This is what the La Liga table looks like after the Barcelona – Villarreal match

Before the game against Villarreal, Barcelona were six points behind Real Madrid, who confidently beat Elche 3-0 on Wednesday. The team led by Xavi needed to win to not only get closer to the Madrid team, but also to jump three points away from Real Sociedad.

Barcelona’s sure win and the pursuit of Real Madrid

The result of the match in Barcelona was opened in the 31st minute by Robert Lewandowski, who had two goals four minutes later. In the 38th minute of the match, Ansu Fati raised to 3-0 and it became clear that Barcelona would not lose in the hit match of the 10th round of La Liga. In the second half, Xavi’s team was much calmer and in control of the pitch. In the 75th minute of the match, Robert Lewandowski left the field, who was replaced by Raphinha. Until the end of the match, not much happened on the pitch and neither team was able to score, although they still had good chances, e.g. Ferran Torres and Pedri.

The team from Catalonia with the victory not only came close to Real Madrid on three points, but also jumped Real Sociedad on the same number of points. The players from San Sebastian probably won with Osasuna 2-0 on Wednesday and hoped for a stumble by Xavi’s team. Barcelona did not have a mishap with Villarreal, but still in addition to looking towards Real Madrid, they have to scream for the results of the teams from places 3-5. Atletico Madrid are fourth with 20 points, while Betis is fifth with the same number of points as the team from the Spanish capital.

La Liga table after Matchday 10:

• 1. Real Madrid 28 points, balance of goals 25: 8
• 2. FC Barcelona 25 points, balance of goals 24: 4
• 3. Real Sociedad 22 points, balance of goals 16:12
• 4. Atletico Madrid 20 points, balance of goals 16: 8
• 5. Real Betis 20 points, balance of goals 13: 6

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The next game of FC Barcelona will be played on Sunday, October 23 at 21:00. Barca’s rival will be Athletic Bilbao, who is sixth in the league table with 18 points after ten games. Athletic drew 2-2 in 17th place in the Getafe standings in the finished matchday.