Barcelona clashed heads with Villarreal at the Estadio de la Cerámica earlier this evening as they hoped to earn a win on the road. The Catalan club made a quick start to the contest and scored the opening goal in the 12th minute when Gavi got his name on the scoresheet. Frenkie de Jong doubled Barca’s advantage just three minutes later. However, the home team responded positively and managed to equalise thanks to a goal each from Juan Foyth and Alexander Sorloth respectively. Both teams went into the half-time break with a 2-2 scoreline.
Alex Baena completed the turnaround for the Yellow Submarine in the 50th minute. However, Barca came roaring back and equalised in the 68th minute via Ferran Torres’ effort before Robert Lewandowski scored the winning goal in the 71st minute
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player performed during the clash against Villarreal.
GK: Marc-André ter Stegen – 6/10
He made some important saves at the back but won’t be happy after conceding three goals this evening.
RB: Sergi Roberto – 6/10
Roberto was far from convincing when defending inside his half but was accurate with his passing.
CB: Jules Kounde – 6.5/10
The French talent made a few decent clearances at the back but still conceded three times today.
CB: Andreas Christensen – 6/10
He earned the ball back once but produced a disjointed display in the first half. He was substituted at half-time.
LB: Marcos Alonso – 7.5/10
Alonso had a good game at both ends of the field. Xavi would be quite happy with his performance this evening.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 7/10
The German talent caused a few headaches for the opposition defenders but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
CM: Oriol Romeu – 6.5/10
He made two crucial interceptions during the game and was good on the ball as well.
CM: Frenkie de Jong – 8.5/10
De Jong managed to create multiple chances for his teammates in the Villarreal half and deserves credit for scoring in the 15th minute.
RW: Lamine Yamal – 8/10
He was a constant menace on the attacking third of the pitch and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 8/10
Lewandowski caused all sorts of problems for the opposition defenders and ended up netting the winning goal in the 71st minute.
LW: Gavi – 7/10
He managed to find the back of the net in the 12th minute but was quiet for the remainder of the contest.
Substitutes:
CB: Eric Garcia – 6/10
The Spaniard looked shaky at the back.
ST: Ferran Torres – 7/10
He scored the all-important equaliser for Barca in the 68th minute.
LW: Ansu Fati – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CM: Fermin Lopez – N/A
