Barcelona they won 3-0 at home to Villarreal in the sequel La Liga. Robert Lewandowski scored two goals in this match.
Duel Barcelona-Villarreal held at Camp Nou, Friday (21/10/2022) early morning WIB. The hosts are already three goals ahead in the first half.
Lewandowski opened Barcelona’s lead in the 31st minute before hitting Villarreal again four minutes later. Ansu Fati added Barcelona’s lead in the 38th minute.
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Thanks to this victory, Barcelona have once again cut the distance with Real Madrid in the Spanish league standings. Xavi Hernandez’s men are in second place with 25 points from 10 games, three points behind Real Madrid at the top.
The course of the game
Barcelona threatened Villarreal’s goal in the 10th minute. Pedri takes advantage of Alex Baena’s mistake in the penalty area and passes the ball to Ansu Fati. Fati opens fire, but the ball can be anticipated by Geronimo Rulli.
Villarreal respond with Arnaut Danjuma and finish with a shot. His efforts only hit the outside of Barcelona’s goal.
Objective! Barcelona opened the scoring in the 31st minute. Lewandowski broke into Villarreal’s goal after using Jordi Alba’s ball.
This goal came from Pedri who released a through ball to Alba. Alba then feeds Lewandowski who is in the penalty area. Lewandowski had outsmarted two Villarreal defenders before beating Rulli.
Lewandowski scored again in the 35th minute. Lewandowski who went wide on the left then stabbed before firing his shot at the far post. Rulli fails to catch the ball and Barcelona lead 2-0.
Barcelona made Villarreal more immersed after scoring a goal in the 38th minute. This time it was Ansu Fati’s turn to write his name on the board.
Ferran Torres takes the ball into the penalty area and passes it to Ansu Fati. Fati’s first shot hits the post and creates chaos. Fati then scored with a heel.
The pace of the match slowed in the second half. Villarreal also did not create many chances that endanger Barcelona’s goal.
Villarreal have a chance on a Dani Parejo free-kick from the right. Baena greets him with a header, but the ball bounces off the Barcelona goal.
Raphiha failed to take advantage of opportunities to increase Barcelona’s lead. He didn’t finish Dembele’s pass perfectly and his shot went to the side of the goal.
Villarreal had a good chance in injury time. However, Morales’ close-range kick is still sideways to Barcelona’s goal.
Align
Barcelona: Marc-André Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto (Bellerin 70 ‘), Jules Kounde (Pique 78’), Marcos Alonso, Jordi Alba; Pablo Gavi, Frenkie de Jong (Busquets 70 ‘), Pedri; Ferran Torres, Robert Lewandowski (Dembele 75 ‘), Ansu Fati (Raphinha 75’)
Villarreal: Geronimo Rulli; Kiko Femenia, Raul Albiol (Mandi 80 ‘), Pau Torres, Alfonso Pedraza (Mojica 25’); Yeremi Pino, Dani Parejo, Manu Morlanes (Trigueros 57 ‘), Alex Baena; Nicolas Jackson (Moreno 57 ‘), Arnaut Danjuma (Jose Morales 46’)
(nds / mrp)
