FT Barcelona 4 - 0
Villarreal
Commentary:
90+4' Jordi Alba from Barcelona is a contender for Man of the Match after a great performance today
90+4' Barcelona with a deserved victory after a fine display
90+4' That's it! The referee blows the final whistle
90+4' Ball possession: Barcelona: 57%, Villarreal: 43%.
90+4' Pervis Estupinan from Villarreal directs a ball squarely in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
90+4' Pau Torres carves the opponent's defense open with a killer through-ball
90+3' Barcelona take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
90+3' Vicente Iborra from Villarreal goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Lionel Messi
90+2' Barcelona take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
90+2' The fourth official shows there are 3 minute(s) of time to be added.
90+2' A shot by Lionel Messi is blocked.
90+2' Pervis Estupinan could cost his team a goal after a defensive blunder.
90+2' Goal kick for Villarreal.
90+2' Miralem Pjanic goes for goal on the direct free kick, but the shot sails wide
90+1' The referee signals a free kick as Takefusa Kubo from Villarreal trips Ousmane Dembele
90' Barcelona is in control of the ball.
90' Ball possession: Barcelona: 57%, Villarreal: 43%.
90' The referee signals a free kick as Carlos Bacca from Villarreal trips Miralem Pjanic
89' Takefusa Kubo releases a shot, it's parried by Neto but he can't hold onto it...
89' Villarreal is trying to create something here.
88' Trincao from Barcelona is ruled offside.
87' Lionel Messi from Barcelona takes a short corner kick from the right.
86' Sergio Asenjo from Villarreal makes a great save.
86' Lionel Messi forces a good save from Sergio Asenjo who turns the ball behind for a corner!
86' Trincao releases a shot, it's parried by Sergio Asenjo but he can't hold onto it...
86' Ousmane Dembele from Barcelona passes the ball in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
86' Barcelona start a counter attack.
86' Pervis Estupinan from Villarreal tries to head the ball to a team mate, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
85' Daniel Parejo puts in a cross...
85' Ball possession: Barcelona: 60%, Villarreal: 40%.
85' Manuel Trigueros from Villarreal had a bad first touch and fails to benefit from his team mates cross.
85' Takefusa Kubo of Villarreal passes the ball to a team mate.
84' Gerard Moreno is leaving the field to be replaced by Carlos Bacca in a tactical substitution.
84' Raul Albiol is leaving the field to be replaced by Ramiro Funes Mori in a tactical substitution.
83' Gerard Moreno commits a rough foul on an opponent and goes into the referee's book.
83' The referee signals a free kick as Gerard Moreno from Villarreal trips Gerard Pique
82' Jordi Alba from Barcelona passes the ball in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
82' A shot by Trincao is blocked.
82' Pedri of Barcelona passes the ball to a team mate.
82' Goal kick for Barcelona.
81' Mario Gaspar goes for goal, but his effort was never close to hitting the target.
81' Pervis Estupinan from Villarreal passes the ball, but his team mate can't benefit from it.
81' Could be a good chance here as Moi Gomez from Villarreal cuts the opponents defense open with a through ball...
80' Ball possession: Barcelona: 60%, Villarreal: 40%.
80' Villarreal take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
80' Great vision by Neto from Barcelona as he stops a promising attack with an interception.
80' Takefusa Kubo from Villarreal directs a ball squarely in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
80' Could be a good chance here as Mario Gaspar from Villarreal cuts the opponents defense open with a through ball...
79' Villarreal is in control of the ball.
78' Sergio Busquets is leaving the field to be replaced by Miralem Pjanic in a tactical substitution.
78' Antoine Griezmann is leaving the field to be replaced by Trincao in a tactical substitution.
77' Jordi Alba hand-balls.
77' Sergio Busquets comes back onto the field.
77' Gerard Pique is penalised for pushing Raul Albiol.
76' Lionel Messi from Barcelona swings in the corner from the left.
76' Lionel Messi from Barcelona tries to pick out a team-mate in the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent.
76' Lionel Messi from Barcelona takes a short corner kick from the left.
76' It doesn't look good here as Sergio Busquets is injured and is taken off the field to receive medical treatment.
75' Jordi Alba from Barcelona passes the ball in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
75' Ball possession: Barcelona: 61%, Villarreal: 39%.
