Barcelona achieved a negative European record, during its confrontation with Villarreal, this Saturday evening, in the 22nd round of La Liga, in the Blaugrana stronghold, Montjuïc Stadium.
Villarreal won a huge victory over its host Barcelona, 5-3, on Saturday evening.
According to the Opta statistics network, Barcelona is the team in the five major European leagues that has conceded the most goals since the beginning of 2024 in various competitions, with 19 goals in 8 matches.
The network added: “Sevilla is in second place (13 goals in 6 matches), and Italian Frosinone is in third place (13 goals in 4 matches).”
Ilkay Gundogan, Pedri, and Eric Bailly scored for Barcelona (an own goal) in the 60th, 68th, and 71st minutes, while Gerard Moreno, Elias Akhoumash, Goncalo Guedish, Sorloth, and Morales scored for Villarreal in the 41st, 54th, 84th, (90+9) and (+90) minutes. 12).
With this loss, Barcelona’s score froze at 44 points in third place in the La Liga table, while Villarreal raised its score to 23 points in fourteenth place.
