{"id":1235330,"date":"2021-11-27T22:30:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T22:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1235330"},"modified":"2026-02-24T16:18:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:18:29","slug":"villarreal-1-3-barcelona-player-ratings-de-jong-memphis-araujo-chukwueze","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/villarreal-1-3-barcelona-player-ratings-de-jong-memphis-araujo-chukwueze\/","title":{"rendered":"Player ratings from a sublime shootout as Barcelona beat Villarreal 1-3 in their first La Liga away win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src='\/\/asset.fwcdn2.com\/js\/storyblock.js'><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>In a topsy turvy night of football in La Liga, Barcelona beat Villarreal 1-3 to climb up the table.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The win was their first away victory of the season and records the first time they have won consecutive matches all campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the players rated at El Madrigal:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Villarreal<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Geronimo Rulli &#8211; 5 &#8211; <\/strong>Looked solid at times but could do little about any of the Barcelona goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Juan Foyth &#8211; 4 &#8211; <\/strong>Stupid tackle to concede the penalty and didn&#8217;t even try to argue about it. Didn&#8217;t close<\/p>\n<p><strong>Raul Albiol &#8211; 6 &#8211; <\/strong>Some big blocks and clearances but got left for dead by Memphis on the go-ahead goal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pau Torres &#8211; 6 &#8211; <\/strong>Generally handled Memphis really well (except for the sitter and the goal, of course).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alfonso Pedraza &#8211; 6 &#8211; <\/strong>Struggled with defending Abde, but rocketed into the massive amounts of space on the Barcelona right over and over. However he couldn&#8217;t really use the ball with any great intelligence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Manu Trigueros &#8211; 7 &#8211; <\/strong>Missed a sitter from a corner after Ter Stegen slipped, but was a constant thorn in the side of Barcelona with his movement and work-rate. Really got stuck in and Villarreal missed him when he got subbed off.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Etienne Capoue &#8211; 6 &#8211; <\/strong>Did well sweeping the passing lanes but absolutely could not handle or get a grip on Frenkie de Jong.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dani Parejo &#8211; 6 &#8211; <\/strong>Really awful in open play as the game passed him by (and he was fortunate to avoid a red for a shocking early foul on Sergio Busquets). A demon from set-pieces, however.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moi Gomez &#8211; 7 &#8211; <\/strong>Managed to somehow make such an impression that Xavi deemed him worthy of being man-marked. After that point he kept moving infield, dragging Eric Garcia with him and leaving acres of space on the right for Villarreal to attack.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yeremi Pino &#8211; 6 &#8211; <\/strong>Really sharp with his movement in behind and dribbling but got involved in some feisty tackles and was lucky to stay on the pitch. Subbed off to protect him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arnaut Danjuma &#8211; 6 &#8211; <\/strong>Great runs in behind over and over again, especially once Barcelona made their strange switch. However whenever he got it he shot straight at Ter Stegen. Did set-up Chukwueze excellently, however.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Substitutes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pervis Estupinan <\/strong>(for Pedraza 65&#8242;)<strong> &#8211; 4 &#8211; <\/strong>Awful headed clearance led to Memphis getting to run at goal and score the game-winner for Barcelona. Also he got nutmegged on the line. Oh dear.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Samu Chukwueze <\/strong>(for Yeremi 65&#8242;)<strong> &#8211; 7 &#8211; <\/strong>Terrified Barcelona. Scored a dramatic equaliser with unerring precision.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dani Raba <\/strong>(for Trigueros 84&#8242;)<strong> &#8211; 5 &#8211; <\/strong>Added little bar a foul on Coutinho.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/paddy-power?q=uk-all-all-bst-s-sqb-b10g50\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1235092\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/11\/26104223\/1232871_1232871_Screenshot-2021-11-26-at-10.41.49-1024x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/11\/26104223\/1232871_1232871_Screenshot-2021-11-26-at-10.41.49-1024x533.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/11\/26104223\/1232871_1232871_Screenshot-2021-11-26-at-10.41.49-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/11\/26104223\/1232871_1232871_Screenshot-2021-11-26-at-10.41.49-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/11\/26104223\/1232871_1232871_Screenshot-2021-11-26-at-10.41.49-110x57.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/11\/26104223\/1232871_1232871_Screenshot-2021-11-26-at-10.41.49-135x70.jpg 135w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/11\/26104223\/1232871_1232871_Screenshot-2021-11-26-at-10.41.49-66x34.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/11\/26104223\/1232871_1232871_Screenshot-2021-11-26-at-10.41.49-80x42.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/11\/26104223\/1232871_1232871_Screenshot-2021-11-26-at-10.41.49-180x94.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/11\/26104223\/1232871_1232871_Screenshot-2021-11-26-at-10.41.49-380x198.