75' The referee signals a free kick as Mario Gaspar from Villarreal trips Pedri
74' Goal kick for Barcelona.
74' Samuel Chukwueze is leaving the field to be replaced by Takefusa Kubo in a tactical substitution.
73' Sergi Roberto relieves the pressure with a clearance
73' Mario Gaspar puts in a cross...
73' Villarreal is in control of the ball.
72' Goal kick for Villarreal.
72' A chance presents itself to Lionel Messi from Barcelona but his header goes wide
72' Jordi Alba from Barcelona directs a ball squarely in the box.
72' Frenkie de Jong of Barcelona passes the ball to a team mate.
71' Goal kick for Barcelona.
70' Ball possession: Barcelona: 60%, Villarreal: 40%.
70' Villarreal take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
70' Philippe Coutinho is leaving the field to be replaced by Pedri in a tactical substitution.
70' Ansu Fati is leaving the field to be replaced by Ousmane Dembele in a tactical substitution.
69' Moi Gomez from Villarreal takes a short corner kick from the left.
68' Pervis Estupinan from Villarreal tries to pick out a team-mate in the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent.
68' Villarreal is trying to create something here.
67' Safe hands from Sergio Asenjo as he comes out and claims the ball
67' Jordi Alba from Barcelona passes the ball in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
66' Safe hands from Sergio Asenjo as he comes out and claims the ball
66' Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona swings in the corner from the left.
66' Lionel Messi forces a good save from Sergio Asenjo who turns the ball behind for a corner!
65' Ball possession: Barcelona: 55%, Villarreal: 45%.
64' The referee signals a free kick as Clement Lenglet from Barcelona trips Gerard Moreno
64' Antoine Griezmann from Barcelona passes the ball in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
64' Lionel Messi puts in a cross...
63' Barcelona is in control of the ball.
63' Gerard Moreno from Villarreal is ruled offside.
63' Villarreal is in control of the ball.
62' Safe hands from Sergio Asenjo as he comes out and claims the ball
62' Frenkie de Jong puts in a cross...
62' Barcelona take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in their own half of the field
61' Gerard Moreno from Villarreal is ruled offside.
60' Ball possession: Barcelona: 60%, Villarreal: 40%.
60' Villarreal is in control of the ball.
60' Villarreal take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
59' The referee signals a free kick as Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona trips Moi Gomez
59' Goal kick for Barcelona.
58' A chance presents itself to Vicente Iborra from Villarreal but his header goes wide
58' Moi Gomez puts in a cross...
58' Moi Gomez from Villarreal takes a short corner kick from the right.
57' Gerard Pique clears the danger but is forced to give away a corner...
57' Pervis Estupinan puts in a cross...
57' Villarreal is trying to create something here.
56' Goal kick for Villarreal.
56' A shot by Antoine Griezmann is blocked.
56' Jordi Alba of Barcelona passes the ball to a team mate.
56' Could be a good chance here as Lionel Messi from Barcelona cuts the opponents defense open with a through ball...
56' Barcelona is trying to create something here.
55' Ball possession: Barcelona: 61%, Villarreal: 39%.
55' Gerard Moreno from Villarreal is ruled offside.
54' Could be a good chance here as Samuel Chukwueze from Villarreal cuts the opponents defense open with a through ball...
54' Villarreal take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
54' Gerard Pique relieves the pressure with a clearance
54' Pervis Estupinan puts in a cross...
53' Villarreal is trying to create something here.
52' Safe hands from Sergio Asenjo as he comes out and claims the ball
52' Ansu Fati puts in a cross...
52' Frenkie de Jong carves the opponent's defense open with a killer through-ball
52' Barcelona is in control of the ball.
51' Villarreal is in control of the ball.
50' Ball possession: Barcelona: 66%, Villarreal: 34%.
50' Pervis Estupinan is penalised for pushing Sergi Roberto.
50' Gerard Pique relieves the pressure with a clearance
50' Pervis Estupinan puts in a cross...
50' The referee signals a free kick as Sergio Busquets from Barcelona trips Manuel Trigueros
49' Lionel Messi volleys a shot on target, but Sergio Asenjo is on hand to save it
49' Ansu Fati from Barcelona chips the ball into the penalty box.
