"Raphinha won and converted a penalty on his return to Barcelona's starting line-up to put the reigning champions ahead at Villarreal and on course to move four points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga on Sunday. Brazil forward Raphinha struck in the 12th minute after being fouled inside the box by Santi Comesana, whose team almost fell 2-0 behind when the opening scorer struck the woodwork with an exquisite shot from distance."
"Centre-back Rafa Marin, left-back Cardona, midfielder Santi Comesana, winger Alberto Moleiro and forward Ayoze Perez kept their places from Villarreal's 2-1 Copa del Rey defeat at second-tier Racing on Wednesday. Head coach Marcelino was dealing with a lengthy injury list, with Willy Kambwala, Logan Costa, Pau Cabanes, Ramon Terrats, Gerard Moreno and several others unavailable. Pape Gueye and Ilias Akhomach are at the 202 Africa Cup of Nations."
Raphinha returned to Barcelona's starting line-up and won then converted a penalty to put Barcelona ahead at Villarreal. The goal came in the 12th minute after Raphinha was fouled inside the box by Santi Comesana. The opening scorer later struck the woodwork with an exquisite long-range attempt that almost made it 2-0. Villarreal thought they had equalised when Jules Kounde diverted a cross into Barcelona's net, but the goal was ruled out for Sergi Cardona being offside. Villarreal continued to press, with Tajon Buchanan coming close with a fierce volley. Marcelino named a largely unchanged XI but faced a lengthy injury list and absences due to the Africa Cup of Nations.
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