DBasia.news – Barcelona only drew 4-4 against Villarreal in the final match of the 2018-2019 League, at the Estadio de la Ceramica.
Barcelona ahead through the action of Philippe Coutinho in the 12th minute. The Brazilian received a pass from his compatriot, Malcom.
Only four minutes later, Barcelona came back ahead. This time, Malcom listed his name on the scoreboard.
The host finally could reduce the distance to 2-1 after Samuel Chukwueze scored. Through the Barcelona defense, he fired a shot that could not be dammed by Marc-Andre Ter Stegen.
Villarreal immediately stepped on the gas at the start of the second half. As a result, Karl Toko Ekambi scored in the 50th minute. Ernesto Valverde who started cornering included Lionel Messi replacing Coutinho in the 61st minute.
However, only one minute after La Pulga entered. Villarreal turned ahead. This time, Vicente Iborra was the creator of the goal.
Barca was increasingly cornered after Carlos Bacca scored Villarreal’s fourth goal. The former AC Milan player got Santi Cazorla’s breakthrough pass.
Lionel Messi finally showed his magic again when the game entered the final minutes. The Argentine national team player released a free kick that slid to the right corner of the goal.
This goal made Lionel Messi the first player in the top five European leagues to score at least six goals through consecutive free kicks every season from 2006-2007. That means Messi is a player with the best consistency of free kicks in the top five European leagues.
Barcelona avoided a defeat after Luis Suarez scored in injury time. Starting from a corner kick, Suarez released a hard kick that could not be dammed Asenjo. 4-4 score lasts until the end of the fight.