VILLARREAL VS BARCELONA [1-5], LA LIGA 2024/25 – MATCH REVIEW

Pre-Match Bold Lineup Decisions:-

It was incredible it was absolutely unbelievable for minute one right the way up until the end it was all action every area of the field there it was end to endend stuff there is so much that we have to talk about so get yourselves comfortable right now this is going to be a long one we’ve got plenty to cover but all you need to know at this stage is basa have won 51 .

Have scored five away at V roale and that laminal assist is one of my moments of the Season let’s talk about it all here come on because okay guys we must begin at the very start of the game because before the game even started even the lineup from Hy flick it was bold you’ve got to say here going away to V and on the bench pal kuari Alejandro B and Mark Cado there flick actively rotating a huge part of the defensive side of our team it was a massive call there.

To leave those three on the bench but in all fairness you could see over the past few games they they’ve needed that res we had to rotate at some point and tonight he went big and that meant there that Gerard Martin came in at left back Sergio Dominguez made a big start at Center back Garcia remained in Midfield and a big start as well in the number 10 roll for Pablo Tor and wouldn’t he get an absolutely incredible moment .

Villarreal’s Early Pressure:-

In this one guys but even after seven minutes of this game we all had a good idea of what was going to happen because via Royale were waiting they were waiting there on our last line of defense they were trying to breach it at every possible opportunity they thought they did and they scored but that was their first disallowed goal of the day but already there you could see the idea that they had and they came with a clear plan today from Marcelino in the end he was laughing when the score line is at 4-1.

Lewandowski Strikes First :-

We’ve done a lot of things really really well but we got hammered and that’s exactly what happened to Via roale today guys because the first big moment of the game undoubtedly for bar came of course from lamin Mal but look at this here bending one towards the far post absolutely wonderful strike thought it was in but that smacks against the base of the post there Rafa was in for the rebound but Vel just got bodies in the way at the very last minute Rafa got the ball sort of stuck under his feet couldn’t get it away quickly enough and even then from the resulting Corner pedri flashing a shot wide of the Target and that’s what it was like at both ends .

Just getting shots away all game long it was getting shots on goal absolutely incredible there really entertaining game of football and you don’t see that many of these in the modern game right now but what we did see for the opening b a goal was lightning football around the edge of the box here levandowski is involved we’re moving the ball quickly it’s played there into Pablo Tori and what I love he doesn’t delay the pass here he doesn’t weigh he doesn’t think too much about it you can actually see levandowski pointing into the space where he wants the ball and that’s exactly what Pablo tore does it’s a really nice slide rule pass there into levandowski who doesn’t even take a touch he dispatches the finish with his first touch at the near post and that was a really nice goal to kick us off there guys lightning football.

Lewandowski’s Second Goal:-

Say brilliant play in the final third from Barca an electric finishing from Robert levandowski and he was close to another one just a few minutes later there thought kundai put a few really great balls into the box there in that first half getting into the final third flashes one across here but levandowski couldn’t quite steer it home but then we did make it 2-0 and again yal he’s never far away from any of these goals.

Pablo Torre’s Spectacular Goal :-

Here he didn’t score today but he was an integral part of everything again he’s swinging the ball here right into the back post beautiful cross that it was in Garcia’s at the back post he plays here a big part in the goal credit to him goalkeeper gets a touch on it and again levandowski right place right time he’s done this for his entire career and today he got himself another goal nice finish there clever finish you’ve got to say from Robert levandowski but that was the thing about this game guys doesn’t matter there 3-1 doesn’t matter it never felt.

Like enough because via roale They Carried a genuine threat and defensively we were kind of wide open obviously like I say we rotated a lot you can kind of understand that here but VL they were able to just carve Us open at times they get in behind there’s lots of space there for them to run into Pepe was a real threat .

Today he cuts it back to aose Perez and they get one back there Vale and it very nearly could have been back to two all if it wasn’t for Mar on and re tan because let me just say he did make a great save at 2-1 there it was in a one versus one situation it’s what we’ve been asking for from him here to help us to save us in this kind of moment great save that he pulled off there in a one versus one and I’ve got to give some credit to him he was having a much improved display .

Barcelona’s Injury Blow: Ter Stegen’s Injury Casts Shadow:-

Today he himself was bouncing back from the defeat there in the game against Monaco and again you’ve got to give genuine credit here where it is due but I think that makes it actually even more cruel there how the injury comes about because it’s actually from a corner kick here cross comes into the box and it’s just an innocuous one it really is like so many injuries and big injuries that happen at Barca there’s nothing happening it’s a routine there claiming of the cross from Tagan he goes up he claims the ball and then on the way back down something happens there whether it’s the landing initially from him whether there’s some contact there on the way down to the leg he jars it in some way but think immediately as he goes down you know it’s a serious one because of the real concern around him not only Barcelona players but even Vale players there they’re waving for the medical team to get on as soon as possible and I think we were all really really concerned in that moment there for you don’t want to see that happen to any player on your team on an opposition team you don’t want any player to be in that amount of pain there and from something .

Inaki Peña Steps Up Under Pressure:-

That was very very routine those can often be some of the scarier injuries in football and T Stan there did receive some lengthy treatments he was then stretch it off the field and again still in that real amount of pain and it was very very sad to see that it played out in that way and especially like I say he was playing well he made a really really good save credit where it is due but that there looks like a really long one it looks like a serious injury for Tash Stan it’s a big problem here for Barca that we have now in terms of there’s not a great deal of depth in the goalkeeping area of course we didn’t expect this we didn’t plan here to not have our number one goalkeeper for what looks like could be an extended amount of time so that there was a big big blow in this game.

