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Villarreal 1-2 FC Barcelone - December 21, 2008 / Liga BBVA 2008/2009

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Liga BBVA 2008/2009 - Journée 16

Estadio El Madrigal - Villarreal - Spain

December 21, 2008

Villarreal

1 - 2

FC Barcelone

(right foot) Cani

47'

54'

Seydou Keita (header) Assist by Dani Alves

66'

Thierry Henry (left foot) Assist by Xavi

logo Villarreal VIL

47' - Goal Cani47

54' - Goal Seydou Keita

66' - Goal Thierry Henry photo Yaya Touré

66' - Substitution Sergio Busquetsis substituted by Yaya Touré

70' - Substitution Giuseppe Rossiis substituted by Nihat Kahveci70

71' - Substitution Caniis substituted by Guillermo Franco71

74' - Red card Gerard Piqué

79' - Substitution Marcos Sennais substituted by Ariel Ibagaza79

79' - Substitution Thierry Henryis substituted by Martín Cáceres

83' - Substitution Samuel Eto'ois substituted by Alexander Hleb

logo FC Barcelone FCB

Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Villarreal

1 - 2

FC Barcelone

Villarreal FC Barcelone

Team line-ups

Villarreal

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

Rossi70

Giuseppe Rossi

Italy

B.date01/02/1987

Age21 years

H1m73

positionStriker

Santi Cazorla

Spain

B.date13/12/1984

Age24 years

H1m68

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

Pirès

Robert Pirès

France

B.date29/10/1973

Age35 years

H1m80

positionRight Midfielder

Cani4771

Cani

Spain

B.date03/08/1981

Age27 years

H1m80

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

Eguren

Sebastián Eguren

Uruguay

B.date08/01/1981

Age27 years

H1m86

positionCentre Midfield

Senna79

Marcos Senna

Spain

B.date17/07/1976

Age32 years

H1m77

positionDefensive Midfielder

Capdevila

Joan Capdevila

Spain

B.date02/03/1978

Age30 years

H1m82

positionLeft full-back

Godín

Diego Godín

Uruguay

B.date16/02/1986

Age22 years

H1m86

positionLeft central defender

Rodríguez

Gonzalo Rodríguez

Argentina

B.date10/04/1984

Age24 years

H1m82

positionCentral defender

Ángel

Spain

B.date10/03/1981

Age27 years

H1m80

positionRight full-back

López

Diego López

Spain

B.date03/11/1981

Age27 years

H1m96

positionGoalkeeper

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Diego López		27	55	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Gonzalo Rodríguez		24	138	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Diego Godín		22	50	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Ángel		27	45	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Joan Capdevila		30	64	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Marcos Senna	79	32	209	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Robert Pirès		35	70	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Sebastián Eguren		27	31	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Cani	4771	27	92	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Santi Cazorla		24	141	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Giuseppe Rossi	70	21	53	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

FC Barcelone

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

Henry6679

Thierry Henry

France

B.date17/08/1977

Age31 years

H1m88

positionStriker

Eto'o83

Samuel Eto'o

Cameroon

B.date10/03/1981

Age27 years

H1m80

positionStriker

Messi

Lionel Messi

Argentina

B.date24/06/1987

Age21 years

H1m69

positionRight Winger

Busquets66

Sergio Busquets

Spain

B.date16/07/1988

Age20 years

H1m89

positionDefensive Midfielder

Xavi

Spain

B.date25/01/1980

Age28 years

H1m70

positionCentre Midfield

Keita54

Seydou Keita

Mali

B.date16/01/1980

Age28 years

H1m83

positionLeft central midfielder

Abidal

Éric Abidal

France

B.date11/07/1979

Age29 years

H1m86

positionLeft central defender

Puyol

Carles Puyol

Spain

B.date13/04/1978

Age30 years

H1m78

positionRight central defender

Piqué74

Gerard Piqué

Spain

B.date02/02/1987

Age21 years

H1m94

positionRight central defender

Alves

Dani Alves

Brazil

B.date06/05/1983

Age25 years

H1m73

positionRight full-back

Valdés

Víctor Valdés

Spain

B.date14/01/1982

Age26 years

H1m83

positionGoalkeeper

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Víctor Valdés		26	281	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Carles Puyol		30	417	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Éric Abidal		29	60	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Gerard Piqué	74	21	18	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Dani Alves		25	23	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Sergio Busquets	66	20	17	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Xavi		28	443	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Seydou Keita	54	28	21	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Samuel Eto'o	83	27	168	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Thierry Henry	6679	31	67	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Lionel Messi		21	130	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26 years

