Madrid: Three goals in eight minutes saw FC Barcelona claim a comfortable 3-0 win at home to Villarreal on Thursday night which helped them recover from ...
Almeria looked to be cruising to an easy win after first-half goals from Leo Baptistao, El Bilal Toure, and Adrian Embarba, but were left clinging on after Rodrigo Riquelme pulled a goal back in the 47th minute and Cristhian Stuani netted a penalty with seven minutes to play. In Thursday’s other games, Almeria survived a second-half fightback to cling on for a 3-2 win at home to Girona. Two goals from Robert Lewandowski in the 30th and 34th minute set Barca on their way, and Ansu Fati netted from close range after Ferran Torres had hit the post in the 38th minute to wrap the game up.
We go over everything you need to know for Barcelona vs. Villarreal on Matchday 10.
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Soccer expert Martin Green has locked in his La Liga best bets for Villarreal vs. Barcelona on Thursday.
- Barcelona vs. [Visit SportsLine now to see the best bets for Barcelona vs. Green has broken down the Barcelona vs. Villarreal rank fifth in the league in shots (120), and they have put 40 of those attempts on target, third-most in the league. Villarreal match from all sides, and he is leaning Under on the goal total. They have the most shots (163) and attempts on target (57) in the league while allowing just 73 attempts (fewest) and 23 on net (second-fewest). Barcelona lead La Liga in possession at 65%, and they held the ball for 70% of the last meeting while allowing four total shots. The Yellow Submarine can bank on confidence from their 2-0 victory at Camp Nou to close out last season. They also will be more rested, have far superior depth and will have the fans on their side. After working in the sports betting industry for several years, Green became a professional sports writer and handicapper and has covered the game worldwide. Before locking in any Villarreal vs. Barcelona will try to put a difficult rivalry loss behind them when they host Villarreal in a Spanish La Liga match on Thursday at Camp Nou.
The Yellows returned to winning ways in La Liga on Monday night when they defeated Osasuna following four league games without a win. But they face a quick ...
As usual you can join the conversation before, during and after the game in the comments section below. [Villarreal](https://www.villarrealusa.com/) are back in La Liga action against Barcelona tonight and you can join the conversation below. The Yellows are in Catalonia to face a Barcelona side desparate for a quick response after losing
Barcelona will hope to get to within three points of Real Madrid at the top of LaLiga by defeating Villarreal at Camp Nou.
Of course, you might be looking for a place where you can watch the game. Of course, you may well remember that Villarreal defeated Barcelona in their own backyard on the final day of last season thanks to goals from Alfonso Pedraza and Moi Gómez. Better news for Barcelona is that Alexia Putellas is in the house! He skips away from Femenía down the left and into the box. A chance to get a dangerous ball into the box from a free-kick and it goes behind. But Koundé is fast enough to get back in front of Morales and nips it in the bud. The full-back was well offside and his cross was blocked anyway, but what a spin and pass from the youngster. A narrow escape at the back for Xavi's men. To be fair to Ferran, he did score at the Bernabéu and he got into a great position again there. He misses the target and that sums things up for the visitors. We almost managed to finish the game without a booking. Three goals in less than 10 first-half minutes effectively killed off a game which looked to be in the balance early on.
Recent setbacks against Real Madrid and Inter Milan didn't damper Xavi Hernandez's side in a convincing win over Villarreal.
[Arnaut Danjuma](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231618/arnaut-danjuma) looked the most out of place. Then back to Champions League action as Lewandowski returns to [Bayern Munich](/soccer/team?id=132) for the first time since leaving this summer. Lewandowski won the Gerd Muller award for the best striker of the year. [Internazionale](/soccer/team?id=110) on Oct. [Poland](/soccer/team?id=471) striker increased the lead four minutes later with a precise curling shot from the edge of the box to finish off a counter-attack after [Pedri](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/250465/Pedri) stole the ball from an opponent close to the centre circle. It was his third league goal of the season, which is the same amount Dembele and Raphinha have managed combined -- and in much more game time. However, after a disappointing week, he turned to young Spanish forwards Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres, who had combined for the consolation goal off the bench against Madrid at the weekend. The touch and spin for his first goal were bettered by the finish for his second just four minutes later. Robert Lewandowski scored the first two to take his tally for the campaign to 16. 12 left them on the verge of Champions League elimination, [followed by an disheartening loss](/soccer/spanish-laliga/story/4773210/real-madrid-are-a-better-teambut-barcelona-are-improving) in the Clasico to Real Madrid on Sunday. [Highlights and notable moments](#highlights) [Best/worst performers](#bestworst)
Barcelona licked the wounds from a tough El Clasico defeat by demolishing Villarreal 3-0 in La Liga on Wednesday evening.
