At the end of the 10th match day in La Liga, FC Barcelona finished off Villarreal and stays close to leaders Real Madrid in the table.
World footballer Robert Lewandowski put FC Barcelona back on the road to success after losing in the Clásico. Barça clearly won 3-0 (3-0) against FC Vilarreal in the Primera División on Thursday evening (October 20th, 2022).
The goals in front of 73,261 spectators at the Camp Nou were scored by ex-Bayern striker Lewandowski (31st minute, 35th), who was awarded the Gerd Müller trophy for the best attacker of the past season on Monday, and Ansu Fati (38th minute). .).
Lewandowski with 16 goals this season
Lewandowski took the lead when, after a sharp cross, he used a heel trick to let two defenders slide into space and easily slotted in. Just four minutes later, the former Bayern star pulled in from the left and flicked the ball from 18 meters into the right corner. It was his 16th goal of the season in all competitions, eleventh in the league.
Thanks to the comfortable victory, FC Barcelona is now second in the table with 25 points behind leaders Real Madrid (28).
Real Madrid consolidate the lead in the table
Real had already consolidated its top position on Wednesday. The Champions League winner prevailed 3-0 (1-0) at FC Elche. Fede Valverde (11th minute), Karim Benzema (75th) and Marco Asensio (89th) scored the goals.
Real’s Karim Benzema (2nd from left) cheers with his colleagues.
VAR conceded three real goals
Coach Carlo Ancelotti’s team could have won even more, but the “Royal” were denied three goals by the video assistant. In the end, Benzema (6th/60th) and once ex-Munich David Alaba (27th) were not allowed to celebrate.