Average number of matches played for the team

150

			Age	Match num	Note
M	Ariel Ibagaza	79	32	18	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Nihat Kahveci	70	29	62	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Guillermo Franco	71	32	93	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

			Age	Match num	Note
D	Martín Cáceres	79	21	9	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Yaya Touré	66	25	56	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Alexander Hleb	83	27	18	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Cani

Ariel Ibagaza

OUT

Giuseppe Rossi

Joseba Llorente

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Gerard Piqué

Rafa Márquez

OUT

Sergio Busquets

Eidur Gudjohnsen

OUT

Seydou Keita

Yaya Touré

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Manuel Pellegrini

232

Success rate in this team:

48 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

47 %

Pellegrini vs FC Barcelone

4 victories

2 draws

5 losses

Latest figure on December 21, 2008

Pellegrini vs Guardiola

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on December 21, 2008

Manager

Age

Match num

Josep Guardiola

Success rate in this team:

77 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

77 %

Guardiola vs Villarreal

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on December 21, 2008

Guardiola vs Pellegrini

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on December 21, 2008

Referee

Carlos Clos Gómez

11 victories	5 draws	9 losses	Villarreal25 matches	General total	FC Barcelone32 matches	26 victories	5 draws	1 loss
0 victory	1 draw	1 loss	Villarreal2 matches	Season total	FC Barcelone1 match	1 victory	0 draw	0 loss
Latest figure on January 04, 2017					Latest figure on May 27, 2017

Videos

October 25, 2011

Comments

Key figures

Villarreal keeps its 9 matches with at least one goal conceded in La Liga running (since 26/10/2008).

End of streak for FC Barcelone after 3 matches without conceding any goal in La Liga (since 29/11/2008). It was the best streak for the club since 14/04/2006-06/05/2006 (4 matches).

Víctor Valdés played his game number 10 vs Villarreal in La Liga

Read the next 27 key stats

General ranking

-1	4	FC Valence	30 pts	16 rd
	5	Real Madrid	29 pts	16 rd
	6	Villarreal	29 pts	16 rd
	7	Deportivo La Corogne	27 pts	16 rd
	8	Valladolid	23 pts	16 rd

General ranking

	1	FC Barcelone	41 pts	16 rd
	2	FC Séville	31 pts	16 rd
+1	3	Atlético Madrid	30 pts	16 rd
-1	4	FC Valence	30 pts	16 rd
	5	Real Madrid	29 pts	16 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

DVillarreal 4-4 Atlético Madrid26/10/2008

VVillarreal 2-1 Almería09/11/2008

DVillarreal 1-1 Poli Ejido12/11/2008

LVillarreal 0-3 Valladolid22/11/2008

DVillarreal 0-0 Manchester United25/11/2008

DVillarreal 3-3 Getafe06/12/2008

Overall

LVillarreal 0-3 Valladolid22/11/2008

DVillarreal 0-0 Manchester United25/11/2008

VRecreativo Huelva 1-2 Villarreal30/11/2008

DVillarreal 3-3 Getafe06/12/2008

LCeltic Glasgow 2-0 Villarreal10/12/2008

LSevilla FC 1-0 Villarreal14/12/2008

Current form

Away

VFC Basel 0-5 FC Barcelone22/10/2008

VBenidorm 0-1 FC Barcelone28/10/2008

VMálaga 1-4 FC Barcelone01/11/2008

VRecreativo Huelva 0-2 FC Barcelone16/11/2008

VSporting CP 2-5 FC Barcelone26/11/2008

VSevilla FC 0-3 FC Barcelone29/11/2008

Overall

DFC Barcelone 1-1 Getafe23/11/2008

VSporting CP 2-5 FC Barcelone26/11/2008

VSevilla FC 0-3 FC Barcelone29/11/2008

VFC Barcelone 4-0 Valencia CF06/12/2008

LFC Barcelone 2-3 Shakhtar Donetsk09/12/2008

VFC Barcelone 2-0 Real Madrid13/12/2008

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Drawing streak	2	0
Loosing streak	0	2
Unbeaten streak	2	0
Winless streak	4	3
Drawless streak	0	2
Scoring streak	1	0
Goalless streak	0	2
Conceding streak	1	4