49' Barcelona take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
49' Raul Albiol relieves the pressure with a clearance
48' Jordi Alba puts in a cross...
48' Goal kick for Villarreal.
47' Villarreal is in control of the ball.
46' Paco Alcacer is leaving the field to be replaced by Manuel Trigueros in a tactical substitution.
46' Francis Coquelin is leaving the field to be replaced by Vicente Iborra in a tactical substitution.
46' The second half is underway.
45+2' Barcelona has been the better team in this half
45+1' It's over! The referee blows for half time
45+1' Ball possession: Barcelona: 61%, Villarreal: 39%.
45' OWN GOAL - Pau Torres sends the ball into his own net!45' Lionel Messi puts in a cross...
45' Barcelona start a counter attack.
45' A shot by Gerard Moreno is blocked.
45' Clement Lenglet relieves the pressure with a clearance
45' Francis Coquelin from Villarreal sends a deflected cross into the box.
45' Ball possession: Barcelona: 60%, Villarreal: 40%.
44' The referee signals a free kick as Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona trips Daniel Parejo
44' Barcelona take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
44' Barcelona is in control of the ball.
43' The referee signals a free kick as Daniel Parejo from Villarreal trips Ansu Fati
43' Villarreal take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in their own half of the field
42' Pau Torres from Villarreal goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Lionel Messi
41' Safe hands from Sergio Asenjo as he comes out and claims the ball
41' Ansu Fati from Barcelona sees his pass blocked by an opponent.
41' Lionel Messi from Barcelona takes a short corner kick from the right.
41' Should have been a goal! Philippe Coutinho gets a great chance to score, but his effort is turned behind by Sergio Asenjo!
41' Sergi Roberto from Barcelona directs a ball squarely in the box.
41' Some neat football here as Sergi Roberto from Barcelona plays a 1-2 with Lionel Messi.
40' Ball possession: Barcelona: 63%, Villarreal: 37%.
40' Paco Alcacer from Villarreal is ruled offside.
39' Francis Coquelin from Villarreal heads the ball to a team mate.
39' Daniel Parejo from Villarreal swings in the corner from the right.
39' Mario Gaspar from Villarreal tries to pick out a team-mate in the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent.
39' Villarreal take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
38' Barcelona take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
38' The game is restarted.
37' Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
37' Francis Coquelin from Villarreal tries to head the ball to a team mate, but the keeper is first to it.
36' Daniel Parejo puts in a cross...
36' Moi Gomez from Villarreal takes a short corner kick from the left.
36' Pervis Estupinan from Villarreal tries to pick out a team-mate in the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent.
36' Villarreal is in control of the ball.
35' Ball possession: Barcelona: 62%, Villarreal: 38%.
35' G O O O A A A L - Lionel Messi from Barcelona puts it away from the penalty spot!34' PENALTY - Mario Gaspar from Villarreal concedes a penalty for tripping Ansu Fati.
34' Barcelona is in control of the ball.
33' Barcelona take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
33' The game is restarted.
33' Play has been stopped while the referee talks to the players.
32' Villarreal is in control of the ball.
32' Barcelona are piling the pressure on and look like scoring anytime
32' Barcelona is in control of the ball.
32' Barcelona take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
31' Goal kick for Villarreal.
31' Lionel Messi from Barcelona crosses the ball, but it goes out for a goal kick.
31' Barcelona is in control of the ball.
30' Ball possession: Barcelona: 66%, Villarreal: 34%.
30' Jordi Alba from Barcelona directs a ball squarely in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
30' Could be a good chance here as Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona cuts the opponents defense open with a through ball...
29' Ansu Fati hand-balls.
29' Pervis Estupinan from Villarreal directs a ball squarely in the box, but Neto runs out to collect the ball
29' Daniel Parejo puts in a cross...
28' Barcelona is in control of the ball.
27' Safe hands from Sergio Asenjo as he comes out and claims the ball
27' Lionel Messi from Barcelona swings in the corner from the right.
26' Jordi Alba forces a good save from Sergio Asenjo who turns the ball behind for a corner!
26' Sergi Roberto from Barcelona directs a ball squarely in the box.
26' A shot by Lionel Messi is blocked.
26' Ansu Fati of Barcelona passes the ball to a team mate.
