Pique, Alena score as Barca beat Villarreal
Champions Barcelona overcame a dogged Villarreal to win 2-0 at home on Sunday, with goals from defender Gerard Pique and youngster Carles Alena.
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KO
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Kickoff
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11
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Víctor Ruiz Yellow Card
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18
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Clément Lenglet Yellow Card
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26
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Álvaro González Yellow Card
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35
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Gerard Piqué Goal - Header
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HT
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Halftime
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67
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On: Carlos Bacca|Off: Manu Trigueros
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69
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Jordi Alba Yellow Card
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70
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On: Carles Aleñá|Off: Arturo Vidal
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79
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On: Karl Toko Ekambi|Off: Gerard Moreno
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80
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On: Malcom|Off: Philippe Coutinho
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87
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Carles Aleñá Goal
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88
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On: Raba|Off: Santi Cazorla
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90
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Pablo Fornals Yellow Card
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90+1
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Alfonso Pedraza Yellow Card
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FT
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End Regular Time
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Barcelona
BAR
Villarreal
VILL
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4-1-4-1
- ter Stegen
- Alba
- Lenglet
- Piqué
- Semedo
- Busquets
- CoutinhoOn: Malcom | Off: Philippe Coutinho
- VidalOn: Carles Aleñá | Off: Arturo Vidal
- Rakitic
- Dembélé
- Messi
| No. | Name | |
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Saves
2
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Saves
2
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15
Clément Lenglet
18'
Goals
0
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3
Gerard Piqué
35'
Goals
1
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Goals
0
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18
Jordi Alba
69'
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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22
Arturo Vidal
Goals
0
70'
26
Carles Aleñá
87'
Goals
1
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
80'
14
Malcom
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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10
Lionel Messi
Goals
0
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| Substitutes | ||
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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27
Juan Miranda
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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30
Iñaki Peña
Saves
0
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Game Information
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VENUE: Camp Nou
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ATTENDANCE: 73,003
Match Commentary
| 90'+4' | Match ends, Barcelona 2, Villarreal 0. | |
| 90'+4' | Second Half ends, Barcelona 2, Villarreal 0. | |
| 90'+4' | Match ends, Barcelona 2, Villarreal 0. |
Match Stats
Possession
62%
38%
Shots (on Goal)
15 (7)
12 (2)
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| 9 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
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Spanish Primera División Standings
| POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 19 | +26 | 40 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 19 | +24 | 40 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 19 | +10 | 35 |
| 4 | Sevilla FC | 19 | +6 | 35 |
| 5 | Getafe | 20 | +9 | 33 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 19 | +8 | 31 |
| 7 | Valencia | 19 | +4 | 31 |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 19 | +7 | 29 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 19 | +7 | 28 |
| 10 | Granada | 19 | 0 | 27 |
| 11 | Levante | 19 | -3 | 26 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 19 | +1 | 24 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 19 | -6 | 24 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 19 | -6 | 21 |
| 15 | Alavés | 19 | -9 | 20 |
| 16 | Eibar | 19 | -11 | 19 |
| 17 | Celta Vigo | 19 | -13 | 15 |
| 18 | Mallorca | 19 | -15 | 15 |
| 19 | Leganes | 20 | -17 | 14 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 19 | -22 | 11 |
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