La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Sunderland]

Even though Barcelona are struggling to get back to their winning ways, I think believe Barcelona will win their match against Villarreal. Villarreal has yet to pick up a win in their last three matches in La Liga, and Barcelona will capitalize on that to add more damage to Villarreal tonight.

Yes, of course Barcelona will not waste tonight's match, at least to reduce the point difference in the standings, it is indeed a bit difficult to catch 2 teams above them whose point difference is quite large. Yes, of course, with Villarreal's poor performance, Barcelona should be able to take full points in front of its own supporters. But you also need to be careful not to be too careless and Villarreal could steal a goal at the start of the match.

Villa Real is on the lead as the first half ended 1-0 in favor of the visitors. Gerard scored a brilliant goal on the 41st minutes with a quick finish, to give his team the lead.

I didn't see any impressive football that Barcelona played in the first half at home, and if they continue this way in the second half, Villa Real might win the match. However, we shouldn't underestimate Barcelona, because they can become deadly in the second half and win all three points.

Barcelona 0-1 Villarreal

Yeah Barca is not that good in the 1st half but they still dominating the ball possesion, I think fatigue is the main reason why they play like that in the 1st half.
They have play 8 times since 5th January = 1 match every 3 days.
Barca definitely will score in the 2nd half but maybe only 1 goal.

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[hahay]

Yes, of course Barcelona will not waste tonight's match, at least to reduce the point difference in the standings, it is indeed a bit difficult to catch 2 teams above them whose point difference is quite large. Yes, of course, with Villarreal's poor performance, Barcelona should be able to take full points in front of its own supporters. But you also need to be careful not to be too careless and Villarreal could steal a goal at the start of the match. As expected, the goal occurred in the first half

Barcelona had already conceded one goal in the first half and even if Moreno's first goal had not been canceled then Barcelona would have conceded two goals. Even though there is still quite a long time left in the match, Barcelona is having difficulty finding opportunities to score because Villareal's defense is still quite good.
Statistics show Barcelona's dominant control of the match but Villareal can take advantage of opportunities to score goals. Xavi must try to give instructions to his players in finishing and they must also make a solid defense if they want to equalize or win the match in the second half.

Before the match started that I was also very confident of course Barcelona would be able to win in this match although it was not easy but yes, at least Barcelona had a better chance of winning compared to Villarreal who were in a bad trend at this moment. But unfortunately, it seems that my prediction was not correct because ya, the reality is that Villarreal managed to win at half time with 0-1. Therefore, it is very likely for Barcelona to get difficulties and deadlock in making goals in this match. Because indeed, at least playing at home also does not fully promise victory, but because Villarreal is in a bad trend at the moment, then Barcelona should be able to maximize it to be able to beat Villarreal in this match.

[Adams0001]

Girona has been doing really well in the soccer season, surprising everyone with their great performance. Even though Girona even Girona is playing perfectly, I expected Girona to win when they faced Mallorca because they are not in a total good shape, especially since the match was a Copa del Rey game. The most surprising part for me was that Mallorca actually won with a little goal margin even after giving enough goal gaps from the beginning.

That is football sometimes you can't predict what will happen, Girona are in good shape this season and no one expects Mallorca to eliminate them in the Copa del Rey. I am very sure Girona will not make mistakes in the league when they meet because they are competing with Real Madrid on winning the trophy. I think Athletico Madrid will win the Copa del Rey this time because they get lucky and defeat Real Madrid in the competition, which means they will win the cup because Madrid are very tough with Girona and Barcelona in the Copa dary but now all of them are eliminated that means is Athletico Madrid that are favorites of winning the trophy. Since they are in good form, I don't think anyone else in the competition can challenge them right now. Girona will be ready for Mallorca in the league, hoping to exact retribution for what they did to them in the cup.

Real have not lost since September in La Liga and their last defeat was to Atletico Madrid, almost 5 months ago so they are doing well so far. Scoring and conceding 45 to 14 is the best in the league and in general Real are having one of the best seasons in the last couple of years. Stable squad, Bellingham's successful transfer, Kroos and Modric playing steadily, as well as the strongest midfield in the league in the form of Bellingham, Vinicius and Modric can create a goal in any match.

In this game, Tchouameni saved the day and let Real win again. This is the 10th match when Real Madrid concede first, but get back on track. 