25' Barcelona is in control of the ball.
25' Ball possession: Barcelona: 67%, Villarreal: 33%.
25' Villarreal take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in their own half of the field
24' Barcelona is in control of the ball.
24' Villarreal is in control of the ball.
23' Barcelona is in control of the ball.
22' Sergi Roberto from Barcelona passes the ball in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
22' Lionel Messi of Barcelona passes the ball to a team mate.
22' Villarreal take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
21' Villarreal is in control of the ball.
20' Ball possession: Barcelona: 70%, Villarreal: 30%.
19' Philippe Coutinho provided the assist for the goal.
19' G O O O A A A L - Ansu Fati with the goal!19' Philippe Coutinho carves the opponent's defense open with a killer through-ball
19' Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona takes the ball forward trying to make something happen...
19' Barcelona is having a good opportunity to score.
19' Gerard Pique relieves the pressure with a clearance
19' Moi Gomez puts in a cross...
18' Barcelona is trying to create something here.
18' Goal kick for Villarreal.
18' Sergi Roberto goes for goal, but his effort was never close to hitting the target.
17' Barcelona is in control of the ball.
16' A great goal by Ansu Fati
15' Jordi Alba provided the assist for the goal.
15' G O O O A A A L - Ansu Fati with the goal!15' Jordi Alba of Barcelona passes the ball to a team mate.
15' Clement Lenglet carves the opponent's defense open with a killer through-ball
15' Barcelona is in control of the ball.
15' Ball possession: Barcelona: 80%, Villarreal: 20%.
14' The match is very one-sided right now. Barcelona are clearly dominating possession
14' Lionel Messi from Barcelona directs a ball squarely in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
14' Great skill from Lionel Messi as he dribbles past his opponents
14' Ansu Fati from Barcelona makes a good pass into the box, but his team mates fail to take advantage of the space
13' Barcelona is trying to create something here.
13' Villarreal is in control of the ball.
12' Villarreal is in control of the ball.
11' The referee signals a free kick as Jordi Alba from Barcelona trips Samuel Chukwueze
11' Villarreal is trying to create something here.
10' Barcelona take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
10' Jordi Alba from Barcelona tries to pick out a team-mate in the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent.
10' Ball possession: Barcelona: 73%, Villarreal: 27%.
9' Barcelona is in control of the ball.
9' Jordi Alba relieves the pressure with a clearance
9' Pervis Estupinan puts in a cross...
9' Pervis Estupinan from Villarreal takes the ball forward trying to make something happen...
9' Villarreal start a counter attack.
9' A chance opens up as Antoine Griezmann from Barcelona successfully finds a team mate in the area...
8' Philippe Coutinho of Barcelona passes the ball to a team mate.
8' Sergio Asenjo relieves the pressure with a clearance
8' Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona swings in the corner from the left.
8' Daniel Parejo clears the danger but is forced to give away a corner...
7' Barcelona is in control of the ball.
7' Barcelona take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
6' A shot by Philippe Coutinho is blocked.
6' Ansu Fati from Barcelona takes a short corner kick from the left.
6' Jordi Alba from Barcelona directs a ball squarely in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
6' Could be a good chance here as Lionel Messi from Barcelona cuts the opponents defense open with a through ball...
6' Barcelona is trying to create something here.
5' Ball possession: Barcelona: 75%, Villarreal: 25%.
5' The referee signals a free kick as Ansu Fati from Barcelona trips Raul Albiol
5' Ansu Fati from Barcelona takes the ball forward trying to make something happen...
5' Barcelona start a counter attack.
4' Samuel Chukwueze from Villarreal passes the ball in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
4' Paco Alcacer of Villarreal passes the ball to a team mate.
4' Mario Gaspar puts in a cross...
4' Goal kick for Villarreal.
3' Barcelona is in control of the ball.
3' Villarreal take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in their own half of the field
2' Barcelona is in control of the ball.
2' Barcelona is in control of the ball.
1' Goal kick for Barcelona.
1' Villarreal is in control of the ball.
1' Welcome to tonights game where the floodlight surrounds the pitch.
1' The pitch is in fantastic condition today and the players are enjoying the surface.
1' Villarreal kick-off, and the game is underway.
The referee starts the match.
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