today’s match between Barcelona and Villarreal was decided in the first half, with the participation of the Argentine and in the second ther...
today’s match between Barcelona and Villarreal was decided in the first half, with the participation of the Argentine and in the second there was nothing to watch. Barcelona fans have been waiting 10 days for victory, it’s quite a long time by the standards of this team. They are waiting today but can they be completely satisfied with this match? Reactions indicate no. Although Barcelona’s 2-1 win over Villareal but Lionel Messi was forced off at half-time.
Antoine Griezmann
ArthurBarcelona beat Villarreal 2-1 but Lionel Messi was forced off at half-time.#UCL pic.twitter.com/2JHz7UqNlk
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) September 24, 2019
There has been a lot of complaining about Barcelona lately but when Ernesto Valverde plays at home with Lionel Messi in the first team, it makes a difference. Today’s match began with two fast gongs. First, in the 6th minute, Messi crossed from a corner and Antoine Griezmann scored with a header.
In the 15th minute, Arthur Melo went crazy. The Brazilian got the ball from Sergio Busquets about 30 meters from the goal and bumped into the window. Sergio Asenjo didn’t even flinch, he could only wait for the ball to fall into the net and then pull it out.
Arthur just produced this for Barcelona!
#BarcaVillarreal pic.twitter.com/73QobqrPVW
— Sacha Pisani (@Sachk0) September 24, 2019
Let this Barcelona not be too sweet, then Villarreal also scored a goal before the break. Its author was Santi Cazorla and as in the case of Arthur, there was something to admire. The 34-year-old midfielder allowed himself a small rally and then hit with his left leg, from behind the penalty area, towards the distal post. Marc Andre Ter Stegen pulled himself like a string but could not save his team from losing the goal. After the first half, Barcelona led 2- 1.
Cazorla with a great response to Arthur’s earlier rocket! #VillarrealCF #Barcelona pic.twitter.com/ovppRNOuXm
— Lukas Langvinis (@LLangvinis) September 24, 2019
The 2nd half was so uninteresting that the abovementioned Messi’s absence can be considered her most interesting event. Ousmane Dembele, who replaced him, did a good job but overall there was a lack of syntactic action on both sides.
It was interesting in the 83rd minute when Ansu Fati fell in the penalty area after a clash with Ruben Pena but the referee did not decide to dictate the penalty. Villarreal could not afford either and the result from the first half remained until the end.
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