Which Real Madrid performance will he give you that they are the favorites to win the La Liga trophy this time. I am very impressed with the players, which is why even though Real Madrid is losing I still believe they will make a great comeback. Madrid missed many chances in the game against Palmas but they won which is nice for them. Girona faces Celta Vigo tomorrow, let's see if Girona can get the three points against Celta Vigo at home. I believe Girona will try their hardest to defeat Celta Vigo because if they lose or draw against Celta Vigo, Madrid will have a 100% chance of winning the league trophy if Madrid plays against Athletico Madrid and Girona in the second and they win the both match, I will believe Ancelotti has the opportunity to win the La Liga title. I'm not include Barcelona because they're not in good condition and they will play the second leg of the El Classico in Santiago Bernabeu which I'm sure Real Madrid will win.

[hyudien]

Yes, of course Barcelona will not waste tonight's match, at least to reduce the point difference in the standings, it is indeed a bit difficult to catch 2 teams above them whose point difference is quite large. Yes, of course, with Villarreal's poor performance, Barcelona should be able to take full points in front of its own supporters. But you also need to be careful not to be too careless and Villarreal could steal a goal at the start of the match. As expected, the goal occurred in the first half

Barcelona had already conceded one goal in the first half and even if Moreno's first goal had not been canceled then Barcelona would have conceded two goals. Even though there is still quite a long time left in the match, Barcelona is having difficulty finding opportunities to score because Villareal's defense is still quite good.
Statistics show Barcelona's dominant control of the match but Villareal can take advantage of opportunities to score goals. Xavi must try to give instructions to his players in finishing and they must also make a solid defense if they want to equalize or win the match in the second half.

Barcelona had to start the second half one goal down. It was not easy for them to equalize, because now it seems that Villareal will focus more on maintaining depth and will only utilize counterattacks.
Barcelona continued to try to get a quick goal at the start of the second half, but their efforts have not yielded any positive results. They must be able to attack better in dismantling the defense built by Villarreal. Otherwise, they will lose.

[BALIK]

Yes, of course Barcelona will not waste tonight's match, at least to reduce the point difference in the standings, it is indeed a bit difficult to catch 2 teams above them whose point difference is quite large. Yes, of course, with Villarreal's poor performance, Barcelona should be able to take full points in front of its own supporters. But you also need to be careful not to be too careless and Villarreal could steal a goal at the start of the match. As expected, the goal occurred in the first half

Barcelona had already conceded one goal in the first half and even if Moreno's first goal had not been canceled then Barcelona would have conceded two goals. Even though there is still quite a long time left in the match, Barcelona is having difficulty finding opportunities to score because Villareal's defense is still quite good.
Statistics show Barcelona's dominant control of the match but Villareal can take advantage of opportunities to score goals. Xavi must try to give instructions to his players in finishing and they must also make a solid defense if they want to equalize or win the match in the second half.

Before the match started that I was also very confident of course Barcelona would be able to win in this match although it was not easy but yes, at least Barcelona had a better chance of winning compared to Villarreal who were in a bad trend at this moment. But unfortunately, it seems that my prediction was not correct because ya, the reality is that Villarreal managed to win at half time with 0-1. Therefore, it is very likely for Barcelona to get difficulties and deadlock in making goals in this match. Because indeed, at least playing at home also does not fully promise victory, but because Villarreal is in a bad trend at the moment, then Barcelona should be able to maximize it to be able to beat Villarreal in this match.

It will be a huge shame for Barcelona if today's home match against Villarreal is also lost. Because the Villarreal team is in a very weak position this season. This team is at the bottom of the points table. And their defense is very weak. Villarreal conceded 42 goals in 21 matches this season. And against a weak defense, Barcelona are not playing well today.

Barcelona trailed 1-0 at the end of the first half. Barcelona had 72% of the ball. Barcelona players are dominating the match. But despite attacking a lot, they are unable to score any goals. Barcelona will probably lose today's match as well. Barcelona has no chance of winning the title this season.

[Oluwa-btc]

Even though Barcelona are struggling to get back to their winning ways, I think believe Barcelona will win their match against Villarreal. Villarreal has yet to pick up a win in their last three matches in La Liga, and Barcelona will capitalize on that to add more damage to Villarreal tonight.

Yes, of course Barcelona will not waste tonight's match, at least to reduce the point difference in the standings, it is indeed a bit difficult to catch 2 teams above them whose point difference is quite large. Yes, of course, with Villarreal's poor performance, Barcelona should be able to take full points in front of its own supporters. But you also need to be careful not to be too careless and Villarreal could steal a goal at the start of the match.

