Barcelona managed to slaughter the host Villarreal with a landslide score of 5-1 in the matchday 6 of La Liga 2024/2025 which was held at the Estadio de la Ceramica, Sunday (22/9/2024).
Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha became the stars of Barca’s victory by scoring two goals each, the other goal was scored by Pablo Torre. Villarreal had reduced the score thanks to Ayoze Perez’s goal.
Thanks to this result, Barca is increasingly firmly perched at the top of the standings with a perfect 18 points from six matches. Meanwhile, Villarreal is in fifth place with 11 points.
The match had only been going on for eight minutes, Villarreal had scored a goal through Yeremy Pino’s action. However, this goal was finally disallowed by VAR because it had already happened offside.
In fact, it was Barca who were able to open the lead first, precisely in the 20th minute. Receiving Torre’s assist, Lewandowski coolly conquered Villarreal goalkeeper Diego Conde.
Lewandowski became a nightmare for Villarreal’s defense. The Polish bomber scored again in the 35th minute, this time with a scissor kick from close range.
Just three minutes later, Villarreal managed to reduce the deficit to 1-2 through Perez’s tap-in following Nicolas Pepe’s assist. The 1-2 score lasted until halftime.
Returning from the locker room, Villarreal’s goal was again disallowed by VAR. In the 50th minute, Pepe actually managed to break into Barca’s goal. However, VAR considered that there was an offside that occurred first.
In the 66th minute, Barca got a penalty. Unfortunately, Lewandowski’s 12-yard shot was thwarted by the goalpost. Not long after, Villarreal managed to score through Thierno Barry’s action which was then disallowed by VAR, also for offside.
Instead of chasing, Villarreal actually got worse after Pablo Torre increased Barca’s lead to 4-1. His hard shot could not be blocked by Conde.
In the 84th minute, Lamine Yamal brilliantly sent a long pass with a trivela technique. Raphinha then finished it into a goal. The score 5-1 for Barca’s victory was the final result of this match.
Robert Lewandowski was voted the best player in Barcelona’s 5-1 win over Villarreal.
Lewandowski was one of the most influential players in Barca’s sensational victory. The Polish striker was able to score two goals in the first half.
Lewandowski actually had the opportunity to score a third goal and record a hat-trick. Unfortunately, Lewandowski’s penalty execution in the second half was thwarted by the goalpost.
Overall, Lewandowski recorded four shots, three of which were on target. He also recorded 100 percent successful dribbles, to be precise three successful out of three opportunities.
