"An early Raphinha penalty and Lamine Yamal's second-half strike secured all three points for Hansi Flick's side at Estadio de la Ceramica. The Blaugrana, who were without Andreas Christensen due to an ACL injury, broke the deadlock after just 12 minutes, as Raphinha sent Luiz Junior the wrong way from 12 yards after he was fouled by Santi Comesana. Raphinha hit the bar shortly afterwards."
"The hosts were reduced to 10 men six minutes before the break, with Renato Veiga shown a straight red card for a rash two-footed challenge on Yamal. Yamal doubled Barca's lead in the 63rd minute, sweeping home after Junior kept out substitute Robert Lewandowski's initial effort. The visitors almost grabbed a third in stoppage time when Sergi Cardona cleared off the line to deny Marcus Rashford, but the two-goal advantage was enough to get Flick's side over the line."
Barcelona won 2-0 at Estadio de la Ceramica against 10-man Villarreal, restoring a four-point LaLiga lead. Raphinha converted a 12th-minute penalty after Santi Comesana fouled Luiz Junior and later hit the bar. A Jules Kounde own goal was disallowed for offside. Renato Veiga received a straight red card six minutes before halftime for a two-footed challenge on Lamine Yamal. Yamal scored in the 63rd minute after Junior saved Robert Lewandowski's initial shot. Lewandowski made his 500th appearance in the top five European leagues off the bench. Barcelona have scored 169 goals in 60 matches in 2025 and remain unbeaten in 18 LaLiga away games at Villarreal.
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