Villarreal 0-2 Barcelona Player Ratings: Raphinha Rated 9.5/10 as Barca Won Their Last Match of 2025

The La Liga clash between 4th-placed Villarreal and FC Barcelona was no less than an action-packed movie of 90 minutes. It had all the things required to make it one of the best matches of La Liga season 2025/26. Both teams were 4-match unbeaten in the domestic league and were seeking 5th straight victory to strengthen their position in the table.

The intention of both teams was clear since the whistle was blown by the referee Alberola Rojas. Everyone knew that Villarreal would play fast-paced football to counter Barcelona high line and push them back, but on the contrary, manager Hansi Flick had other plans today. He asked his team to play as fearlessly as they could in the initial phase without thinking much about the result. At one point, there were eight Barcelona players in and around the penalty area of Villarreal. This pressure forced Villarreal to make mistakes and one of them resulted in a penalty, which was calmly converted by one of the best players of 2025 Raphinha.

Before the half-time whistle, Red Card to Veiga must have changed the mid-game talk but the Yellow Submarine resumed the second half with almost the same hunger for equality that they had after conceding the first goal. However 10-man Villarreal have to put on extra efforts to make sure there are numbers at the back when Barcelona is attacking. Barcelona’s second goal, which came amid chaos in the penalty area, almost killed the game and from there on the intensity of the match dropped.

Before we move to Villarreal Vs Barcelona player ratings, we must talk about another player who had an amazing game today, that was FC Barcelona Goalkeeper Joan Garcia. He was the reason Villarreal were unable to score today despite having an xG of 1.8.

Here are the Villarreal Vs Barcelona Player Ratings

Villarreal Player Ratings Vs Barcelona

Here are the Villarreal Player Ratings Vs Barcelona

Barcelona Player Ratings Vs Villarreal

Here are Barcelona Player Ratings Vs Villarreal

Sportsdunia's player of the match is Raphinha