Barcelona’s loss to Villarreal extends Real Madrid
Real Madrid In a surprise upset, Villarreal scored two late goals during stoppage time on Saturday to secure a dramatic victory over Barcelona and a 5-3 shootout. The defeat is a major blow to Barcelona’s Spanish league title defense and raises questions over Xavi Hernandez’s future.
In a game full of ups and downs, Villarreal took an early 2–0 lead before Barcelona made a spectacular comeback, scoring three goals in 12 minutes to lead 3–2 by the 72nd minute.
Barcelona’s defense faltered again, allowing Villarreal newcomer Gonçalo Guedes to equalize on a sharp counter-attack in the 84th minute. Striker Alexandre Sorloth then scored the winning goal during stoppage time, which compounded Barcelona’s problems, later aggravated by an injury to José Morales.
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Barcelona sought a comeback after being eliminated from the Copa del Rey against Athletic Bilbao this week. However, their defeat to an unpredictable Villarreal team has increased the pressure on Xavi to make changes. Barcelona now sit in third place, 10 points behind Real Madrid, raising the stakes for the club.
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