Villa Real is on the lead as the first half ended 1-0 in favor of the visitors. Gerard scored a brilliant goal on the 41st minutes with a quick finish, to give his team the lead.

I didn't see any impressive football that Barcelona played in the first half at home, and if they continue this way in the second half, Villa Real might win the match. However, we shouldn't underestimate Barcelona, because they can become deadly in the second half and win all three points.

Barcelona 0-1 Villarreal

How well do y'all rate Araujo honestly, he's got to be one of the worst players for Barcelona who literally does nothing for the club game after game.
In conclusion, it seems like the results of Barcelona are far from good and they'll never get a chance to win. This has to be the lowest of the lowest I have seen Barcelona gone right after the sack of Ronald Koeman who also tried to sink them below.
Xavi Hernandez knows what's at stake in conclusion they have to stop embarrassing games and performance just exactly like this.

How did Real Madrid win today? Would you call that a clear way to win? Tchouameni Aurelien and Vinicius Junior both delivered them goals for them.

[bbigtart]

Even though Barcelona are struggling to get back to their winning ways, I think believe Barcelona will win their match against Villarreal. Villarreal has yet to pick up a win in their last three matches in La Liga, and Barcelona will capitalize on that to add more damage to Villarreal tonight.

Yes, of course Barcelona will not waste tonight's match, at least to reduce the point difference in the standings, it is indeed a bit difficult to catch 2 teams above them whose point difference is quite large. Yes, of course, with Villarreal's poor performance, Barcelona should be able to take full points in front of its own supporters. But you also need to be careful not to be too careless and Villarreal could steal a goal at the start of the match.

Villa Real is on the lead as the first half ended 1-0 in favor of the visitors. Gerard scored a brilliant goal on the 41st minutes with a quick finish, to give his team the lead.

I didn't see any impressive football that Barcelona played in the first half at home, and if they continue this way in the second half, Villa Real might win the match. However, we shouldn't underestimate Barcelona, because they can become deadly in the second half and win all three points.

Barcelona 0-1 Villarreal

Yeah Barca is not that good in the 1st half but they still dominating the ball possesion, I think fatigue is the main reason why they play like that in the 1st half.
They have play 8 times since 5th January = 1 match every 3 days.
Barca definitely will score in the 2nd half but maybe only 1 goal.

Now Barcelona conceded another 2 goals scored by Akhomach in the 54th minute and Barcelona managed to reduce the goal. The temporary score for Barcelona vs Villareal is 1-2, Barcelona's game is sad even though they are playing with their own supporters.

In my opinion, Xavi's tactics are always the same, placing midfielder 1 parallel to the striker, maybe it is feasible if Gavi is there, but because Gavi is injured, it is not feasible to use a midfielder like that, Xavi is not. Not learning from mistakes like that, his tactics are like that. does not change, it is very easy for opponents to guess.

I also think Barcelona should be able to forget its philosophy and play like the modern era. For some reason, I think Real Madrid's game is much better than Barcelona this season. Not a single Barcelona player dared to shoot from outside the penalty box, they were too forced to pass but forgot to shoot at the opponent's goal. Barcelona has only recorded 1 clean sheet in its last 12 matches, this proves that goalkeeper Inaki Pena is not ready to replace Ter Stegen.

[rendravolt]

What happened to Barcelona? they are one goal behind Villarreal and I think their chances of winning at home are slipping away. I didn't expect against Villarreal to be this difficult for them and if Barcelona lose then they will be even further behind Girona and Real Madrid. It seems that Alejandro Balde's absence due to injury also had quite an impact on Barcelona's defense and I think Xavi also failed to implement a new strategy for his players.

Villarreal played very well and they were not afraid even once even though they were playing in front of their home fans and were able to break through with two goals first. Barcelona's mistakes are still repeated and they are still one of the teams with the highest goals conceded. There are still around 20 minutes left and that's quite a long time to equalize the score or even make a comeback. Could Barcelona lose? Moreover, they must be prepared to endure embarrassment in front of their fans.

