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Villareal 0-0 Barcelona
Gavi overhits a pass across the pitch towards Robert Lewandowski, and on the touchline Xavi goes berserk at his midfielder for not picking the easier pass nearer to him.
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Alex Baena goes to ground on the edge of Barca's box after tangling with Gavi. The Barca man berates the Villarreal midfielder for making a meal of it, and the referee isn't impressed either, waving play on.
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Lewandowski was put in by a pass from Pedri that sliced Villarreal open from the right flank.
La Liga's leaders are already looking to be in an ominous mood.
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Barca, in their grey away kit, have barely let the hosts near the ball for the first couple of minutes.
Robert Lewandowski goes one on one with Pepe Reina but the home keeper makes a good block with his midriff.
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And they are under way with Gavi getting the game going in the impressive Estadio de la Ceramica.
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The hosts will go fifth tonight if they can upset the applecart with a win over the rampant league leaders, who have won five in a row in the league.
The teams are out, they're nearly ready to go.
Postpublished at 19:55 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2023
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Villarreal beat Barca at Camp Nou last season, but before that we have to go back to 2007 for their previous win over the Catalan giants.
Postpublished at 19:48 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2023
Whereas this has a clean, simple and classic feel.
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I'm liking the handwriting-style font for the home team sheet.
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With Real Madrid otherwise engaged in the Fifa Club World Cup and sitting out La Liga this weekend, Barcelona have the chance to 11 points clear tonight.
Let's take a look at tonight's teams.