The sixth round of the Liga 2024-25 faced two undefeated teams seeking to consolidate themselves at the top of the table: Villarreal received FC Barcelona, which took advantage of every opportunity and took a resounding victory by 5 goals to 1.
The set culéunder the command of Hansi Flickmaintains his ideal score, while the Yellow Submarine tried and was on the verge of tying at several moments in the game, but had two goals disallowed due to offside in a match full of emotions. All the details.
The match on Sunday, September 22 at the Estadio de la Cerámica, home of Villarreal (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)Joan Monfort – AP
The match was played this Sunday September 22 in it Ceramic Stadiumhome of Villarreal. Hours in the United States: Eastern: 12:30 PM, Central: 11:30 AM, Pacific: 9:30 AM.
The goal of Villarreal was scored 38 minutes into the first half by Ayoze Pérez. For its part, the FC Barcelona He had a double from Robert Lewandowski (at 20, 35 minutes) and another from Raphinha (at 74, 83 minutes).
Pablo Torre also scored for the culés at 58 minutes of the second half.
Both teams came into this match with tactical systems that were effective in the first dates of La Liga, FC Barcelona had a significant loss during the match, the goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen was injured and could miss the rest of the season.
1. FC Barcelona: 6 games played, 6 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses, 22 goals for, 5 against, 18 points.
2. Real Madrid CF: 6 games played, 4 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses, 13 goals for, 3 against, 14 points.
3. Club Atlético de Madrid: 5 games played, 3 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses, 9 goals for, 2 against, 11 points.
4. Villarreal CF: 6 games played, 3 wins, 2 draws, 1 losses, 12 goals for, 13 against, 11 points.
The team of Hansi Flick remains undefeated and as the only leader, while Villarreal de Marcelino García Toral occupies fourth place, just 7 points behind the leader.
The history between both teams in La Liga shows a clear advantage for Barcelona. In total, they faced each other in 52 partieswith the following results:
The last meeting between both teams was January 27, 2024when Villarreal achieved a memorable 5-3 win in Montjuic. That match was a rollercoaster of emotions, with goals from Balagueró y Akhomach to put Villarreal 2-0 up.
However, Barcelona responded with goals GundoganPedri and Bailly, although the Yellow Submarine turned the score around in the last 10 minutes with goals from Guedes, Sorloth and Nogales.
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