Pedri wins the player of the match award for a fine display that included his well-taken goal.

Barca have their sixth straight win, and are 11 points clear at the top of La Liga!

But they really had to dig deep against a spirited Villarreal side.

Villarreal force another corner late on, but again Araujo is the hero with a great tackle. Reina comes up for the corner, abd then has to race back when it comes to nothing.

Robert Lewandowski drills a powerful shot in on target, but Pepe Reina is equal to an effort that went more or less straight at him.

Samuel Chukuweze slots it in low past ter Stegen and La Ceramica goes wild - but Yeremi is flagged offside!

Four minutes iof stoppage time to come.

Villarreal's Fernando Nino has a chance in the area, falling back he still connects to a volley but sends his effort wide!

Another great piece of work from Ronald Araujo, hooking his left foot around a half-chance in his own area to frustrate Villarreal.

Remember - only seven goals conceded this season in La Liga

Raphinha is replaced by Ferran Torres, but gets booked for trying to delay his exit by headiung to a different part of the pitch to the one the referee is pointing him to.

Villarreal are unable to get a toehold tonight, Barca are just keeping the ball and pushing, pushing, pushing the home side back.

But it is still only 1-0 - can the Yellow Submarine come up for air?

Robert Lewandowski is waving a finger at the referee, wanting at least a free kick after he was clipped. Nothing doing.

Alberto Moreno clips Pedri's heels and gets the inevitable yellow card. I don't want to use the 'confetti' motif, but you get the idea as to how it is going.

Raphinha forces Pepe Reina into action, but the flag for offside is raised after the keeper has made his save, baffling most people on the stadium as it was so, so late.

A rare shot from the hosts as Alex Baena lashes the ball across the face of Marc ter Stegen's goal.

Robert Lewandowski's deft little pass sets up Raphinha, but his shot across the face of goal rolls just wide!

But now Danny Parejo also goes into the book, after clipping Pedri.

That's three bookings per side now.

Great stuff fron Ronald Araujo! He gets to the ball in his own box with ter Stegen bearing down to deny Yeremi a chance after a cute pass from Parejo.

Jules Kounde is the latest player to be booked, catching Baena with his arm, in keepinmg with an increasingly niggly affair.

Frenki de Jong is late in his tackle on Alex Baena and goies into the book.

The Yellow Submarine wins a rare corner, but Yeremi heads wide. Coach Quique Setien looks nonplussed as a rare chance to score against the club he caoched in 2020 goes begging.

Lewandowski flicks a header a good distance over the bar, but he's flagged for offside.