Barcelona beat Aston Villa 3-0 at the Spotify Camp Nou
Barcelona claimed a 3-0 win over Aston Villa at the Spotify Camp Nou in matchday four of the Champions League league phase. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring after seven minutes and Raphael Dias Belloli added two after the break.
Yamal struck in the seventh minute and Barcelona led 1-0 at half time. The gap widened after the restart. Raphael Dias Belloli made it 2-0 in the 52nd minute, set up by Fermín López. He scored again in the 64th, this time assisted by João Cancelo.
The numbers back up the scoreline. Barcelona had 65% of possession, managed 16 shots to nine and put eight on target to Villa's one. The expected goals count finished at 2.05 to 0.77. Villa won the corner count 8-4 but could not turn that into real danger.
The visitors were shown three yellow cards to Barcelona's one. There were 14 fouls from the hosts and nine from Villa. Davide Massa refereed the game and there were no sending-offs.
Goals
- 7' Lamine Yamal Barcelona
- 52' Raphael Dias Belloli Barcelona
- 64' Raphael Dias Belloli Barcelona
Match stats
Our prediction
Our preview went for a 3-1 Barcelona win, with a 60% chance of a home victory. Barcelona reached the three goals we expected, but Villa did not find the goal we anticipated on the counter.
The result leaves Barcelona second on nine points from four games, with Aston Villa third on the same total.
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