La Liga Gameweek 26 Sat, Feb 28 2026 · 15:15 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona
Barcelona
4–1 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 2.89 – 1.29
Villarreal
  • Lamine Yamal 28’, 37’, 69’
  • R. Lewandowski 90+1’
  • 49’ P. Gueye
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Yamal hat-trick sinks Villarreal

Barcelona entered as clear favourites and won 4–1 through goals from Yamal and Lewandowski. Villarreal replied through a Gueye goal. Barcelona finished with the higher xG (2.89 vs 1.29).

Barcelona ✓71%
Draw18%
Villarreal12%

Model vs reality

Barcelona goals
4
Model 2.40 · xG 2.89
Villarreal goals
1
Model 0.88 · xG 1.29
Total goals
5
Model 3.28 · xG 4.18
Score 4–1
5%
Most likely 2–0 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 64%
Both scored
Yes
Model 54%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchLamine YamalBarcelona · 3 goals
10.0
  • RefereeIsidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos
  • VenueEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
  • Table before kick-offBarcelona 1st · Villarreal 3rd

Timeline

  1. Lamine Yamal 1–0Assist Fermín López
    28’
  2. Lamine Yamal 2–0Assist Fermín López
    37’
  3. Half time · 2–0
  4. P. Gueye 2–1Assist S. Mouriño
    49’
  5. Marc BernalYellow card · Holding
    53’
  6. MarcelinoYellow card
    55’
  7. RaphinhaYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    56’
  8. ⇄ PedriFor Dani Olmo
    59’
  9. ⇄ R. LewandowskiFor Ferran Torres
    67’
  10. ⇄ R. AraujoFor Marc Bernal
    67’
  11. ⇄ A. Pedraza SagFor Alberto Moleiro
    67’
  12. ⇄ T. BuchananFor Ayoze Pérez
    67’
  13. A. Pedraza SagYellow card · Tripping
    68’
  14. Lamine Yamal 3–1Assist Pedri
    69’
  15. ⇄ M. RashfordFor Raphinha
    73’
  16. ⇄ R. BardghjiFor Lamine Yamal
    73’
  17. ⇄ Alfon GonzálezFor Sergi Cardona
    80’
  18. ⇄ Dani ParejoFor Santi Comesaña
    80’
  19. ⇄ T. OluwaseyiFor N. Pépé
    84’
  20. R. Lewandowski 4–1Assist J. Koundé
    90+1’
  21. Full time · 4–1

Team stats

Barcelona19 shots · 13 in box, 6 outside
Villarreal6 shots · 5 in box, 1 outside
BarcelonaVillarreal
74% Possession 26%
2.89 Expected goals (xG) 1.29
2.26 Expected points (xPts) 0.58
19 Shots 6
8 Shots on target 1
8 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 2
13 Shots inside the box 5
6 Shots outside the box 1
778 Passes 266
91% Pass accuracy 76%
3 Corners 2
0 Goalkeeper saves 4
9 Fouls 9
3 Offsides 5
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
7.36 Team rating 6.37

Line-ups

Barcelona 4-3-3

137.0 Joan García(G)
36.7 Alejandro Balde 247.3 Eric García 56.9 Pau Cubarsí 238.2 J. Koundé A
205.9 Dani Olmo ↓59’ 226.7 Marc Bernal ↓67’ 168.2 Fermín López AA
117.7 Raphinha ↓73’ 76.2 Ferran Torres ↓67’ 1010.0★ Lamine Yamal ↓73’
  • 13Joan García (G)7.0
  • 3Alejandro Balde6.7
  • 24Eric García7.3
  • 5Pau Cubarsí6.9
  • 23J. KoundéA8.2
  • 20Dani Olmo↓59’5.9
  • 22Marc Bernal↓67’6.7
  • 16Fermín LópezA×28.2
  • 11Raphinha↓73’7.7
  • 7Ferran Torres↓67’6.2
  • 10Lamine Yamal ★↓73’10.0

Substitutes used

  • 4R. Araujo↑67’6.6
  • 8PedriA↑59’8.0
  • 14M. Rashford↑73’7.2
  • 9R. Lewandowski↑67’7.0
  • 19R. Bardghji↑73’6.3