[adultcrypto]

Yes, of course Barcelona will not waste tonight's match, at least to reduce the point difference in the standings, it is indeed a bit difficult to catch 2 teams above them whose point difference is quite large. Yes, of course, with Villarreal's poor performance, Barcelona should be able to take full points in front of its own supporters. But you also need to be careful not to be too careless and Villarreal could steal a goal at the start of the match. As expected, the goal occurred in the first half

Barcelona had already conceded one goal in the first half and even if Moreno's first goal had not been canceled then Barcelona would have conceded two goals. Even though there is still quite a long time left in the match, Barcelona is having difficulty finding opportunities to score because Villareal's defense is still quite good.
Statistics show Barcelona's dominant control of the match but Villareal can take advantage of opportunities to score goals. Xavi must try to give instructions to his players in finishing and they must also make a solid defense if they want to equalize or win the match in the second half.

With the way the match is going, I don't think Barcelona will lose the match. Villareal is seriously under pressure with many goals being missed by Barcelona. Ferran's miss being the most painful to Xavi, their pressured coach.  Coming from two goals down to make it two goals to one is enough morale booster for Barcelona.

Now Barcelona have equalized while I was typing, Pedri just scored a fantastic goal that just changed everything. If Barcelona maintains this pressure,  they will win the match.

[Pesona1]

Barcelona trailed 1-0 at the end of the first half. Barcelona had 72% of the ball. Barcelona players are dominating the match. But despite attacking a lot, they are unable to score any goals. Barcelona will probably lose today's match as well. Barcelona has no chance of winning the title this season.

Barcelona possession of the ball is quite troublesome for Villareal and Villareal players even prefer to concentrate on their defense by occasionally counterattacking, currently Barcelona is 1-2 behind Villareal and I think it's time for Barcelona to do a lot of experiments shot from outside the penalty box rather than driving the ball to the front of the goal, even though they controlled the ball almost 72% but to be honest Villareal were still more effective when they attacked, with only 4 attempts made by Villareal they were actually able to create 3 on target against Barcelona, ​​when I Writing this post, Barcelona managed to score 2 more goals through Pedri and 1 own goal from Baili which ultimately allowed Barcelona to make a comeback with a score of 3-2. Meanwhile, the game has almost entered the 80th minute and let's see if Barcelona is able to maintain its victory today or nothing.

[Dickiy]

What happened to Barcelona? they are one goal behind Villarreal and I think their chances of winning at home are slipping away. I didn't expect against Villarreal to be this difficult for them and if Barcelona lose then they will be even further behind Girona and Real Madrid. It seems that Alejandro Balde's absence due to injury also had quite an impact on Barcelona's defense and I think Xavi also failed to implement a new strategy for his players.

Barcelona managed to comeback very effectively because they were 2 goals behind. By trying to get out of the pressure until Gundogan goal revived the mentality of the Barcelona players. Pedri return to the Line Up immediately stepped on the gas to score a goal after recovering from injury. For Xavi this is a big victory because he managed to take points away from Atletico Bilbao and has hopes of joining Madrid and Girona in the title hunt.

On the other hand, Madrid victory took him to the top of the standings until we see the results of Girona against Celta Vigo, whether they will be taken over again with the full 3 points or whether we will get a surprise.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Yes, of course Barcelona will not waste tonight's match, at least to reduce the point difference in the standings, it is indeed a bit difficult to catch 2 teams above them whose point difference is quite large. Yes, of course, with Villarreal's poor performance, Barcelona should be able to take full points in front of its own supporters. But you also need to be careful not to be too careless and Villarreal could steal a goal at the start of the match. As expected, the goal occurred in the first half

Barcelona had already conceded one goal in the first half and even if Moreno's first goal had not been canceled then Barcelona would have conceded two goals. Even though there is still quite a long time left in the match, Barcelona is having difficulty finding opportunities to score because Villareal's defense is still quite good.
Statistics show Barcelona's dominant control of the match but Villareal can take advantage of opportunities to score goals. Xavi must try to give instructions to his players in finishing and they must also make a solid defense if they want to equalize or win the match in the second half.

With the way the match is going, I don't think Barcelona will lose the match. Villareal is seriously under pressure with many goals being missed by Barcelona. Ferran's miss being the most painful to Xavi, their pressured coach.  Coming from two goals down to make it two goals to one is enough morale booster for Barcelona.

Now Barcelona have equalized while I was typing, Pedri just scored a fantastic goal that just changed everything. If Barcelona maintains this pressure,  they will win the match.

Barcelona made a great comeback after going 2-0 down. We have seen such a great comeback from Barcelona after a long time. After going down 2-0 I thought Barcelona were going to lose this match too. But at the end of 80 minutes, Barcelona are now leading 3-2.

