Barcelona have officially been eliminated from the King's Cup after losing to Bilbao and coach Xavi's team only has two goals left: La Liga and the Champions League. Facing Villarreal, who have lost form, is considered an opportunity for Barcelona to continue their slim hope of chasing Girona and Real Madrid.
However, coach Xavi's team played deadlocked and let the opponent pressure the field. In the 41st minute, Gerard Moreno made a very quick kick after a pass from Alexander Sorloth, opening the score 1-0 for Villarreal and that was the result of the first half.
In the second half, Pedri, Joao Cancelo and 16-year-old Pau Cubarsi were brought on to help improve Barcelona's game. However, Villarreal unexpectedly scored in the 54th minute with a quick shot from Ilias Akomach, raising the score to 2-0.
Barcelona lost bitterly to Villarreal in a match with 8 goals (Photo: EFE).
Trailing by two goals, Barcelona had no choice but to attack. Ilkay Gudongan and Pedri scored in the 60th and 68th minutes to bring the match back to the starting line. In the 71st minute, defender Eric Baily scored an own goal to help Barcelona lead 3-2.
It seemed like Barcelona would win, but the drama of the match escalated. Substitute Goncalo Guedes equalized for Villarreal in the 84th minute after a great sprint and finish.
In the 9th minute of injury time, Sorloth took advantage of a lack of decisive clearance from Barcelona's defense to score quickly to help Villarreal lead 4-3. In the 12th minute of injury time, José Luis Morales sealed a 5-3 victory for Villarreal over Barcelona at the Olimpic Lluis Companys Stadium.
This defeat left Barcelona in 3rd place in La Liga with 44 points and 10 points behind arch-rivals Real Madrid after 21 matches. After Barcelona lost to Villarreal, coach Xavi Hernandez announced that he would resign at the end of the season.
Line-up
Barcelona : Pena, Fort (Cancelo 46'), Christensen (Cubarsi 46'), Araujo, Kounde, Gundogan, Romeu (Pedri 46'), De Jong, Felix (Ferran Torres 58'), Lewandowski (Roque 77'), Yamal.
Goals: Gundogan (60'), Pedri (68'), Bailly (71', own goal)
Villarreal: Jorgensen, Kiko (Mosquera 78'), Bailly, Cuenca, Moreno (Mandi 71'), Akhomach (Guedes 58'), Comesana, Coquelin, Baena (Capoue 71'), Moreno (Morales 71'), Sorloth.
Goals: Moreno (41'), Akhomach (54'), Guedes (84'), Sorloth (90+9'), Morales (90+12')
Marching to Las Palmas's field, Real Madrid pressed forward to attack in search of a goal. However, Las Palmas' defense stood firm and made coach Ancelotti's team quite stuck.
In the 31st minute, a Las Palmas player fell in Real Madrid's penalty area after being challenged by Ceballos. However, after consulting VAR, the referee did not award a penalty to the home team and the first half ended 0-0.
Real Madrid came from behind to defeat Las Palmas (Photo: EFE).
In the second half, the home team Las Palmas proactively pushed up their formation and increased their strong attacks towards Real Madrid's goal. In the 53rd minute, Sandro Ramirez skillfully dribbled the ball on the right wing, avoiding Rudiger's pursuit before crossing for Javi Munoz to tap the ball into Real Madrid's net from close range.
Four minutes later, Carvajal ran in to meet a cross from the left wing and finished past Las Palmas, but the referee determined that the defender was offside. However, the visitors did not have to wait long for a goal.
In the 65th minute, Camavinga made a classy pass for Vinicius to run down and score against Las Palmas, equalizing 1-1 for Real Madrid. In the 84th minute, from Kroos' corner kick on the right wing, Tchuameni rushed in and powerfully headed the ball, sealing a 2-1 victory for Real Madrid.
Real Madrid came from behind to beat Las Palmaes 2-1, taking them to the top of La Liga with a two-point advantage over Girona. However, Girona can return to the top of the table if they beat Granada in the early morning match on January 29.
Line-up
Las Palmas : Valles, Marvin Park (Herzog 69'), Alex Suarez, Marmol, Moleiro (Loiodice 69'), El Haddadi (Pejino 78'), Munoz (Kaba 89'), Perrone, Kirian Rodriguez, Sandro Ramirez (Cardona 78')
Goal: Munoz (53')
Real Madrid : Lunin, Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho, Fran Garcia, Ceballos (Valverde 59'), Camavinga (Tchuameni 81'), Kroos, Diaz (Joselu 59'), Vinicius (Mendy 90'), Rodrygo (Guler 81')
Goals: Vinicius (65'), Tchouameni (84')
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