"This is a disgrace" Xavi's anger after historic Barcelona defeat vs Villarreal

Last week Xavi Hernandez assured that if the current season ends without Los Blaugranas winning a title, then it will be the end of his time as the team's coach. That put all the responsibility on Los Blaugranas, considering that the only two competitions in which they can be champions are La Liga, where they are far behind the leaders, and the Champions League, where they must compete with teams of higher quality and budget.

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Knowing that Real Madrid had already beaten Las Palmas at the Gran Canaria Stadium and that on Sunday Girona will face Celta in Vigo, Barcelona started their match against Villarreal in Monjuic with the pressure of having to get a win to maintain hopes of competing for the 2023/24 La Liga title.

And that hurt them, as during the first half they underperformed and went into the break trailing 1-0 on Gerard Moreno's goal. And things got even worse at the start of the second half, when Ilias Akhomach doubled the lead. But from then on the hosts reacted and showed their quality.

In just eleven minutes Barcelona scored three goals and completed an unforgettable comeback: first it was Ilkay Gundogan who gave them hope, then Pedri captured a rebound inside the box and netted the leveller, and finally, after a cross from Gundogan, Eric Bailly scored an own goal. At that moment everything seemed to go well for the Catalan side, and even Vitor Roque had the chance to score the fourth goal.

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What happened?

Until the 39th minute of the second half, Barcelona were winning 3-2, but from that moment until the end whistle the match was crazy. First Gonçalo Guedes scored the equaliser and moments later the referee gave penalty to Los Blaugranas for an alleged handball, but the VAR made him change his decision, which caused Xavi's anger and his words to the camera: "This is a disgrace". And there was still time for more, as in stoppage time Alexander Sørloth and Jose Luis Morales scored for Villarreal, who secured a historic 5-3 win in Catalonia.