Villarreal took a 2-0 lead after Gerard Moreno scored in the 54th minute. But Gundogan scored the first goal for Barcelona in the 60th minute after only 6 minutes. However, in the 68th minute, Pedri scored the second goal to equalize the match. Bailly made a mistake in the 71st minute and  gave Barcelona a 3-2 lead. But there are still 10 minutes left. It cannot be said for sure whether Barcelona will win. There is also a possibility of a 3-3 draw in the match.

[Velvet78]

What is happening in the Barcelona - Villarreal game?? I really can't believe my eyes. 

First a 2-0 disadvantage against Villarreal after that a comeback by Barcelona to 3-2. But this was just the beginning. Villarreal answered with an insane comeback right after that to win the game by 5-3... This is just a huge embarrassment for Barcelona that's for sure. Xavi has already been criticised and people will increase the critism level even more after this terrible result.

[HajiBagi]

Real Madrid will find it difficult to win this match, currently there are only around 15 minutes left before the match ends and the score is still Las Palmas 1 - 1 Real Madrid. For me, there's no need for Real Madrid to win, the current score is more than enough. Let's see what will happen next.

Real won this match, it was not an easy match, but they did it. When Real conceded a goal, it was obvious that they would force the game to win, and in this case there was almost no doubt that Real would not lose, but whether they could win I doubted. Las Palmas' defense is very reliable (the second best defense in La Liga after Real Madrid) and if they could play as well as they can, Real could have problems.

One thing I want us to be understand if real Madrid is playing is that if the match have not end we should not decide that real Madrid will not win the match, real Madrid is a team that always play with miracle and evey time they find a way to win their matches, Las Palmas is winning real Madrid from the beginning after they return from the second half and before the game end real Madrid score back and win the game by ending 2-1, I always believed in real Madrid whenever they are playing and that's why they keep remain my favorite team.

But I understand something today that real Madrid match today, the absent of Jude Bellingham change the match today because the middle position look somehow, I don't understand the way the middle player's play today, and I believe if Bellingham is in the match the middle position will not be the way it is today, but to be honest Las Palmas really try today because it took real Madrid time to win the match.

[bitvalak]

Real Madrid vs Las palmas Real Madrid team played amazingly in today's match. Although the first half saw plenty of attacking play between the two teams, neither team managed to score a goal. But after half time both teams played superbly, firstly in 53 minutes Las Palmas managed to give Real Madrid a goal, but later Real Madrid team became stronger and started to attack brilliantly which brought the game to a tie. Although the game was very tight, but in the 84th minute of the game, Real Madrid took the lead by blocking the ball in the goal net of another opposition team, and at this moment the game was almost over and Real Madrid won a great victory. Today's match was held at Las palmas home ground due to which they played superbly and attacked well against Real Madrid and had the most possession. However, Real Madrid have overtaken Girona in La Liga at the moment and moved to the top spot. Real Madrid scored a remarkable 2-1 win over Las Palmas and moved to the top of the points table with 54 points and today's game was really interesting.

Once again Real Madrid is making a comeback, how many times have they made a comeback in La Liga when they were behind by a goal.
I don't think this is just luck, it is clear that every player has high motivation to win the match.
Congratulations to Real Madrid who can still maintain a points gap with Girona for the race for the top of the La Liga standings.

At almost the same time Barcelona also managed to make a comeback against Villareal.
The final result was good but unfortunately it was a little tarnished because Villareal's goal was disallowed by the referee because it was considered offside. Even though the player did not touch the ball at all.

[Belarge]

Defeats happens when a club doesn't stand strong enough to defend their territory and holding up to their lead, what happen to Barcelona was purely defensive errors and Villarreal never back down from converting their chances to goal scoring. The final whistle is blown and the game ends 5-3 in favour of the visitors. Villarreal came prepared and hold Barcelona down as if they're mates. Xavi Hernandez is really dissapointed with his team's performance, really sad to watch Barcelona conceding a whole of 5 goals. A good starting for Villarreal to take spectacular winning without struggles.

[Chilwell]

What is happening in the Barcelona - Villarreal game?? I really can't believe my eyes. 

