§ La Liga · 2025-26 · Matchday 26

FC Barcelona 4–1 Villarreal

  • Yamal 28'
  • Yamal 37'
  • Yamal 69'
  • Lewandowski 90+1'
  • Gueye 49'

28 February 2026

The match in data

A 4–1 win for FC Barcelona against Villarreal on 28 February 2026, on matchday 26 of the 2025-26 La Liga.

Player of the match: Eric García (FC Barcelona), rated 63, thanks above all to 16 final-third passes and 103 passes. García produced 1.4 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.

It is their 3rd time as player of the match this season.

For Villarreal, the highest-rated player was Pape Gueye, with 58.

Lamine Yamal scored a hat-trick.

63
Player of the match

Eric García

FC Barcelona · 90'

Produced 1.42× and cost 0.58× their position's average

Added
  • 16 final-third passes 2.9×
  • 103 passes 2.2×
  • 3 interceptions 2.8×
Took away
  • 1 time dribbled past 1.5×
  • 5 misplaced passes 0.8×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

FC Barcelona
PlayerPositionMinRating
Pedri Midfielder 31 82
Eric García ★ Defender 90 63
Robert Lewandowski Forward 23 59
Lamine Yamal Forward 73 58
Ronald Araujo Defender 23 58
Raphinha Forward 73 57
Fermín López Midfielder 90 56
Pau Cubarsí Defender 90 54
Jules Koundé Defender 90 42
Marc Bernal Midfielder 67 38
Joan García Goalkeeper 90 36
Ferran Torres Forward 67 36
Alejandro Balde Defender 90 31
Dani Olmo Midfielder 59 31
Marcus Rashford Forward 17 no rating
Roony Bardghji Forward 17 no rating
Villarreal
PlayerPositionMinRating
Pape Gueye Midfielder 90 58
Georges Mikautadze Forward 90 52
Nicolas Pépé Forward 84 49
Alberto Moleiro Forward 67 43
Pau Navarro Defender 90 37
Santiago Mouriño Defender 90 33
Santi Comesaña Midfielder 80 33
Alfonso Pedraza Defender 23 33
Renato Veiga Defender 90 29
Luiz Júnior Goalkeeper 90 28
Sergi Cardona Defender 80 27
Tajon Buchanan Forward 23 25
Ayoze Pérez Forward 67 24
Alfon González Forward 10 no rating
Dani Parejo Midfielder 10 no rating
Tani Oluwaseyi Forward 6 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Villarreal player won the most duels?

Georges Mikautadze, with 9 duels won. Next: Pape Gueye 7, Pau Navarro 6.

Georges Mikautadze showed determination up front by winning 9 duels, ahead of Pape Gueye (7). That individual fight could not alter a tough lopsided defeat.

Which FC Barcelona player made the most tackles?

Fermín López, with 5 tackles. Next: Jules Koundé 2, Eric García 2.

In a commanding win for FC Barcelona, Fermín López led the defensive effort with 5 tackles. That clearly surpassed Jules Koundé and Eric García, who recorded 2 each.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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FC Barcelona 4–1 Villarreal, La Liga 2025-26. Player of the match: Eric García, 63
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.