He only needed a few more minutes after the first went in to grab his second, picking up the ball on the edge of the box and curling it into the back of the net beautifully. Camp Nou was in full voice, and understandably so considering the performance they were treated to. Chances were coming and they finally drew first blood after half an hour when who else than Robert Lewandowski finished off a brilliant sequence involving Pedri and Jordi Alba.
Barcelona got back to winning ways in La Liga as three quickfire goals in the first-half saw Xavi's side record a comfortable 3-0 victory over Villarreal.
Parejo stands over a free-kick from 30-yards out right of centre, and clips a ball towards the back post from the set-piece. The midfielder then plays the ball to the Polish striker to his left at the edge of the penalty area. Ferran is picked out on the right, before he cuts inside into the box on his left foot, shimmying his way past Femenia with ease in the process. He then cuts it back for Fati in the six-yard box, but his effort - which is not cleanly struck - comes back off the post. He sends a cross into the penalty area for Lewandowski, who has his back to goal, but brilliantly controls it to swivel past two more Yellow shirts in the penalty area before placing it past Rulli. Despite his age, Lewandowski continues to deliver on the biggest stage and remains one of the world's best forwards.
Barcelona's teenage midfielder Gavi was named the 2022 Golden Boy award winner on Friday, just days after claiming the Kopa Trophy.
On Monday, [the 18-year-old also received the Kopa Trophy](/soccer/real-madrid-espreal_madrid/story/4773057/real-madrids-karim-benzema-wins-mens-ballon-dorgavi-best-under-21-player) at the Ballon d'Or ceremony. [signed a new contract with Barca](/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/4745939/teenage-midfielder-gavi-agrees-barcelona-contract-until-2026) that will keep him at the club until June 2026. [2022 Ballon d'Or winners](/football/real-madrid-espreal_madrid/story/4773057/real-madrids-karim-benzema-wins-mens-ballon-dorgavi-best-under-21-player) [Karim Benzema](https://www.espn.com/football/player/_/id/46858/karim-benzema) and [Alexia Putellas](https://www.espn.com/football/player/_/id/219995/alexia-putellas) as their Golden Players in the men's and women's categories. [Lionel Messi](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/45843/Lionel-Messi), [Kylian Mbappe](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231388/Kylian-Mbappé) and [Erling Haaland](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/253989/Erling-Haaland) are among the previous winners of the Golden Boy award. "I want to thank my family, who are there in the good and bad times. [Barcelona](/soccer/team?id=83)'s teenage midfielder [Gavi](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/323702/Gavi) was named the 2022 Golden Boy award winner on Friday, just days after claiming the [Kopa Trophy as Europe's best young player.](/soccer/real-madrid-espreal_madrid/story/4773057/real-madrids-karim-benzema-wins-mens-ballon-dorgavi-best-under-21-player)
Barcelona's Gavi has won the 2022 Golden Boy award. It caps a memorable week for the 18-year-old midfielder, who was also handed the 2022 Kopa Trophy for ...
[Atalanta](https://theathletic.com/football/team/atalanta/)) - Pedri (Barcelona) [Juventus](https://theathletic.com/football/team/juventus/)) - Gavi (Barcelona) He has since gone on to make 61 appearances in all competitions for Barcelona and has become a mainstay in head coach Xavi’s starting XI. The Golden Boy award is presented to the best footballer under the age of 21 each year and was created by the Italian outlet Tuttosport in 2003, with journalists voting for the winner.
"Gavi is the Golden Boy... FC Barcelona has another Golden Boy. In a week in which he already won the Kopa Trophy, Gavi's status as the best young footballer in ...
[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. "Gavi is the Golden Boy... FC Barcelona has another Golden Boy.
SportsBrief.com News ☆ 18-year-old Barcelona midfielder Gavi has been crowned the winner of this year's Golden Boy award, fending off Jude Bellingham and ...
