Since the title is in their hands, today’s home defeat won’t hurt Barcelona much. Villarreal came to Montjuic to play and try to make a key step towards the Champions League and their approach paid off. Lamine Yamal was magical again, but it wasn’t enough. The Catalans had a 2-1 lead coming from behind, but they allowed the Yellow Submarine to turn the table and snatch three points in the second half – 3-2.Villarreal 𝑺𝑻𝑼𝑵 Barcelona at Estadi de Montjuïc farewell 🏟️👋 pic.twitter.com/iRNYnf5tLu— 433 (@433) May 18, 2025 Even though Ayoze Perez stunned the Catalans after only four minutes, Barcelona managed to make a comeback in the final minutes of the first half.Lamine Yamal netted the leveller in the 38th minute, finding the bottom-right corner of Villarreal’s goal with a precise effort, which slowly but surely became his signature move.SAME PLAYER.SAME GOAL.Lamine Yamal is UNSTOPPABLE. 💎 pic.twitter.com/lqfMV5XA7D— LALIGA English (@LaLigaEN) May 18, 2025 And when everyone at Montjuic was preparing for the break, Fermin Lopez completed Barca’s comeback in the last minute of added time. Yamal once again worked miracles in the right flank, but this time hit the bar. Yet, the home team’s attack continued and finished with Fermin’s fantastic strike from outside the box.Barca is family – four players biked to visit Ferran Torres instead of celebratingThat goal obviously didn’t affect the visitors much, as it took them only five minutes after the break to level the score over Santi Comesana following Barca’s failed offside trap.Given that Barca had already clinched the title, the Yellow Submarine had much bigger motive, as the victory could secure them the UCL qualification and Marcelino’s men came extremely close to it when Inter Milan’s loanee, Tajon Buchanan, turned the result over once again ten minutes before the end!That goal brought Villarreal a UCL campaign and handed Barca a defeat that doesn’t hurt.##NAJAVA_MECA_8931535##On the other hand, Real Madrid barely broke Sevilla’s sturdy defence, beating the home team 2-0 over Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham’s goals in the last 15 minutes. It would have been a decent result for Los Blancos if Sevilla didn’t play the entire second half with only nine men on the pitch, after receiving two red cards in the 12th and 46th minute!Indisposed Madrid won, but they very much seem to be looking forward to the end of the season.Real Madrid come out on top in a feisty fight with Sevilla 😠 pic.twitter.com/yk8BloBwpI— OneFootball (@OneFootball) May 18, 2025 Real Madrid seemed pretty uninterested and indisposed against Sevilla, as even a direct red card to the home team’s Loic Bade 12 minutes into the game didn’t help Los Blancos break the deadlock before the break.Kylian Mbappe wasted the best opportunity for Carlo Ancelotti’s squad two minutes before the break, while Sevilla’s Alvaro Pascual responded on the other side, both in one-on-one situations. Still, the outcomes were the same, as their shots went off target.SEVILLA HAVE RECEIVED THEIR 2ND RED CARD!IT’S 9 MEN VS 11 MEN NOW! pic.twitter.com/IfguWv3Imc— Bankole (@bankysux01) May 18, 2025 Since one Sevilla’s dismissed player wasn’t enough for Madrid, the home team lost another man, as Isaac Romero was sent off for a horrendous tackle on Aurelien Tchouameni seconds after replacing Dodi Lukebakio during the break?!Still, the clock was ticking and Los Blancos couldn’t find a solution for Sevilla’s defence. Jude Bellingham threatened and Mbappe hit the bar, but the ball was still out of Orjan Nyland’s net. Until the 75th minute, when the Frenchman at last broke the curse and netted a long-range effort, getting closer to claiming the Pichichi Award for La Liga’s top-scorer.🚨 Kylian Mbappe is ONE goal away from leading the European Golden Boot. pic.twitter.com/aXScqc1FtZ— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) May 18, 2025 Three minutes before the end, Bellingham threw the last punch securing a hard-won victory to Carletto’s crew. If it weren’t for two red cards for Sevilla, Los Blancos would have hardly triumphed tonight, as they seemed quite uninterested and that’s the final impression of this clash.LA LIGA – MATCHDAY 37Sunday Atletico Madrid – Betis 4-1 (2-0)/Alvarez 10, 75, Le Normand 45+3, Correa 90+6 – Fornals 67/Barcelona – Villarreal 2-3 (2-1)/Yamal 38, Lopez 45+5 – Perez 4, Comesana 51, Buchanan 80/Celta – Rayo Vallecano 1-2 (1-2)/Alonso 10 pen – Palazon 17, De Frutos 45+2/Las Palmas – Leganes 0-1 (0-1)/Raba 6/Mallorca – Getafe 1-2 (0-0)/Larin 90+3 – Arambarri 56, Uche 65/Osasuna – Espanyol 2-0 (1-0)/Budimir 17, Garcia Ra. 90+1/Sevilla – Real Madrid 0-2 (0-0)/Mbappe 75, Bellingham 87/Sociedad – Girona 3-2 (2-1)/Marin 5, Oyarzabal 19 pen, Mariezkurrena 90+1 – Stuani 10, Portu 77/Valencia – Athletic Bilbao 0-1 (0-0)/Berenguer 72/Valladolid – Alaves 0-1 (0-1)/Garcia 18 pen/
