With the eleventh win in the eleventh competitive game of this year, FC Barcelona underpinned its top position in the Spanish soccer league on Sunday evening (02/12/2023).
The Catalans had to tremble until the end in the 1-0 (1-0) at FC Villarreal because only Pedri took one of the chances in the 18th minute. Goalscorer Robert Lewandowski had submitted, Pedri completed from close range.
Barca could have saved the stress until the final phase, Lewandowski alone missed three big chances, ex-Bayern substitute keeper Pepe Reina kept Villarreal in the race for a long time at almost 41 years of age.
Late goal disallowed for offside
The goal of the German national player Marc-André ter Stegen at Barcelona hardly ever came into real danger. The supposed equalizer for Villarreal in the 90th minute rightly didn’t count because of offside.
Strategist in action: Frenkie de Jong claims the ball
With 56 points from 21 games, FC Barcelona are now nine points ahead of Real Madrid. However, the record champions played one game less. Real won the Club World Cup for the eighth time in Morocco on Saturday.