Davies also touted his teammate as one to win the most coveted prize in the near future. [Bayern Munich](https://sportsbrief.com/football/bayern-munich/) defender [Alphonso Davies has taken a swipe](https://sportsbrief.com/football/bayern-munich/26051-bayern-munich-star-alphonso-davies-slams-ballon-d-organizers-robbing-musiala-kopa-trophy/) at France Football, organisers of the Ballon d'Or awards, for 'robbing' his teammate Jamal Musiala. [Barcelona](https://sportsbrief.com/football/barcelona/) prodigy Gavi scooped the 2022 Golden Boy award on Friday, October 21.
End of an era! Barcelona want Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Sergi Roberto to LEAVE the club next summer with the Spanish giants desperate to ...
They have already identified Pique, Busquets, Alba and Roberto as four senior players that they want to move on due to their significant salaries. [Barcelona](/sport/teampages/barcelona.html) are reportedly ready to bid farewell to [Gerard Pique](/sport/gerard-pique/index.html), [Sergio Busquets](/sport/sergio-busquets/index.html), Jordi Alba and Sergi Roberto next summer as they look to balance their books. Barcelona want Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Sergi Roberto to LEAVE the club next summer with the Spanish giants desperate to offload the massive salaries that are hindering them in the transfer market
It means that the Catalan giants are ready to part ways with their current leadership group which comprises Sergio Busquets, Gerard Pique, Sergi Roberto and ...
Furthermore, they would also have to find clubs who would be willing to sign them and fulfil their wage demands. It means that the Catalan giants are ready to part ways with their current leadership group which comprises Sergio Busquets, Gerard Pique, Sergi Roberto and Jordi Alba. As for Roberto, the 30-year-old has the backing of manager Xavi Hernandez, which is why he was handed a one-year renewal this past summer.
Ruben Neves has responded to reports suggesting that he is a transfer target for La Liga heavyweights by saying: “Who wouldn't want to try Barcelona?”
I have to focus as much as I can on Wolves. The Portugal international midfielder is currently tied to Premier League outfit Wolves and continues to catch the eye in English football. It has been suggested for some time now that the 25-year-old is a player registering on recruitment radars at Camp Nou, with Neves
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Regardless, the referee awards a free-kick to the Yellow Submarine. He plays a through-ball first time for Raphinha, but his shot goes wide of the post! Dembele meets Pedri's cross-field pass on the right flank.
El club catalán planea la próxima temporada sin Sergio Busquets, Gerard Piqué, Jordi Alba y Sergi Roberto.
Para que el [Barcelona ](/futbol/equipo/_/id/83/barcelona)encuentre una solución para el dúo, tendrá que encontrar clubes dispuestos a aceptar sus salarios o negociar una rescisión anticipada del contrato con ambos jugadores. Estos jugadores son intransferibles y causan daños en términos de juego limpio [económico]. [Barcelona ](/futbol/equipo/_/id/83/barcelona)planea la próxima temporada sin sus cuatro capitanes: [Sergio Busquets](/futbol/jugador/_/id/121893/sergio-busquets), [Gerard Piqué](/futbol/jugador/_/id/45931/gerard-pique), [Jordi Alba](/futbol/jugador/_/id/121021/jordi-alba) y Sergi Roberto, según han confirmado fuentes a ESPN.
Robert Lewandowski put in yet another sensational performance to take Barcelona back on the winning track in LaLiga after El Clasico loss on Sunday as they ...
Fati increased the lead three minutes later with a close-range shot which hit the goal post first. The Poland striker hit home from inside the area for the first time in the 31st minute and doubled the lead four minutes later with a precise curling shot from the edge of the box. Barcelona scored thrice in seven minutes to outclass opponents in the first half as Lewandowski scored a brace before Ansu Fati added another goal.
Robert Lewandowski has put an end to Barcelona's crisis. Against Villarreal, he prevented doubts from growing and fears about the team from increasing.
In total, he has celebrated 16, five in the Champions League. He also bagged against Real Sociedad, Valladolid and Elche twice. He did not stop exchanging words with Pedri and even, in some actions, also positions. Against Villarreal, he prevented doubts from growing and fears about the team from increasing. The coach opted for a new trident: Ferran Torres, who played on the right wing; Lewandowski, center forward; and Ansu Fati out left. Xavi Hernandez rotated the team.