La Liga · Sat, 28 Feb 2026 ·
Barcelona vs Villarreal — 4 - 1
Match report
Barcelona beat Villarreal 4-1 as Lamine Yamal hits a hat-trick
Villarreal were beaten 4-1 by Barcelona at Camp Nou on Saturday, 28 February 2026 in La Liga matchday 26. Lamine Yamal (28', 37', 69') and R. Lewandowski (90') scored for Barcelona, while P. Gueye (49') found the net for Villarreal. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Barcelona had 74% of the ball and 19 shots (8 on target) against Villarreal’s 6 (1 on target). Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) was the top-rated player with 10.0. The result leaves Barcelona 1st in the La Liga table on 21 points and Villarreal 9th on 8.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 7 | +24 | 21 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 7 | +9 | 16 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 6 | +1 | 8 |
Match events
- 28'goalLamine YamalAssist: Fermin
- 37'goalLamine YamalAssist: Fermin
- 49'goalP. GueyeAssist: S. Mourino
- 53'yellow cardMarc BernalYellow Card
- 56'yellow cardRaphinhaYellow Card
- 59'substitutionD. OlmoOff: Pedri
- 67'substitutionM. BernalOff: R. Araujo
- 67'substitutionF. TorresOff: R. Lewandowski
- 67'substitutionA. PerezOff: T. Buchanan
- 67'substitutionA. MoleiroOff: A. Pedraza
- 68'yellow cardAlfonso PedrazaYellow Card
- 69'goalLamine YamalAssist: Pedri
- 73'substitutionRaphinhaOff: M. Rashford
- 73'substitutionLamine YamalOff: R. Bardghji
- 80'substitutionS. ComesanaOff: D. Parejo
- 80'substitutionS. CardonaOff: A. Gonzalez
- 84'substitutionN. PepeOff: T. Oluwaseyi
- 90'goalR. LewandowskiAssist: J. Kounde
- 90+2'VAR decisionRobert LewandowskiGoal confirmed
Lineups
Barcelona
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Hansi Flick
Starting XI
- 13J. GarciaG
- 23J. KoundeD
- 5P. CubarsiD
- 24E. GarciaD
- 3A. BaldeD
- 16FermínM
- 22M. BernalM
- 20D. OlmoM
- 10Lamine YamalF
- 7F. TorresF
- 11RaphinhaF
Substitutes
- 2J. CanceloD
- 4R. AraujoD
- 8PedriM
- 9R. LewandowskiF
- 14M. RashfordF
- 17M. CasadoM
- 19R. BardghjiF
- 25W. SzczesnyG
- 33E. AllerG
- 43T. MarquesM
Villarreal
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Marcelino
Starting XI
- 1Luiz JuniorG
- 15S. MourinoD
- 6P. NavarroD
- 12R. VeigaD
- 23S. CardonaD
- 19N. PepeM
- 14S. ComesanaM
- 18P. GueyeM
- 20A. MoleiroM
- 9G. MikautadzeF
- 22A. PerezF
Substitutes
- 25A. TenasG
- 3A. FreemanD
- 4R. MarinD
- 10D. ParejoM
- 11A. GonzalezF
- 16T. ParteyM
- 17T. BuchananF
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
- 24A. PedrazaD
Match statistics
- 74%Possession26%
- 3.20Expected goals (xG)1.31
- 19Total shots6
- 8Shots on target1
- 8Shots off target3
- 3Blocked shots2
- 13Shots inside the box5
- 6Shots outside the box1
- 3Corners2
- 3Offsides5
- 11Fouls9
- 2Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 0Goalkeeper saves4
- 778Passes271
- 711Accurate passes204
- 91%Pass accuracy75%
- -1.28Goals prevented-1.28
Player statistics
Barcelona
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Joan GarcíaG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 3Alejandro BaldeD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Pau CubarsíD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 23Jules KoundéD | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 24Eric GarcíaD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 16Fermín LópezM | 90 | 8.3 | 2 | |
| 20Dani OlmoM | 59 | 5.9 | ||
| 22Marc BernalM | 67 | 6.7 | ||
| 7Ferran TorresF | 67 | 6.2 | ||
| 10Lamine YamalFTop rated | 73 | 10.0 | 3 | |
| 11RaphinhaF | 73 | 7.7 | ||
| 25Wojciech SzczęsnyG | – | – | ||
| 33Eder AllerG | – | – | ||
| 2João CanceloD | – | – | ||
| 4Ronald AraújoD | 23 | 6.9 | ||
| 8PedriM | 31 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 17Marc CasadóM | – | – | ||
| 43Tomás MarquésM | – | – | ||
| 9Robert LewandowskiF | 23 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 14Marcus RashfordF | 17 | 7.0 | ||
| 19Roony BardghjiF | 17 | 6.3 |
Villarreal
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Luiz JúniorG | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 6Pau NavarroD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 12Renato VeigaD | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 15Santiago MouriñoD | 90 | 5.6 | 1 | |
| 23Sergi CardonaD | 80 | 5.6 | ||
| 14Santi ComesañaM | 80 | 7.2 | ||
| 18Pape GueyeM | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 19Nicolas PépéM | 84 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Alberto MoleiroM | 67 | 6.2 | ||
| 9Georges MikautadzeF | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 22Ayoze PérezF | 67 | 5.9 | ||
| 25Arnau TenasG | – | – | ||
| 3Alexander FreemanD | – | – | ||
| 4Rafa MarínD | – | – | ||
| 24Alfonso PedrazaD | 23 | 5.9 | ||
| 10Dani ParejoM | 10 | 6.5 | ||
| 16Thomas ParteyM | – | – | ||
| 11Alfon GonzálezF | 10 | 6.5 | ||
| 17Tajon BuchananF | 23 | 6.2 | ||
| 21Tani OluwaseyiF | 13 | 6.6 |