{"id":43614,"date":"2014-09-01T07:35:53","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T07:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=43614"},"modified":"2014-09-01T07:35:53","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T07:35:53","slug":"sandro-gives-barcelona-late-win-over-villarreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/09\/sandro-gives-barcelona-late-win-over-villarreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandro gives Barcelona late win over Villarreal"},"content":{"rendered":"
Teenage substitute Sandro Ramirez scored his first Barcelona goal as the Spanish runners-up snatched a late win at La Liga rivals Villarreal.<\/p>\n
The Catalans dominated throughout but could not find a breakthrough until 18-year-old forward Sandro tapped in.<\/p>\n
They hit the woodwork before half-time when Lionel Messi’s free-kick was pushed onto the post by Sergio Asenjo.<\/p>\n
But Villarreal almost took the lead against the run of play when Tomas Pina’s angled drive hit the post.<\/p>\n
The visitors controlled possession and territory but looked set to be frustrated against a Villarreal side which finished a credible sixth on their return to the Spanish top flight last season.<\/p>\n
That was until Sandro, another product of Barca’s La Masia academy, gleefully tucked in a loose ball after Messi was denied from a tight angle.<\/p>\n
The Spain youth international’s winner means Barca have taken maximum points from their two La Liga matches under\u00a0new boss Luis Enrique.<\/p>\n
Former Barca player Enrique appears to be asking his players to play their trademark possession-based game at a higher tempo than they did under his predecessor Tata Martino.<\/p>\n
But for a long time, it did not look as though Villarreal would tire and allow themselves to be prised open by the visitors.<\/p>\n
Unsurprisingly, four-time world player of the year Messi was the focal point of Barca’s brightest attacking play, creating a host of chances before providing the assist for Sandro.<\/p>\n
Barca right-back Dani Alves, who\u00a0ate a banana thrown on to the pitch in this fixture last season,\u00a0was jeered by Villarreal fans throughout.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC Sport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Teenage substitute Sandro Ramirez scored his first Barcelona goal as the Spanish runners-up snatched a late win at La Liga rivals Villarreal. The Catalans dominated throughout but could not find a breakthrough until 18-year-old forward Sandro tapped in. They hit the woodwork before half-time when Lionel Messi’s free-kick was pushed onto the post by Sergio […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":43615,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[29,3,242,559,2082],"yoast_head":"\n