Barcelona scored twice in the end arranges for a 3-1 victory at Villarreal on Saturday as they won away interestingly this season and gave new mentor Xavi Hernandez a second progressive LaLiga win.
Memphis Depay tranquilly circumvented goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli to score an emotional 88th-minute goal that reestablished their lead and Philippe Coutinho added a stoppage-time penalty as Barcelona progressed to 23 focuses, seven behind pioneers Real Madrid who play Sevilla on Sunday.
Villarreal had retaliated through Samuel Chukwueze to even out following 76 minutes after Frenkie de Jong's initial second-half exertion had seen Barcelona open the scoring.
Villarreal, beaten at home by Manchester United in the Champions League on Tuesday, stay in twelfth spot in the standings with 16 focuses from 14 matches.
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