Villarreal vs Barcelona
Ref: Javier Alberola Rojas, SpainEstadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal · 24,500 cap
Match recap
Barcelona beat Villarreal 2–0 in their La Liga fixture. Raphinha and Yamal scored for Barcelona. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.66 for Villarreal versus 2.72 for Barcelona. Villarreal sit 3rd in the La Liga table while Barcelona are 1st.
First Half
12'
⚽
Raphinha
Penalty
Veiga
Red Card
Second Half
58'
García
Yellow Card
62'
⇄
Fermín
62'
⇄
Torres
63'
⚽
Yamal
Assist: de Jong
⇄
Pérez
66'
⇄
García
Buchanan
Yellow Card
⇄
Dani Parejo
⇄
Pépé
79'
⇄
Koundé
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 38 | 31 | 1 | 6 | +59 | 94 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | +42 | 86 |
| 3 |  Villarreal | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | +26 | 72 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | +18 | 69 |
As of 20 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
VillarrealBarcelona
0Won
Statistical edge
0–14
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.66VS2.72
Attack0 · 5 won
14
Shots
19
5
Shots on target
5
11
Shots in the box
12
3
Shots outside box
7
6
Shots off goal
9
5
Corners
10
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
21%
Possession
79%
197
Total passes
798
135
Accurate passes
730
69%
Pass accuracy
91%
Discipline0 · 3 won
10
Fouls
8
1
Yellow cards
1
1
Red cards
0
6
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
5
3
Blocked shots
5
0
Goals prevented
0
Villarreal
4-4-2
Barcelona
4-2-3-1
Villarreal
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Luíz JúniorG
- 4Rafa MarínD
- 10Dani ParejoM
- 12Renato VeigaD
- 14Santi ComesañaM
- 17T. BuchananM
- 19N. PépéF
- 20Alberto MoleiroM
- 22Ayoze PérezF
- 23Sergi CardonaD
- 26Pau NavarroD
Substitutes
- 3Adrià AltiD
- 6M. SolomonF
- 7Gerard MorenoF
- 9G. MikautadzeF
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
- 25Arnau TenasG
- 27J. ValouD
- 37C. MaciaM
- 38A. DiattaM
Barcelona
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Alejandro BaldeD
- 5Pau Cubarsí ParedesD
- 7Ferran TorresF
- 10Lamine YamalM
- 11RaphinhaM
- 13Joan GarcíaG
- 16FermínM
- 18Gerard MartínD
- 21F. de JongM
- 23J. KoundéD
- 24Eric GarcíaM
Substitutes
- 1M. ter StegenG
- 9R. LewandowskiF
- 14M. RashfordF
- 17Marc CasadóM
- 22Marc BernalM
- 25W. SzczęsnyG
- 27Pedro FernándezM
- 28R. BardghjiF
- 43Tomás MarquésM
Villarreal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dani Parejo(C) | M | 75 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sergi Cardona | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Nicolas Pépé | F | 75 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Luiz Júnior | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayoze Pérez | F | 64 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Tajon Buchanan | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Pau Navarro | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Rafa Marín | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Santi Comesaña | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Alberto Moleiro | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Renato Veiga | D | 39 | 5.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Manor Solomon | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerard Moreno | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrià Altimira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arnau Tenas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alassane Diatta | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jean Ives Valou | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georges Mikautadze | F | 26 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Carlos Maciá | M | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tani Oluwaseyi | F | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Barcelona
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamine Yamal | M | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9/14 |
| Joan García | G | 90 | 8.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raphinha | M | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Frenkie de Jong(C) | M | 90 | 8.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| Jules Koundé | D | 79 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Gerard Martín | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pau Cubarsí | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ferran Torres | F | 62 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alejandro Balde | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Eric García | M | 66 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Fermín López | M | 62 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Marc-André Ter Stegen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wojciech Szczęsny | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roony Bardghji | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Marqués | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dro Fernández | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Bernal | M | 24 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Lewandowski | F | 28 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Marcus Rashford | F | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Marc Casadó | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |