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Barcelona 2-0 Villarreal: Alena nets first for Blaugrana
Carles Alena scored his first La Liga goal for Barcelona, as the champions cruised to a comfortable 2-0 win over Villarreal.
SPANISH PRIMERA DIVISIÓN
2018/2019 Season
| POS | TEAM | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Leganes | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 17 | Villarreal | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| 18 | Athletic | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
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Pique and Alena lead the way as Barcelona see off Villarreal
Champions Barcelona overcame a dogged Villarreal side to win 2-0 at home on Sunday, with goals from stalwart defender Gerard Pique and youngster Carles Alena, to provisionally return to the top of La Liga.
The victory extended Barcelona's unbeaten streak against Villarreal in all competitions to 21 games (16-0-5), with their last loss against the Yellow Submarine coming in March 2008
Pique headed the Catalans in front in the 36th minute, connecting with a cross from the lively Ousmane Dembele who...
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Struggling Villarreal derailed Atletico Madrid's hopes of taking top spot in La Liga with a 1-1 draw at home on Saturday and were unfortunate not to win the game after squandering a number of chances in the second half.
Filipe Luis broke the deadlock early in the second half by nodding a looping ball into the net after it had clanged against the crossbar off the head of Villarreal defender Ramiro Funes Mori.
Mario Gaspar grabbed a scrappy equaliser for the home side in the 64th minute, finishing...