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/11\/26104223\/1232871_1232871_Screenshot-2021-11-26-at-10.41.49-1153x600.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/11\/26104223\/1232871_1232871_Screenshot-2021-11-26-at-10.41.49-240x125.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/11\/26104223\/1232871_1232871_Screenshot-2021-11-26-at-10.41.49-1100x572.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/11\/26104223\/1232871_1232871_Screenshot-2021-11-26-at-10.41.49-85x44.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/11\/26104223\/1232871_1232871_Screenshot-2021-11-26-at-10.41.49-38x20.jpg 38w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/11\/26104223\/1232871_1232871_Screenshot-2021-11-26-at-10.41.49-330x172.jpg 330w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/11\/26104223\/1232871_1232871_Screenshot-2021-11-26-at-10.41.49.jpg 1303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/paddy-power?q=uk-all-all-bst-s-sqb-b10g50\">Click here to claim this Paddy Power offer.<\/a> 18+ only. Place a pre-match \u00a310 bet on any Football market between 25th Nov &#8211; 2nd Dec, at min. odds 1\/2 (1.5) \u2014 get a total of \u00a360 in free bets, \u00a340 on bet settlement and an additional \u00a320 the following day. Your qualifying bet must settle by Thursday 23:59, 2nd December. Only deposits via Cards will qualify (Apple Pay deposit excluded). T&amp;Cs apply. Please Gamble Responsibly.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Barcelona<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Marc-Andr\u00e9 Ter Stegen &#8211; 7 &#8211; <\/strong>A couple of ropey moments but also made soime big saves. Moreover his distribution was on-point, including his booming long pass to create the pressure that led to the crucial second goal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eric Garcia &#8211; 6 &#8211; <\/strong>Struggled a bit with his passing at right-back. Then Xavi switched systems and had him follow Moi Gomez around as a man-marker. He managed to nullify Moi Gomez but was dragged all over the place as a result, exposing massive amounts of space on the right-flank which Villarreal used to hurt Barcelona. It wasn&#8217;t really a poor reflection on him, necessarily, but it didn&#8217;t look good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ronald Araujo &#8211; 8 &#8211; <\/strong>Exceptional. 4 tackles made, 2 interceptions and 5 clearances. Barcelona would have got battered if not for him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gerard Piqu\u00e9 &#8211; 5 &#8211; <\/strong>Massive block from Danjuma in the first-half (the ball struck his hand but VAR ruled it was not in an unnatural position) and just atrocious defending on the Villarreal equaliser. Left his position but then didn&#8217;t win the ball, creating the gap that Chukwueze surged into.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jordi Alba &#8211; 7 &#8211; <\/strong>Very solid in defence, protecting his flank well. Created Barcelona&#8217;s opener with a great cross. Subbed off hurt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sergio Busquets &#8211; 7 &#8211; <\/strong>Calm and composed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frenkie de Jong &#8211; 8 &#8211; <\/strong>An excellent performance. Played so many key passes forward. Put a chance on a plate for Memphis and also opened the scoring early in the second-half by following in at the back-post for a tap-in. Villarreal couldn&#8217;t get a hold of him because his movement was so intelligent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nico Gonzalez &#8211; 6 &#8211; <\/strong>Furious worker. Lacked a touch of finesse that was required and the game mostly passed him by.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abde &#8211; 6 &#8211; <\/strong>A dynamo 1-v-1 and a real threat to start but Xavi&#8217;s tactical switch completely neutered his display.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gavi &#8211; 7 &#8211; <\/strong>Moved so intelligently. Linked play. Hit the post. Never stopped working and was so composed. Barcelona desperately need to be able to play him in midfield again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Memphis Depay &#8211; 7 &#8211; <\/strong>Missed two big chances, including one sitter put on a plate for him by Frenkie. Partially redeemed himself by unintentionally assisting Frenkie&#8217;s goal by disrupting Rulli and then fully redeemed himself by scoring the match-winning goal, collecting a poor clearance following Ter Stegen&#8217;s booming high ball and then skipped away from the defenders and moving around Rulli and nutmegging Estupinan on the line for the match-turning goal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Substitutes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 <\/strong>(for Abde 66&#8242;)<strong> &#8211; 5 &#8211; <\/strong>Spent so much of his time on the field playing right-back thanks to Barcelona&#8217;s bizarre man-marking system. Xavi&#8217;s explanation was &#8220;we couldn&#8217;t release the high pressure of Villarreal, they did really well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oscar Mingueza <\/strong>(for Alba 71&#8242;)<strong> &#8211; 4 &#8211; <\/strong>Just awful. Although in his defence he was playing out of position at left-back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coutinho <\/strong>(for Nico 81&#8242;)<strong> &#8211; 7 &#8211; <\/strong>Gave the ball away pathetically with his first-touch. Almost played Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 in for a goal with his 6th. Won a penalty with his 13th and scored it with his 14th. Tried an overhead kick with his 16th. 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The win was their first away victory of the season and records the first time they have won consecutive matches all campaign. 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