Barcelona's woes continue as they suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of Villarreal in a thrilling encounter that saw a total of eight goals scored. The match, played at the Olympic Stadium, ended with a scoreline of 5-3 in favor of Villarreal, dealing a significant blow to Xavi Hernandez's side and leaving them trailing by 10 points behind the league leaders.
Barcelona's woes continue as they suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of Villarreal in a thrilling encounter that saw a total of eight goals scored. The match, played at the Olympic Stadium, ended with a scoreline of 5-3 in favor of Villarreal, dealing a significant blow to Xavi Hernandez's side and leaving them trailing by 10 points behind the league leaders.
Despite a promising start by Barcelona, who created early opportunities, it was Villarreal who broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute through Gerard Moreno. However, their celebrations were short-lived as VAR intervened and disallowed the goal due to a foul committed in the build-up.
Villarreal didn't let up and stunned the hosts just before halftime, with Moreno finding the back of the net in the 41st minute to give his side the lead going into the break.
In the second half, Villarreal continued their attacking momentum, extending their lead in the 54th minute through former Barcelona winger Elias Akhomach. Barcelona fought back valiantly, with Ilkai Gundoyan and Pedri scoring in quick succession to level the score.
However, Barcelona's hopes of a comeback were dashed as Villarreal regained the lead through Gonzalo Geddes in the 84th minute. Saralath added another goal in added time, sealing a memorable victory for Villarreal and condemning Barcelona to defeat.
The loss sees Barcelona languishing in third place with 44 points in 21 matches, while Real Madrid's victory over Las Palmas propels them to the top of the table with 54 points. Girona sits in second place, just two points behind Real Madrid. Villarreal, on the other hand, finds themselves in 14th place with 23 points from 22 matches.
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