Villarreal secured a sensational 5-3 victory over Barcelona as Alexander Sorloth and Jose Luis Morales scored in stoppage time at the Nou Camp after the hosts had initially come from two-goals down to lead with six minutes left.
2023/2024 La Liga
3-5
Match Report
Gerard Moreno had the ball in the net for Villarreal in the first half, but it was controversial ruled out after a VAR check. However, the forward would find the back of the net soon after, firing home an excellent strike from inside the penalty area.
It stayed 1-0 until half time, and after the interval, it got better for Villarreal as they went 2-0 up. A mistake from Joao Cancelo allowed Ilias Akhomach in behind, and the young winger made no mistake against his former club.
Then came a mad spell of three goals in 11 minutes for Barcelona. Firstly, Ilkay Gundogan scored from the edge of the box, before Pedri finished after being set up by the German. Finally, Eric Bailly headed into his own net to complete a remarkable quick-fire turnaround for the hosts.
However, that was not the last of the scoring, as Villarreal managed to incredibly find three late goals to win. Aleksander Sorloth played through Goncalo Guedes, and the Portuguese scored to make it 3-3. The Norwegian would then make it 4-3 in the 99th minute, before Jose Luis Morales sealed victory in the 102nd.
The result leaves Barcelona 10 points behind Real Madrid at the top of the La Liga table. The pressure is now firmly on Xavi after this.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
14' Felix’s powerful strike stopped by goalkeeper
16' Yellow Card! Álex Baena booked
21' OFFSIDE! G. Moreno’s goal disallowed
41' GOAL! Barcelona 0-1 Villarreal (G. Moreno)
54' GOAL! Barcelona 0-2 Villarreal (Ilias Akhomach)
60' GOAL! Barcelona 1-2 Villarreal (Gundogan)
68' GOAL! Barcelona 2-2 Villarreal (Pedri)
71' OWN GOAL! Barcelona 3-2 Villarreal (Bailly)
84' GOAL! Barcelona 3-3 Villarreal (Guedes)
94' Yellow Card! Jorge Cuenca booked
99' GOAL! Barcelona 3-4 Villarreal (Alexander Sørloth)
102' GOAL! Barcelona 3-5 Villarreal (Morales)
Line-ups
Barcelona XI: Lewandowski, Gundogan, Romeu, Christensen, Pena, De Jong, Kounde, Ronald Araújo, Felix, Lamine Yamal, Héctor Fort
Subs: Cancelo, Ferran Torres, Pedri, Marc Casadó, Fermín López, Ander Astralaga, Vitor Roque, Pau Cubarsí, Diego Kochen, Marc Guiu
Villarreal XI: Femenia, Coquelin, G. Moreno, Moreno, Alexander Sørloth, Bailly, Santi Comesaña, Jorge Cuenca, Álex Baena, Filip Jørgensen, Ilias Akhomach
Subs: Capoue, Mandi, Trigueros, Morales, Guedes, Iker Álvarez, Adrià Altimira, Yerson Mosquera