What a roller-coaster that was! From agony to glory and back, and another way around. Barca and Villareal provided us with quite a dull game for 48 minutes, but when Frenkie De Jong opened the scoring it transformed into a completely different ball game. That was the first non-penalty goal for the Blaugrana in Xavi’s coaching era and seemed like it will be a major breakthrough and a relief for his players. In case you missed it, here’s another look at Frenkie de Jong’s goal#VillarrealBarça | #FCBarcelona | #Barça | #LaLiga | #LaLigaSantander pic.twitter.com/oVoKwvWalf— Ronard Addo💭 (@ronard_addo) November 27, 2021 But the Yellow Submarine didn’t fancy sinking tonight that easy, so Unai Emery’s side fought back soon. Samuel Chukwueze scored a superb equaliser with only 14 minutes left on the clock, pushing Xavi and his boys back to the abyss.And just when we all thought the Cule will have to settle with another disturbing draw, after that 1-1 stalemate against Benfica, the Dutch connection saved the giants, again.If De Jong was the one to break the deadlock, it was Memphis Depay’s role to nail a winner. And what a beauty, a splendid solo effort that was, pulling Barca back to life on the brink of the stoppage time.GOAL! Memphis DepayVillareal 1 – [2] FC BarcelonaMemphis Depay sends Barcelona ahead late in the game#VillarrealBarça | #FCBarcelona | #Barça | #LaLiga | #LaLigaSantander pic.twitter.com/Ctgb5iPIJM— Ronard Addo💭 (@ronard_addo) November 27, 2021 The smile was seen back on Xavi’s face and the case was closed seconds before the final whistle from the spot thanks to a resurrected Coutinho.LA LIGA – ROUND 15FridayAth. Bilbao – Granada 2-2 (1-2)/Raul Garcia 10, Maximiano 76 og – Machis 25, Molina 34/SaturdayAlaves – Celta 1-2 (1-1)/Jesuli 21 – Santi Mina 11, Aspas 70/Valencia – Rayo Vallecano 1-1 (1-0)/Soler 19 pen – Palazon 64/Mallorca – Getafe 0-0Villareal – Barcelona 1-3 (0-0)/Chukwueze 76 – De Jong 48, Depay 88, Coutinho 90+3 pen/Sunday16:00: (1.67) Betis (3.90) Levante (5.90)18:15: (3.50) Espanyol (3.25) Sociedad (2.30)20:30: (7.50) Cadiz (4.00) Atl.Madrid (1.55)23:00: (1.70) Real Madrid (3.80) Sevilla (5.70)