I think Barca and actually all the players were quite shocked there going into half time and of course it goes without saying that we wish to Stan a very speedy recovery and we will learn more about the severity of this problem very very soon but I think in the second half it’s safe to say Bon did come out a bit flat there VR were piling the pressure on they really really were chances Galore for them certainly at the start of that second half they hit the crossbar they had a number of attempts go close you got to say as well inaki Pena he made a really really big save because it was tough for him too to be thrown into this game here and with the pace that it was being played at it couldn’t have been easy for him to react and sort of adjust to that a big big credit there to Pena that he was able to keep the score as it was but we got to talk about Pablo Tor.

Pablo Torre’s Breakthrough: A Moment of Magic:-

Because actually up until this point in the game guys it wasn’t easy for him he had big moments in the final third setting up the first goal that we scored then scoring himself as we’re going to talk about now but there were times there where he was giving the ball away he couldn’t quite hold on to it in the right are is and flick was just about to sub him off I mean he still did but before that what a goal it was from Pablo Tor and I couldn’t be happier for this young man he’s had to wait a long long time for opportunities at Passa but look at this kind of moment here getting that shot away in this position this shot would not happen last season simple as that you would not see Barca taking on shots here taking on opportunities from this position we weren’t shooting at goal from here it was passing it was slow it was lethargic but now we are doing it we are making sure.

Here that we’re threatening teams threatening goalkeepers Pablo Tor gets the shot away and it’s a great goal and a really big moment in the game there to make it 3-1 that was absolutely huge but like I say that was his last moment of the game .

Tactical Changes: Hansi Flick’s Rotations Pay Off:-

Because flick continued with his plan he did take off there Pablo Tor pedri also went off for some rest sergy Dominguez went off as well palari coming on pal Victor coming on he played off the left hand side Rafia went Central and Mark cadoo as well coming on as well with 30 minutes to go and I think Rafa in that Central area he was much more involved then in the final stages of this game .

Lamine Yamal: Penalty Drama and Stellar Assist:-

He was able to combine a lot more with lamin Mal for example he was closer to him that’s something there that we got to look more into because Rafia so so dangerous in these latter stages also when the game opened up as well and of course there was a big penalty decision in the game here when laminal again at the heart of everything he won a penalty kick for Bara I couldn’t believe guys that wasn’t given in real time by the way the referee went over to check that one before finally deciding that yeah laminal was taken out it’s a clear penalty.

Raphinha Seals the Win: Clinical Attacking Display:-

Surprised a little bit that maybe Amal didn’t take the penalty himself that he wasn’t given there the ball to take it but levandowski was going for his hat-trick but it was a really bad penalty and I just still don’t understand guys the levandowski runup there’s no need for it there you’re on two goals in this game you’re playing really well you’ve had great finishes you’re a great striker of the ball just hit it run up to the ball and finish it off inside the box it’s not hard for him don’t know why he makes it look hard from the penalty spot sometimes and that could have really come back to haunt us because then we thought vral scored and honestly .

The edge of my seat in this game with these offside calls every time VL would score or go close to it I’m hiding behind the sofa I’m thinking can I come out yet is it offside I don’t know I’m waiting for the linesman to put his flag up it was absolutely nerve-wracking for so much of this game I don’t know if you guys also felt that way but luckily we were able to finish the game off and the goals that we scored today guys they were absolutely outrageous here because this one pal Victor was involved he lays it back to Rafia and again it’s a first time shot we’re not waiting around we’re not here setting it up for ourselves letting the defense organize themselves letting the goalkeeper have a good.

Villarreal’s Threat Remained: Nerve-Wracking Moments:-

Look at the situation the balls are coming in and we’re hitting them as soon as we receed them and again Rafia here getting himself on the score sheet taking vral by surprise and making it four goals in barca’s favor but that’s the great thing about handsy flick ball because we may be 41 up away from home against viale but that’s not enough we want more and the fact that we want more it gave us this goal it gave us this moment can we talk about the assist from Lin can we talk about the Finish from Rafia what A fifth goal that we scored here because I would actually compare this kind of assist the outside of the foot there the way that he just cuts across that whips it right the way over to Rafa that is something I’ve seen Kevin De bruyne do and that is an enormous compliment there to somebody like Lin Mal he’s somebody who is 17 years old he’s playing like this it is ridiculous what he is doing week upon week upon week that is genius and then Rafia he collects that pass in his stride he’s bursting towards goal and he hits the Finish deliberately into the ground there to just LOF that over the goalkeeper I mean this is pure football this is absolutely beautiful there in the attacking third today guys we were clinical we scored goal after goal after goal when at times we had no right via roale were firmly in this game vial created a lot of chances .

Conclusion: Barça’s Imperfect Yet Explosive Win:-

Just say this in the past over the past few season Seasons Barceleno have had to be perfect to score two goals or to score three goals in a game if we are sitting here today thinking that we haven’t actually played perfectly we’ve actually been a bit sketchy at times we’ve actually been a bit open in this game it was far far from perfect and we’ve still scored five away from home against via Royale who are a very very good team and with so many injury problems the sky is the limit for this team we have an incredible amount of potential this is pure entertainment and guys let me know your thoughts in the comments down below let me know how you are feeling after an exhilarating match of football.