First a 2-0 disadvantage against Villarreal after that a comeback by Barcelona to 3-2. But this was just the beginning. Villarreal answered with an insane comeback right after that to win the game by 5-3... This is just a huge embarrassment for Barcelona that's for sure. Xavi has already been criticised and people will increase the critism level even more after this terrible result.

This is really a big disgrace for Barcelona to lose against Villarreal, I don't expect this should happen even though Barcelona are not in form, winning Barcelona 5-3 in Spotify Camp Nou was actually bad record for a popular club like Barcelon, this alone show how bad Xavi is which I suggest they should find a place for him, if Atletico Madrid can win their next match definitely Barcelona will move down to fourth place because they will be have the same points but Atlético have more goals than them. The management have to act fast if not the team may not make it to the Champions league next season.

[Xxmodded]

Once again Real Madrid is making a comeback, how many times have they made a comeback in La Liga when they were behind by a goal.
I don't think this is just luck, it is clear that every player has high motivation to win the match.
Congratulations to Real Madrid who can still maintain a points gap with Girona for the race for the top of the La Liga standings.

Another come back for Real Madrid after winning over 1-2 against Las Palmas, its second matches in a row for Real Madrid made come back last match before against Almeria conceded two goals in the first half success return to winning result on last minutes to lead 3-2. Today Las Palmas as second team in this week made comeback by Real Madrid after conceded early success win over 1-2. Three points make Madrid more comfortable on the top position awhile waiting Girona match result against Celta Vigo.

At almost the same time Barcelona also managed to make a comeback against Villareal.
The final result was good but unfortunately it was a little tarnished because Villareal's goal was disallowed by the referee because it was considered offside. Even though the player did not touch the ball at all.

What the excited of this match can scored 8 goals, its bad result for Barcelona losses and conceded 5 goals for the first time in La Liga this season, almost make come back when leading with score 3-2 until 71th minutes but loss focus and made Barcelona get conceded three goals on the last minutes. Becoming two losses in a row for Barcelona after last match defeated by Athletic Bilbao 4-2 and today losses 3-5, wow Barcelona defense too week conceded 9 goals of 2 matches.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Yes, of course Barcelona will not waste tonight's match, at least to reduce the point difference in the standings, it is indeed a bit difficult to catch 2 teams above them whose point difference is quite large. Yes, of course, with Villarreal's poor performance, Barcelona should be able to take full points in front of its own supporters. But you also need to be careful not to be too careless and Villarreal could steal a goal at the start of the match. As expected, the goal occurred in the first half

Barcelona had already conceded one goal in the first half and even if Moreno's first goal had not been canceled then Barcelona would have conceded two goals. Even though there is still quite a long time left in the match, Barcelona is having difficulty finding opportunities to score because Villareal's defense is still quite good.
Statistics show Barcelona's dominant control of the match but Villareal can take advantage of opportunities to score goals. Xavi must try to give instructions to his players in finishing and they must also make a solid defense if they want to equalize or win the match in the second half.

hell Barcelona's match against Villarreal was more interesting in the second half than the first
Regardless of the result, I was actually very entertained by today's match because I think it was one of the most interesting matches this week.

An 8-goal drama ensued and the regrettable thing is that Barcelona were hit by a comeback in extra time in this match.
Honestly my hopes were raised especially after Barcelona turned things around when the original score of 0-2 became 3-2 for Barcelona but indeed at the crucial time it seemed like Barcelona lost concentration which actually made them chaotic and actually had problems in 10 minutes of normal time and extra time.
It's a regrettable bet but I'm happy with how many goals there were in today's game.

[aylabadia05]

Barcelona had already conceded one goal in the first half and even if Moreno's first goal had not been canceled then Barcelona would have conceded two goals. Even though there is still quite a long time left in the match, Barcelona is having difficulty finding opportunities to score because Villareal's defense is still quite good.
Statistics show Barcelona's dominant control of the match but Villareal can take advantage of opportunities to score goals. Xavi must try to give instructions to his players in finishing and they must also make a solid defense if they want to equalize or win the match in the second half.

The final result was that Barcelona lost 3-5. The effort to equalize the score from 0-2 to 2-2 was successful until they were back ahead 3-1. All these efforts failed because after Guedes' goal made the score equal again, disaster finally struck in extra time.

Xavi has failed again to strengthen Barcelona's position in the standings, Xavi has even failed to make himself strong for the Camp Nou public and there is a chance that his position will be replaced.
The Camp Nou public's hope of seeing Barcelona win only two more titles, UCL and La Liga.