yes, this was suposed to be a hard game for barcelona, but so far, villarreal has done nothing
La Liga - 2014/15
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Iniesta is injured I thought but he did indeed go for Rafinha (in his more established position at CM) rather than Xavi, which is refreshing to see. Messi wearing the captain's armband?
according to the argie pundits this is the first time he wears it from the start
Somehow there are always rumours about Alves leaving but he ends staying everytime!
i think that it's messi that wants him in the team, they play well together
Good save Asenjo!
Indeed.
Re Messi, he's actually running about, just won the ball back and produced another key pass for Pedro. He looks back to his absoloute best. It's great to see.
Also a surprise as Pique is playing.
Hmm maybe!
Not really, it's based on seniority and Messi's been a member of the first team since 2004, Piqué only since 2008. He's only got Xavi and Iniesta ahead of him now that Puyol and Valdés are gone -- and Xavi isn't looking a likely starter under Luis Enrique.
how did he miss that????????????
Dos Santos is going to score against his old club, I can feel it!
Edit - Isn't Rafinha his brother by the way? Or is that Tiago Alcantara's brother?
Edit - Isn't Rafinha his brother by the way? Or is that Tiago Alcantara's brother?
Jonathan dos Santos is Gio's brother, he moved there this season, Gio was already there since last season.
Rafinha is Thiago's brother.
rafinha is tiago's brother
I was sure he was one of the vice captains in previous seasons.
This year seems it's Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets and Messi.
Ah, right. Cheers.
Matches like this depress me. Barca really are such a dull team.
Villareal have parked the submarine to be fair.
Villarreal are parking the bus at every given opportunity that's why.
Rakitic is doing very well, excellent signing for Barcelona.
It's like watching two stubborn mules, the thing is though is that Villareal look dangerous on the counter so they're happy to sit behind the ball.
this is the kind of game you see a lot of times between a good team tht wants to win and a bad team that will be happy if they only lose by one goal difference
of course it´s not going to be pretty, but it´s not barcelonas fault
Messi's a one man attack at the moment, Munir looks out his depth against this lot and Pedro's declined big time since 2011.
Villarreal aren't a bad team at all though.
Where did that Munir guy come from all of a sudden? Is he a Masia product?
today they are
Yup. Scored on his debut last week against Elche.
Villarreal away isn't an easy fixture though, and there's 5 guys in there who weren't starters last season (or even in the squad for that matter). A brand new CM set-up as well in this game: Rafinha-Busquets-Rakitic.
Neymar has to be on in the second half, that defence needs someone to run at them and cause a bit of chaos. Giving it to Alves to lump into the box is just pointless, and something they looked to do far too much of last season.
Can Sky please put subtitles up when Ardiles opens his mouth. He's been a pundit for the Spanish football for years now and I still can't understand the fecker.
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that villarreal russian is pretty shit
Vietto plays for Villareal now 
Villareal will nick this on the counter.
this has 0-0 written all over it
Vietto will come on and score...
neymar miss is unfeckingbelievable
Oh my god! Phew!
Neymar should have scored there. All he had to do was scoop the ball over the defender.
Neymar with another miss. Villarreal hit the post.
wow
Ooof!