Villarreal v Barcelona - as it happened

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Villarreal v Barcelona - official line-ups - Primera División - 25/04/2021. BeSoccer
Villarreal v Barcelona - official line-ups - Primera División - 25/04/2021. BeSoccer
Join us for live coverage of Villarreal v Barcelona in La Liga. Barcelona will be looking to overtake Real Madrid to go second in their fight for the league title, meanwhile Villarreal need a result to overtake Real Betis in sixth.
Goal

List of goalscorers

1 - 0
1 - 1
1 - 2
End of match

End of match

  • 96'
    FT: 1-2. Griezmann's brace in the first half was enough for Barca. Villarreal were reduced to ten men following a Trigueros horror challenge on Messi which saw red.
  • 94'
    Messi fouled by Coquelin in Villarreal's half, surely game over now.
  • 93'
    Ilaix pulled back for an offside.
  • 90'
    Five minutes added on!
  • 89'
    Change for Villarreal: Pino on for Chukwueze
  • 88'
    Change for Barca: Araujo on for Busquets.
  • 86'
    Ilaix fouls Chukwueze, FK in good position for Villarreal but Moreno's bicycle kick is poor. Ter Stegen gathers.
  • 84'
    Huge chance missed for Barca!!! Dembele plays in De Jong who fires wide one-on-one, attempting to chip it over Asenjo but getting it all wrong.
  • 82'
    Dembele offside for Barca.
  • 82'
    Messi fouled by Chukwueze.
  • 80'
    Change for Barca: Dembele on for Griezmann.
  • 79'
    Messi fouled once more.
  • 78'
    More good play from Chukwueze, this time from the right. Gerard Moreno can only fire wide, however.
  • 76'
    Change for Villarreal: Moi Gomez on for Capoue
Card

Yellow card

a Villarreal
  • 74'
    Pau booked for a cynical foul on Messi - the Argentine is in the wars today!
  • 72'
    Chance for Barca and for Ilaix again! Griezmann plays him in space, and he cuts back well but his shot is blocked by Pau. It was going well wide anyway - another chance wasted.
  • 70'
    Chance for Villarreal! Chukwueze cuts in well but his shot is easily saved by Ter Stegen.
  • 67'
    Chance for Barca!! Ilaix fires over from Sergi Roberto's cross, opportunity wasted for Barca.
Card

Yellow card

a Villarreal
  • 66'
    Albiol booked for complaining to the ref.
Card

Red card

a Villarreal
  • 65'
    Trigueros sent off for a horror challenge on Messi, who has stayed down and is surrounded by his team-mates who look worried. Awful challenge from Trigueros, who can't have any complaints.
  • 64'
    Change for Barca: Ilaix on for Pedri
  • 60'
    Double change for Villarreal: Coquelin on for Alcacer, Estupiñan on for Alberto Moreno
  • 57'
    Chance for Barca!! Messi runs on and keeps hold of the ball into the box, but eventually fires over with his right foot.
  • 56'
    Sergi Roberto crosses for Griezmann from wide right, but the Frenchman fires wide.
  • 51'
    Moreno heads from Chukwueze's cross, but the effort is tame and easily gathered by Ter Stegen.
Card

Yellow card

a Barcelona
  • 50'
    Griezmann booked for a stamp on Gerard Moreno's foot.
  • 48'
    Alba fouls Chukwueze.
  • 47'
    Foyth fouls Lenglet.
  • 46'
    We're back underway!
  • 46'
    Change for Barca: Sergi Roberto on for Dest at half time.
  • 45'
    HT: 1-2. Barca go in ahead at the break thanks to a lightning brace from Griezmann following Chukwuezes opener. Villarreal have it all to play for in the second half!
  • 45'
    De Jong offside for Barca, putting an end to a good attack.
  • 44'
    Chance for Barca! Ter Stegen's long ball finds De Jong after a mistake from Albiol. The Dutchman plays in Griezmann but Asenjo saves at the front post.
  • 44'
    Barca have taken control of the ball since Griezmann's second and look more comfortable.
  • 40'
    Alcacer penalised for a handball whilst on the attack, free kick.
  • 39'
    Pau heads well over from the FK taken by Parejo.
  • 38'
    Foul by Lenglet. FK in good crossing position for Villarreal.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 35'
  • 35'
    Goal for Barca!! Griezmann again! Awful mistake from Foyth, who passes it back straight to Griezmann under slight pressure from Alba. The Frenchman makes the most of it, finishing first time past Asenjo.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 28'
  • 28'
    Goal for Barca!!! Griezmann equalises within a minute!!! Mingueza finds the Frenchman over the top, and this time it's his turn to finish beautifully. A delicious lop over Asenjo from the angle. 1-1!!
  • 27'
    Goal for Villarreal!!! Chukwueze scores!! What a finish from the winger, who takes advantage of a slip from Jordi Alba before calmly rounding Ter Stegen and finishing into an empty net.
  • 26'
    Alba offside for Barca.
  • 24'
    Alcacer offside for Villarreal.
  • 21'
    Chance for Villarreal! It flashes across from the left but Alcacer can't get on the end of it!
  • 18'
    Another chance for Barca! Alba plays in Messi who strikes from the angle, Asenjo saves it at the front post.
  • 16'
    Huge chance for Barca!! Some beautiful build up play from the Catalan side leads to Alba's cross once more. De Jong meets it and looks set to score but Asenjo saves it on the line, the ball millimetres away from going over!
  • 15'
    Chance for Villarreal now! Parejo plays in Alcacer well but the Spaniard can't find Gerard Moreno with the pass, cleared by Pique.
  • 12'
    Double chance for Barca! Alba's cross causes problems for Villarreal, Dest and Busquet shoot in quick succession but both shots are blocked!
  • 10'
    Dest offside for Barca.
  • 8'
    Parejo fouls Messi just outside Villarreal's box. This is certainly shooting distance for Messi.
  • 7'
    Chance for Villarreal now! Chukwueze holds the ball up well, eventually finding a cross for Gerard Moreno who fires over with his left.
  • 6'
    Big chance for Barca!! De Jong knocks it back to Griezmann who strikes at a seemingly open goal, but Albiol gets back to block brilliantly.
  • 6'
    Barca counter up the pitch with Jordi Alba following a ball from Ter Stegen, but Albiol clears.
  • 4'
    Gerard Moreno heads over from the corner!! The forward was in acres of space, but couldn't direct his header on target.
  • 3'
    Alberto Moreno attacks down the left but he is intercepted by Dest - corner to Villarreal.
  • 1'
    Poor pass from Pau gives Barca a throw in a good position early on.
  • 1'
    We're underway!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    It's a sunny day in Villarreal today, the temperature a warm 19º.
  • PRVW
    The referee for this one will be Carlos del Cerro Grande, whilst Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva will be on VAR duties.
  • PRVW
    Barca XI: Ter Stegen (GK); Mingueza, Pique, Lenglet; Dest, De Jong, Busquets, Pedri, Jordi Alba; Messi, Griezmann
  • PRVW
    Villarreal XI: Asenjo (GK); Foyth, Albiol, Pau, Alberto Moreno; Chukwueze, Parejo, Capoue, Trigueros; Gerard Moreno, Alcacer
Info

Pre-match

25 April 2021, 16:15

Referee: Del Cerro Grande

Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Villarreal v Barcelona. Barca are looking to overtake Real Madrid to go second in their battle for the league title, whilst Villarreal will be hoping to overtake Real Betis in sixth with a good result today.