Villarreal B 2-1 Barça B: Out of luck

Villarreal B 2-1 Barça B: Out of luck

The visitors deserved more against an effective Villarreal side, but lacked a finishing touch in front of goal

Barça B played a great game against Villarreal, but it was the latter who were much more effective in front of goal. The defeat places the visitors seven points off the play-offs, waiting to see what Hercules and Cornellà do. Monchu made his debut as a Barça striker and scored a great long-range goal.

Level at the break

Simón's early goal ensured that Barça had to come out and attack, and this they did with aplomb. They'd already had a couple of chances saved before Monchu let fly from distance. His sensational strike meant the teams went in level at the break and the Blaugrana could face the second half with confidence.

The circulation of the ball was much more fluid, and in the 52nd minute of the match Abel Ruiz had a clear opportunity after a pass from Merveil, but he was unable to capitalise. McGuane then skimmed the post in the 72nd minute. Just six minutes later, a mistake in the area saw Simón grab what would prove to be the winner, Wague and Mujica unlucky not to equalise in added time.

The Catalans are next in action in the derby against Espanyol B on Sunday, March 17, at 12.00pm CET in the Miniestadi.

Match Details:

Villarreal B: Fuoli Andrei, Roger, Pepe, Edu, Ramón, Akale (Lamotey, min 61), Chuca (Fran, min 61), Rubén (Nikola, min 83), Simon and Iván.
Barça B: Iñaki Peña, Wague, Araujo, Chumi, Miranda, Monchu, McGuane (O. Busquets, min 90), Riqui Puig, Abel Ruiz (Rafa Mujica, min 77), Collado and Merveil (Kike Saverio, min 66).

Goals: 1-0, Simón (min 8); 1-1, Monchu (min 38); 2-1, Simón (min 78).

Official: Cid Camacho. Yellow card for Araujo (min 64).

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