It’s been another crazy night in the Spanish football. FC Barcelona dramatically defeated Villarreal last night at El Madrigal. But it was not an easy game for the Blaugrana. Despite scoring two goals first, FC Barcelona went 3-2 down against Villarreal. However, the Xavi boys didn’t give up the match and pushed hard to secure all three points from El Madrigal. In the end, Barcelona scored two more goals before the full-time whistle and won the game by a 4-3 margin.
Match Report
FC Barcelona are very famous for producing young talents. In recent times, Barcelona produced Ansu Fati, Pedri & Gavi. However, Barcelona added Lamine Yamal, a 16-year-old lad, to their first team from their academy. Lamine Yamal has been the talk of the town because of his magical performance at this age.
Barca boss Xavi Hernandez put him in the starting XI with a 4-3-3 formation. Lamine Yamal played in the right wing, where Robert Lewandowski led the frontline with Gavi.
Villarreal boss Quique Setien, the former manager of Barcelona, set up his team formation with 4-4-2, where Gerard Moreno and Alexander Sørloth played in front.
However, the match started with Barcelona dominating the home side. The Blaugrana didn’t have to wait much to take the lead. 19-year-old Gavi scored this first goal with the help of 16-year-old Lamine Yamal. Barcelona doubled their lead within three minutes. This time, midfielder Frankie De Jong found the back of the net in the 15th minute.
Conceding two goals within 15 minutes, the home side made an unbelievable response at El Madrigal. Their first goal came in the 26th minute as Argentine defender Juan Foyth scored with a powerful header. In addition, Villarreal leveled the scoreline before going to the break. In the 40th minute, Villarreal striker Alexander Sørloth scored the leveler for the home side. Therefore, the first half ended in 2-2.
Villarreal stunned the visitors after coming back from the break. Midfielder Alex Baena put the home side ahead in the game for the first time as he netted the ball in the 50th minute. It seemed Barcelona could never fight back again. But the drama was not over there.
In the 63rd minute, Ferran Torres came off the bench as a substitute, and guess what? The Spanish striker scored the equalizer for Barcelona within five minutes and gave a lifeline to his team. A massive boost from this goal led to the team scoring another. This time, Robert Lewandowski got the winning goal as he scored in the 71st minute. However, Villarreal failed to score more in the remaining minutes despite trying hard. Therefore, Barcelona secured all three points against Villarreal.