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	10	1
Unbeaten streak	10	1
Drawless streak	16	5
Scoring streak	10	22
Invincibility streak	1	1

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

6	General ranking (Competition total)	1
9	General ranking (Home / Away)	1
11	FBDB index ranking (Worldwide)	4
2	FBDB index ranking (National)	1

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

15	Number of games (Competition total)	15
7	Number of games (Home / Away)	7
8	Victories (Competition total)	12
4	Victories (Home / Away)	6
5	Draws (Competition total)	2
2	Draws (Home / Away)	0
2	Losses (Competition total)	1
1	Losses (Home / Away)	1

Goals

26	Goals scored (Competition total)	46
14	Goals scored (Home / Away)	18
19	Goals conceded (Competition total)	9
12	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	4
1.73	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	3.07
2	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	2.57
1.27	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	0.6
1.71	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0.57

Betting aid

9	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	9
5	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	4
4	Clean sheets (Competition total)	7
2	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	3
3	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	1
1	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	1
9	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	7
4	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	3
2-1 (2 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0-1 (1 times)

Bookings

38	Yellow cards (Competition total)	25
20	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	15
2	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Joseba Llorente	6 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	15 goals	Samuel Eto'o
Joseba Llorente	4 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	7 goals	Lionel Messi
-		Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	2 penalties	Lionel Messi
-		Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)	1 penalty	Lionel Messi
Robert Pirès	2 assists	Player with most assists (Competition total)	3 assists	Thierry Henry
Robert Pirès	2 assists	Player with most assists (Home / Away)	2 assists	Thierry Henry
Giuseppe Rossi	6 goals, 2 assists during the last 11 matches	The fittest player	3 goals, 1 assist during the last 2 matches	Thierry Henry

Historical head to head

Home

11 matches

6 v

2 d

3 l

19 gf

12 ga

Away

11 matches

3 v

2 d

6 l

11 gf

19 ga

Total

22 matches

9 v

4 d

9 l

30 gf

31 ga

Historical head to head

Home

11 matches

6 v

2 d

3 l

19 gf

11 ga

Away

11 matches

3 v

2 d

6 l

12 gf

19 ga

Total

22 matches

9 v

4 d

9 l

31 gf

30 ga

Largest victory

Overall	3 - 0	January 09, 2005
Home	3 - 0	January 09, 2005

Largest victory

Overall	4 - 0	November 25, 2006
Away	2 - 0	December 04, 2005

Latest head to head

March 09, 2008 - Primera Division 2007/2008

FC Barcelone

1 - 2

Villarreal logo Villarreal

January 31, 2008 - Copa del Rey 2007/2008

FC Barcelone

1 - 0

Villarreal logo Villarreal

January 24, 2008 - Copa del Rey 2007/2008

Villarreal

0 - 0

FC Barcelone logo FC Barcelone

October 20, 2007 - Primera Division 2007/2008

Villarreal

3 - 1

FC Barcelone logo FC Barcelone

April 22, 2007 - Primera Division 2006/2007

Villarreal

2 - 0

FC Barcelone logo FC Barcelone

Best historical scorers against FC Barcelone

Diego Forlán	5 goals	2005 - 2005
Víctor	5 goals	2000 - 2002
Marcos Senna	3 goals	2007 - 2008
Javier Calleja	2 goals	2001 - 2003
Gica Craioveanu	2 goals	1998 - 1998
Jorge López	2 goals	2001 - 2003

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 13/12/1998. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Villarreal

Patrick Kluivert	7 goals	1999 - 2003
Ronaldinho	3 goals	2005 - 2006
Philip Cocu	2 goals	1999 - 2000
Rivaldo	2 goals	1999 - 2001
Ludovic Giuly	2 goals	2005 - 2005
Luis Enrique	1 goal	2002 - 2002

