Match report

Villarreal Stuns Barcelona with 3-2 Win in La Liga

Barcelona
Barcelona
2–3
FT
Villarreal
Villarreal
May 18, 2025

Villarreal pulled off an impressive upset, defeating Barcelona 3-2 at Camp Nou in a pulsating La Liga clash on Saturday. Early goals by A. Perez and late strikes from Santi Comesaña and T. Buchanan secured Villarreal's victory over the Catalan giants.

Key Facts

  • • A. Perez scored for Villarreal in the 4th minute, assisted by N. Pepe.
  • • Lamine Yamal equalized for Barcelona at 38 minutes with an assist from E. Garcia.
  • • Fermín López gave Barcelona a lead with a goal in the first half of extra time (45+5).
  • • Santi Comesaña and T. Buchanan scored Villarreal's second and third goals respectively, securing the win for the visitors.

Lineups

Barcelona

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 M. ter Stegen (G)
  • 24 Eric García (D)
  • 2 Pau Cubarsí (D)
  • 5 Iñigo Martínez (D)
  • 35 Gerard Martín (D)
  • 6 Gavi (M)
  • 8 Pedri (M)
  • 19 Lamine Yamal (M)
  • 16 Fermín López (M)
  • 11 Raphinha (M)
  • 9 R. Lewandowski (F)

Substitutes

  • 21 F. de Jong
  • 3 Alejandro Balde
  • 32 Héctor Fort
  • 18 Pau Víctor
  • 20 Dani Olmo
  • 14 Pablo Torre
  • 17 Marc Casadó
  • 10 Ansu Fati
  • 36 Sergi Domínguez
  • 15 A. Christensen
  • 13 Iñaki Peña
  • 25 W. Szczęsny

Villarreal

Formation: 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • 1 Luíz Júnior (G)
  • 26 Pau Navarro (D)
  • 8 J. Foyth (D)
  • 2 Logan Costa (D)
  • 23 Sergi Cardona (D)
  • 19 N. Pépé (M)
  • 14 Santi Comesaña (M)
  • 10 Dani Parejo (M)
  • 21 Yeremy Pino (M)
  • 16 Álex Baena (F)
  • 22 Ayoze Pérez (F)

Substitutes

  • 15 T. Barry
  • 18 P. Gueye
  • 9 T. Buchanan
  • 5 W. Kambwala
  • 7 Gerard Moreno
  • 24 Alfonso Pedraza
  • 13 Diego Conde
  • 6 Denis Suárez
  • 17 Kiko Femenía
  • 4 E. Bailly
  • 36 E. Eyong

Timeline

  1. Villarreal
    4' Villarreal Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Perez · Assist: N. Pepe
  2. Barcelona
    38' Barcelona Goal · Normal Goal
    Lamine Yamal · Assist: E. Garcia
  3. Barcelona
    43' Barcelona Card · Yellow Card
    E. Garcia

    Foul

  4. Barcelona
    45'+5 Barcelona Goal · Normal Goal
    Fermín López
  5. Villarreal
    46' Villarreal subst · Substitution 1
    Off: A. Perez · On: T. Barry
  6. Barcelona
    46' Barcelona subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Gerard Martín · On: A. Balde
  7. Villarreal
    50' Villarreal Goal · Normal Goal
    Santi Comesaña · Assist: Y. Pino
  8. Villarreal
    58' Villarreal subst · Substitution 2
    Off: D. Parejo · On: P. Gueye
  9. Villarreal
    64' Villarreal subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Y. Pino · On: T. Buchanan
  10. Villarreal
    64' Villarreal subst · Substitution 4
    Off: P. Navarro · On: W. Kambwala
  11. Barcelona
    74' Barcelona subst · Substitution 3
    Off: E. Garcia · On: H. Fort
  12. Barcelona
    74' Barcelona subst · Substitution 4
    Off: R. Lewandowski · On: P. Victor
  13. Villarreal
    77' Villarreal subst · Substitution 5
    Off: N. Pepe · On: G. Moreno
  14. Villarreal
    80' Villarreal Goal · Normal Goal
    T. Buchanan · Assist: G. Moreno
  15. Barcelona
    85' Barcelona subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Gavi · On: D. Olmo
  16. Barcelona
    86' Barcelona Card · Yellow Card
    D. Olmo

    Foul

Match Stats

Stat Barcelona Villarreal
Fouls 14 9
Pass Accuracy 92% 78%
Offsides 2 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 24 7
Corners 11 3
Total Passes 687 302
Yellow Cards 2 0
Blocked Shots 9 0
Shots on Target 9 3
xG 1.37 1.75
Shots off Target 6 4
Possession 69% 31%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 632 236
Shots Inside Box 10 7
Saves 0 7
Shots Outside Box 14 0

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The early goal by A. Perez set the tone and gave Villarreal a crucial lead against Barcelona.
  • ▸ Santi Comesaña's equalizer in the 50th minute turned the momentum back towards Villarreal, who never looked back after that.