Barcelona vs Villarreal (2-1)
Barcelona attained head coach Ernesto Valverde a much-needed 2-1 LaLiga ending over Villarreal however Lionel Messi was substituted at half-time, restricting his 1st beginning of the season. Barcelona vs Villarreal
After a modest beginning to the campaign, Valverde’s position had come back below increasing scrutiny. Nonetheless, goals from Antoine Griezmann and Arthur secured three welcome points on Tuesday.
Villarreal midfielder Santi Cazorla force a goal back before the break. However, Barcelona’s defense stood firm within the half.
Finally ready to create his four-hundredth LaLiga begin following a calf downside.
Messi forces up with a muscle injury directly before the unit of time mark, and despite returning to the sphere following treatment, he was replaced by Ousmane Dembele at the interval.
The Argentina forward, UN agency picked up the most effective FIFA Men’s Player award in the city on Monday, had been instrumental in his team’s sixth-minute opener at Camp Nou.
Messi’s cross following a corner picked out Griezmann and therefore the France international headed in from a right angle.
Barcelona more a second goal within the fifteenth minute with a thunderous strike from Arthur.
Villarreal goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo might solely stand and watch because the Brazil midfielder, afforded area and time, affected a robust long-range shot into the highest of cyberspace.
The guests force a goal back in equally spectacular fashion directly before the break, though.
Once a slick passing move culminated with a fierce drive from Cazorla that flew on the far side Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Goals Barcelona
| 6′ | Barcelona | A. Griezmann |
| 15′ | Barcelona | Arthur |
Goals Villarreal
| 44′ | Villarreal | S. Cazorla |
Barcelona Lineups
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen |
| 2 | Nélson Semedo |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 24 | Junior Firpo |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 8 | Arthur |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
| 17 | Antoine Griezmann |
Goals Villarreal Lineups
| 1 | Sergio Asenjo |
| 20 | Rubén Peña |
| 3 | Raúl Albiol |
| 4 | Pau Torres |
| 16 | Xavier Quintilla |
| 19 | André Zambo Anguissa |
| 10 | Vicente Iborra |
| 11 | Samuel Chukwueze |
| 8 | Santi Cazorla |
| 24 | Javier Ontiveros |
| 7 | Gerard Moreno |
Barcelona vs Villarreal Match Statistics
Barcelona |
Villarreal |
|
| 8 | Shots Total | 11 |
| 4 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 3 | Shots off goal | 3 |
| 1 | Shots blocked | 5 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 5 |
| 2 | Shots outside box | 6 |
| 4 | Fouls | 13 |
| 6 | Corners | 5 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 57% | Possession Time | 43% |
| 638 | Passes Total | 475 |
| 561 | Accurate Passes | 397 |