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 13/12/1998. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs FC Barcelone

Rodolfo Arruabarrena	13 matches	2000 - 2007
Josico	12 matches	2002 - 2008
Marcos Senna	11 matches	2002 - 2008
Javi Venta	9 matches	2003 - 2008
José Mari	8 matches	2003 - 2007
Antonio Guayre	7 matches	2002 - 2006

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 13/12/1998. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Villarreal

Xavi	16 matches	1998 - 2008
Carles Puyol	15 matches	2000 - 2008
Víctor Valdés	11 matches	2003 - 2008
Patrick Kluivert	10 matches	1998 - 2004
Andrés Iniesta	9 matches	2003 - 2008
Philip Cocu	9 matches	1998 - 2004

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 13/12/1998. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

Quique Álvarez

244 matches

6 matches

1993 - 2007

Pepe Reina

147 matches

49 matches

2000 - 2005

Juan Román Riquelme

145 matches

42 matches

2002 - 2006

Roberto

87 matches

194 matches

1986 - 1999

Roger

86 matches

107 matches

1995 - 2006

Belletti

83 matches

102 matches

2002 - 2007

Total : 14 players

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 30/08/1986. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

Guillermo Amor

67 matches

419 matches

1988 - 2002

Roberto

87 matches

194 matches

1986 - 1999

Roger

86 matches

107 matches

1995 - 2006

Belletti

83 matches

102 matches

2002 - 2007

Edmílson

11 matches

96 matches

2004 - 2008

Juan Antonio Pizzi

14 matches

72 matches

1996 - 2002

Total : 14 players

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 30/08/1986. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Competition info

The other matches

December 20, 2008

Real Madrid

1 0

Valencia CF

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Espanyol

2 3

Atlético Madrid

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December 21, 2008

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Post-match general ranking

		pts	m	v	d	l	GF	GA	diff
1	FC Barcelone	41	16	13	2	1	48	10	+38
2	FC Séville	31	16	9	4	3	23	14	+9
+13	Atlético Madrid	30	16	9	3	4	38	23	+15
-14	FC Valence	30	16	9	3	4	30	20	+10
5	Real Madrid	29	16	9	2	5	34	26	+8
6	Villarreal	29	16	8	5	3	27	21	+6
7	Deportivo La Corogne	27	16	8	3	5	20	18	+2
8	Valladolid	23	16	7	2	7	25	24	+1
9	Málaga	22	16	6	4	6	24	26	-2
10	Getafe	21	16	5	6	5	23	25	-2
+111	Sporting Gijón	21	16	7	0	9	24	35	-11
+312	Athletic Bilbao	19	16	5	4	7	20	24	-4
-213	Betis Séville	18	16	5	3	8	21	22	-1
-114	Racing Santander	18	16	4	6	6	18	22	-4
+115	Numancia	17	16	5	2	9	21	33	-12
-216	Almería	16	16	4	4	8	16	25	-9
17	Majorque	14	16	3	5	8	17	29	-12
+118	Espanyol Barcelone	13	16	3	4	9	14	25	-11
-119	Recreativo Huelva	13	16	3	4	9	11	26	-15
20	Osasuna	12	16	2	6	8	16	22	-6

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Villarreal 1-2 FC Barcelone - December 21, 2008 / Liga BBVA 2008/2009

Villarreal

1 - 2

FC Barcelone

Team line-ups

First 11

First 11

Substitutes

Substitutes

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Manager

Pellegrini vs FC Barcelone

Pellegrini vs Guardiola

Manager

Guardiola vs Villarreal

Guardiola vs Pellegrini

Referee

Videos

Comments

Key figures

General ranking

General ranking

Pre-match

Current form

Current form

Running streaks

Running streaks

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

Goals

Betting aid

Bookings

Key players

Historical head to head

Historical head to head

Largest victory

Largest victory

Latest head to head

Best historical scorers against FC Barcelone

Best historical scorers against Villarreal

Players with most games played vs FC Barcelone

Players with most games played vs Villarreal

They played in both sides

They played in both sides

Competition info

The other matches

Post-match general ranking