FC Barcelona had a narrow win over Villarreal. FC Barcelona was much superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

In front of 21,679 spectators.​ The referee was Alejandro José Hernández Hernández with the assistance of José Enrique Naranjo Pérez and Diego Sánchez Rojo. The 4th official was Pedro Eugenio Muñoz Piedra. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was hot at 28.42 degrees Celsius or 83.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 31%.​

Match Statistics​

Villarreal

3 - 4

FC Barcelona

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 13 Total 21
  • 6 On Target 11
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 6
  • 93 Attack 115
  • 31 Dangerous attack 52
  • 79 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 6
  • 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 13 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 61% while Villarreal was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Barcelona won the match.​

Villarreal shot 13 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, FC Barcelona shot 21 times, 11 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Villarreal received 3 yellow cards (Matteo Gabbia, Juan Foyth and Ramón Terrats). Regarding the opposition, FC Barcelona received 3 yellow cards (Lamine Yamal, Eric García and Robert Lewandowski).

Match Timeline

12'
Gavi(goal)Lamine Yamal
15'
Frenkie de Jong(goal)
Juan Foyth(goal)Alejandro Baena
26'
Alexander Sørloth(goal)Alfonso Pedraza
40'
44'
Lamine Yamal- Yellow
Juan Foyth- Yellow
45'
45'
R. Lewandowski- Yellow
46'
Álex Baena(goal)Alfonso Pedraza
50'
Ramón Terrats- Yellow
57'
63'
Ferran Torres- sub ->Oriol Romeu
68'
Ferran Torres(goal)
71'
R. Lewandowski(goal)
Ilias Akhomach- sub ->Gerard Moreno
70'
Santi Comesaña- sub ->Ramón Terrats
70'
Denis Suárez- sub ->Étienne Capoue
70'
76'
77'
80'
82'
86'
Fermín- sub ->Ilkay Gündogan
Ben Brereton Díaz- sub ->Dani Parejo
86'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
90
35
FC Barcelona
76
35
Girona
75
35
Atlético Madrid
70
35
Athletic Club
62
35
Real Betis
55
35
Real Sociedad
54
35
Valencia
48
35
Villarreal
48
35
Getafe
43
35
Deportivo Alavés
42
35
Sevilla
41
35
Osasuna
40
35
Las Palmas
37
35
Mallorca
35
35
Rayo Vallecano
35
35
Celta de Vigo
34
35
Cádiz
29
35
Granada
21
35
Almería
17
35

After playing this encounter, Villarreal stays with 3 points to occupy the 13th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, FC Barcelona has 7 points (4th).

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Villarreal will play away with Cádiz on the 1st of September with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Villarreal (5 draws).

FC Barcelona will play away agasint Osasuna on the 3rd of September with a 20-4 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (6 draws).

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal
G
Filip Jørgensen 13.Denmark
7.5
D
Matteo Gabbia 2.Italy
6.7
80'
D
Jorge Cuenca 5.Spain
6.7
D
Juan Foyth 8.Argentina
7.1
45' 26'
D
Alfonso Pedraza 24.Spain
8.1
M
Étienne Capoue 6.France
6.7
70'
M
Dani Parejo 10.Spain
6.8
86'
M
Álex Baena 16.Spain
8.9
77' 50'
M
Ramón Terrats 20.Spain
6.3
70' 57'
F
Gerard Moreno 7.Spain
7.3
70'
F
Alexander Sørloth 11.Norway
7.3
40'
Substitutes
G
Pepe Reina 1.Spain
D
Raúl Albiol 3.Spain
D
Kiko Femenía 17.Spain
D
Aïssa Mandi 23.Algeria
D
Adrià Altimira 26.Spain
M
Santi Comesaña 4.Spain
6.6
70'
M
Manu Trigueros 14.Spain
M
Yéremy Pino 21.Spain
M
Denis Suárez 22.Spain
6.4
70'
F
José Luis Morales 15.Spain
6.4
77'
F
Ilias Akhomach 27.Spain
6.3
70'
F
Ben Brereton Díaz 9.Chile
6.8
86'

Villarreal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Enrique Setién Solar decided to play with the following team: Filip Jörgensen (7.5), Juan Foyth (7.1), Matteo Gabbia (6.7), Jorge Cuenca (6.7), Alfonso Pedraza (8.1), Ramón Terrats (6.3), Étienne Capoue (6.7), Dani Parejo (6.8), Alejandro Baena (8.9), Gerard Moreno (7.3) and Alexander Sørloth (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Ben Brereton Díaz (6.8), Pepe Reina, Raúl Albiol, Santi Comesaña (6.6), Manu Trigueros, José Luis Morales (6.4), Kiko Femenía, Yéremy Pino, Denis Suárez (6.4), Aïssa Mandi, Adrià Altimira and Ilias Akhomach (6.3).

Substitutions

Villarreal made 5 changes: Étienne Capoue for Denis Suárez (70′), Ramón Terrats for Santi Comesaña (70′), Gerard Moreno for Ilias Akhomach (70′), Dani Parejo for Ben Brereton Díaz (86′) and Alejandro Baena for José Luis Morales (77′).

Best player: Alejandro Baena​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Villarreal was Alejandro Baena.

His rating is (8.9) with 1 goal, 22 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona
G
Marc-André ter Stegen 1.Germany
6.7
D
Marcos Alonso 17.Spain
7.5
D
Sergi Roberto 20.Spain
6.3
D
Andreas Christensen 15.Denmark
6.6
46'
D
Jules Koundé 23.France
6.4
D
Alejandro Balde 28.Spain
M
Oriol Romeu 18.Spain
7.0
63'
M
Frenkie de Jong 21.Netherlands
8.4
15'
M
İlkay Gündoğan 22.Germany
7.3
86'
F
Gavi 6.Spain
7.3
12'
F
R. Lewandowski 9.Poland
7.9
45' 71'
F
Lamine Yamal 27.Spain
8.2
76' 44'
Substitutes
G
Ander Astralaga 26.Spain
G
Diego Kochen 31.United States
D
Eric García 24.Spain
6.8
46' 82'
D
Pau Cubarsí 33.Spain
M
Marc Casadó 30.Spain
M
Fermín 32.Spain
6.4
86'
F
Ferran Torres 7.Spain
7.7
63' 68'
F
Abde Ezzalzouli 16.Morocco
F
Ansu Fati 10.Spain
6.4
76'

FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Alejandro Balde, Marc-André ter Stegen (6.7), Sergi Roberto (6.3), Jules Koundé (6.4), Andreas Christensen (6.6), Marcos Alonso (7.5), Ilkay Gündogan (7.3), Oriol Romeu (7.0), Frenkie de Jong (8.4), Lamine Yamal (8.2) and Robert Lewandowski (7.9), Gavi (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Ansu Fati (6.4), Ferran Torres (7.7), Abde Ezzalzouli, Eric García (6.8), Ander Astralaga, Marc Casadó, Diego Kochen, Fermín López (6.4) and Pau Cubarsí.

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 4 changes: Andreas Christensen for Eric García (46′), Oriol Romeu for Ferran Torres (63′), Lamine Yamal for Ansu Fati (76′) and Ilkay Gündogan for Fermin Lopez Marin (86′).

Best player: Frenkie de Jong​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Barcelona was Frenkie de Jong.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 84 passes (93% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​