We interchanged positions and we took our chances. Barcelona began their 2020-21 LaLiga campaign with a comfortable victory against Villarreal at Camp Nou on Sunday evening. Wolfsburg vs Barcelona preview: team news, form guide.
The former Liverpool star netted twice and provided one assist in just 20 minutes off the bench for Diego Simeone's side as they thrashed Granada 6-1 in Madrid. Barcelona won Ronald Koeman's debut 4-0, as Ansu Fati offered a glimpse of the future with a two-goal showing, and Lionel Messi scored as well. After some neat play on the left with his Bayern team-mates, Coutinho spotted some space to run in to before chipping a ball past Semedo for Lewandowski to head home. Barcelona suffer one of the heaviest defeats in their history; Bayern will face Man City or Lyon in Champions League semi-finals on August 19. Arturo Vidal also came into the XI. Subs: Pena, Rafinha, Araujo, Dembele, Pjanic, Tenas, Ramos, Firpo, Puig, Alena, Trincao, Pedri. Why sign in to the BBC? Barcelona loanee Philippe Coutinho then netted a late double (85, 89), with the eighth and final goal drawing an angry reaction from a number of the Barcelona substitutes, who displayed more passion than any of their team-mates on the field over the 90 minutes. Man of the match: Thomas Muller. Ronald Koeman has named his first official starting lineup as Barcelona manager. All news about the team, ticket sales, member services, supporters club services and information about Barça and the Club Lionel Messi came very close to leaving Barcelona this summer. Unai Emery can call upon the likes of Gerard Moreno and Paco Alcacer. Messi steps up to convert the penalty, despite Asenjo diving the right way. Under-pressure Barcelona head coach Quique Setien says the club 'must recover' from an 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich eliminated them from the Champions League. We'll be providing you with all the build-up and updates from the clash at the Nou Camp, which kicks off at 8pm. That is the reason why Xavi turned the job down. Fati's quality was already clear last season but this could be a hugely productive campaign for the 17-year-old. "It's all going very quickly - I'd just started training on my own this time last week. He scored again three minutes later, this time from a Philippe Coutinho pass. Site officiel du FC Barcelone. 53 mins - Villarreal have looked a little more threatening since Emery's changes, but Barcelona's defence are coping well so far.

48 mins - Barcelona are continuing to push forward with regularity. Not since 1946 have Barcelona conceded eight goals in a game and it is the first time since April 1951 they lost by a six-goal margin. 51 mins - It has been a very quiet night for Neto so far, but the Barcelona goalkeeper is alert on this occasion to rush off his line and clear the danger. Barcelona: Neto; Roberto, Pique, Lenglet, Alba; Busquets, De Jong; Messi, Coutinho, Fati; Griezmann. Fati scored a brace, Messi netted a penalty and Pau Torres turned the ball into his own net. Ansu Fati is still at the heart of proceedings and plays a lofted pass into the path of Messi, who sees his shot saved. RUSSIAN GP LIVE Setien bought on Antoine Griezmann at the break and there was a glimmer of hope for Barcelona when Luis Suarez made in 4-2 in the 57th minute, but it was short lived with half of Bayern's goals still to come. vs Bayern Munich. The game is over, and it's a winning start for Koeman. "He gave me confidence and said that it's up to me," Pjanic revealed. The pressure on manager Quique Setien has grown exponentially after one of the heaviest defeats in Barcelona's history while Bayern look to be the team to beat in the Champions League. Villarreal's defending was disappointing but it's still a well-worked goal. Unidad Editorial Información Deportiva, S.L.U. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Luis Suarez joins Atletico Madrid on a free transfer, but Barcelona could make up to €6 million on the transfer. 86 mins - Messi has another effort tipped over. Marcotti: Koeman still has a lot of work to do after 4-0 win (1:09), Photo by Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images, Is the Messi-Koeman relationship already beyond repair? The average age of tonight's starting XI was 29 years and 329 days, the oldest Barcelona team they have ever named in the Champions League and it showed. Barcelona vs Villarreal - LIVE!
We cannot afford to compete like this because it's not the first, the second or the third time that something like this has happened," he told reporters in quotes carried by Reuters.

Ernesto Valverde was replaced by Setien but things did not improve too much - they were knocked out of the Copa del Rey, finished five points behind Real Madrid in La Liga with a four-month football suspension in between and have suffered one of the biggest defeats in the club's history. January signing Francisco Trincao is also in contention on the right after some impressive showings in the club’s pre-season friendlies. In all honesty, you could have had your pick of any Bayern player on Friday, but it was a special night for Muller. Since Ronald Koeman arrived last month, Barca have beaten Nastic Tarragona, Girona and Elche in their warm-up matches under the Dutch coach. His inviting low cross was waiting to be turned home and Muller did just that, tapping the ball past his international team-mate Ter Stegen.

Barcelona XI: Neto, Roberto, Lenglet, Pique, Alba, De Jong, Busquets, Coutinho, Messi, Griezmann, Ansu Fati, Substitutes: Inaki Pena, Arnau Tenas, Araujo, Mingo, Junior, Alena, Pjanic, Rafinha, Riqui Puig, Dembele, Pedri, Trincao, Substitutes: Rulli, Funes Mori, Jaume Costa, Trigueros, Iborra, Lanchi, Kubo, Baena, Bacca, Fer Nino. ‘Ansu is a young player who needs to find a level of consistency but he has showed once again today that he has a great future at Barcelona.’, There was a word in the ear from the manager as he was taken off in the second half.