Are the Catalans condemned? Barcelona scored three times against Villarreal but lost

On January 27, the match of the 22nd round of La Liga took place between the Barcelona and Villarreal teams. The game ended with a score of 5:3 in favor of the guests.

Ilkay Gundogan (60) and Pedri (68) scored for the Blaugrana. On the 71st, Yellow Submarine defender Eric Bailly scored an own goal.

At Villarreal, Gerard Moreno (41), Ilyas Ahomash (54), Gonçalo Guedes (84), Alexander Serloth (90+9) and Jose Morales (90+12) scored against Barça.

In the 90+2nd minute, the referee awarded a penalty against the visitors after Santi Comesaña handled a ball in his own penalty area. But after a VAR review, the referee overturned the decision, deeming that the player’s elbow was pressed against his body.

Barcelona currently ranks third in the La Liga table. The team has 44 points after 21 rounds played. Championship leader Real Madrid has 54 points, while Girona, which is in second position, has 52 points.

Villarreal are in 14th place with 23 points.

On January 27, 2 more matches of the 22nd round of the Spanish Championship were also played: Real Sociedad tied with Rayo Vallecano (0:0).

La Liga . 22nd round. January 27

Barcelona – Villarreal – 3:5

Goals: Gundogan 60, Pedri 68, Bailly 71 (own goal) – Moreno 41, Ahomash 54, Guedes 84, Serlot 90+9, Morales 90+12

Barcelona: Pena, Kounde, Christensen (Cubarsi, 46), Araujo, Fort (Joao Cancelo, 46), Gundogan, Romeu (Pedri, 46), de Jong, Joao Felix (Ferran Torres, 58), Yamal, Lewandowski (Roque, 77).

Villarreal: Jorgensen, Femenia (Mosquera 78), Bailly, Cuenca, Alberto Moreno (Mandi 71), Alex Baena (Capu 71), Coquelin, Comesaña, Ahomash (Guedes 58), Gerard Moreno (Morales 78), Serlot.