 67': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 68': Offside, Villarreal. Thierno Barry is caught offside.
- 68': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Thierno Barry (Villarreal) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 69': VAR Decision: No Goal Villarreal 1-3 Barcelona.
- 70': Substitution, Villarreal. Pape Gueye replaces Dani Parejo.
- 71': Foul by Gerard Martín (Barcelona).
- 71': Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 75': Goal! Villarreal 1, Barcelona 4. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pau Víctor.
- 78': Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 78': Substitution, Villarreal. Ilias Akhomach replaces Álex Baena.
- 78': Substitution, Villarreal. Ramon Terrats replaces Santi Comesaña.
- 78': Substitution, Villarreal. Denis Suárez replaces Nicolas Pépé.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Héctor Fort replaces Iñigo Martínez.
- 82': Foul by Pau Víctor (Barcelona).
- 82': Kiko Femenía (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Pau Víctor (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Goal! Villarreal 1, Barcelona 5. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a through ball following a fast break.
- 85': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal).
- 85': Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
- 88': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Foul by Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal).
- 90': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90': Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Foul by Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal).
- 90'+2': Marc Casadó (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Thierno Barry (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ilias Akhomach with a through ball following a fast break.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Villarreal 1, Barcelona 5.
- 0': Match ends, Villarreal 1, Barcelona 5.
Statistics
 BAR |
VIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 6 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 7 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 64.6 | Possession | 35.4 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 556 | Accurate Passes | 265 |
| 613 | Passes | 326 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 17 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 15 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 23 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 22,048
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 22,048
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 13 | +28 | 33 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 12 | +14 | 27 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 13 | +12 | 26 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 12 | +4 | 24 |
Line-Ups
Villarreal (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Diego Conde (GK) |
| 2 | Logan Costa |
| 4 | Eric Bailly  |
| 23 | Sergi Cardona |
| 17 | Kiko Femenía |
| 10 | Dani Parejo |
| 14 | Santi Comesaña |
| 16 | Álex Baena |
| 21 | Yeremy Pino |
| 22 | Ayoze Pérez |
| 19 | Nicolas Pépé |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 5 | Iñigo Martínez |
| 36 | Sergi Domínguez |
| 35 | Gerard Martín |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 8 | Pedri |
| 14 | Pablo Torre |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 11 | Raphinha |
| 19 | Lamine Yamal |
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