Unused: W. Szczęsny, Eder Aller, João Cancelo, Marc Casadó, Tomás Marqués

Villarreal 4-4-2

16.3 Luíz Júnior(G)
235.6 Sergi Cardona ↓80’ 125.7 Renato Veiga 66.5 Pau Navarro 155.6 S. Mouriño A
206.2 Alberto Moleiro ↓67’ 187.2 P. Gueye 146.9 Santi Comesaña ↓80’ 196.9 N. Pépé ↓84’
225.9 Ayoze Pérez ↓67’ 97.2 G. Mikautadze
  • 1Luíz Júnior (G)6.3
  • 23Sergi Cardona↓80’5.6
  • 12Renato Veiga5.7
  • 6Pau Navarro6.5
  • 15S. MouriñoA5.6
  • 20Alberto Moleiro↓67’6.2
  • 18P. Gueye7.2
  • 14Santi Comesaña↓80’6.9
  • 19N. Pépé↓84’6.9
  • 22Ayoze Pérez↓67’5.9
  • 9G. Mikautadze7.2

Substitutes used

  • 24A. Pedraza Sag↑67’5.9
  • 17T. Buchanan↑67’6.2
  • 10Dani Parejo↑80’6.5
  • 21T. Oluwaseyi↑84’6.7
  • 11Alfon González↑80’6.5

Unused: Arnau Tenas, A. Freeman, Rafa Marín, T. Partey

Player stats

Top rated
Lamine YamalBarcelona10.0
2nd
J. KoundéBarcelona8.2
3rd
Fermín LópezBarcelona8.2

Barcelona

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Joan García G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 96% 23 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
Alejandro Balde D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 74 1 0 1/2 1/1 6.7
Eric García D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 95% 102 2 3 0/0 0/1 7.3
Pau Cubarsí D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 93 0 2 0/0 1/0 6.9
J. Koundé D 90 0 1 1 (0) 3 92% 110 2 3 2/3 0/0 8.2
Dani Olmo M 59 0 0 3 (1) 0 86% 50 1 2 0/2 2/1 5.9
Marc Bernal M 67 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 59 0 2 2/2 2/0 6.7
Fermín López M 90 0 2 2 (0) 3 90% 60 5 1 3/5 1/1 8.2
Raphinha F 73 0 0 1 (1) 3 79% 33 1 1 3/6 1/1 7.7
Ferran Torres F 67 0 0 1 (1) 0 70% 10 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.2
Lamine Yamal F 73 3 0 6 (4) 2 87% 47 0 0 6/10 1/0 10.0
R. Araujo D 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 23 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Pedri M 31 0 1 0 (0) 3 96% 54 1 0 1/1 0/0 8.0
M. Rashford F 17 0 0 0 (0) 1 93% 14 0 0 2/3 0/1 7.2
R. Lewandowski F 23 1 0 2 (1) 0 88% 8 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.0
R. Bardghji M 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 18 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Villarreal

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Luíz Júnior G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 56% 18 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Sergi Cardona D 80 0 0 0 (0) 0 68% 22 2 3 0/2 0/1 5.6
Renato Veiga M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 33 0 0 0/0 1/0 5.7
Pau Navarro D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 28 6 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
S. Mouriño D 90 0 1 1 (0) 1 80% 30 2 0 2/3 3/0 5.6
Alberto Moleiro M 67 0 0 0 (0) 0 58% 26 4 0 1/1 1/1 6.2
P. Gueye M 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 71% 24 4 3 1/1 1/2 7.2
Santi Comesaña M 80 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 20 2 0 0/1 1/0 6.9
N. Pépé F 84 0 0 0 (0) 1 78% 23 1 0 2/3 0/1 6.9
Ayoze Pérez F 67 0 0 2 (0) 0 58% 12 1 1 0/2 0/0 5.9
G. Mikautadze F 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 84% 19 1 0 3/5 0/3 7.2
A. Pedraza Sag M 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 5 0 0 0/0 1/0 5.9
T. Buchanan M 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 3 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.2
Dani Parejo M 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
T. Oluwaseyi F 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
Alfon González F 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.