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Barcelona beat Aston Villa three nil in Champions League fixture

Barcelona defeated Aston Villa 3-0 at the Camp Nou to end the English club's three-match winning run in the Champions League.

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Barcelona defeated Aston Villa 3-0 at the Camp Nou in the Champions League on Tuesday, BBC Sport and Sky Sports News reported. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring following an error by Joao Gomes, according to BBC Sport and Yahoo Sports, before Raphinha scored a second-half double to complete the victory, Sky Sports News reported. [1][4][7]

The result ended Aston Villa's three-game winning run in the competition, which included victories against Club Brugge, Fenerbahce, and Viking, according to BBC Sport and Sky Sports News. Sky Sports News noted that Villa had lost only one of their previous nine matches prior to the fixture. [1][4]

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery, who turned 55 on the day of the match, stated after the defeat that his team have work to do to reach Barcelona's level, BBC Sport reported. In separate team news reported by Yahoo Sports, Barcelona midfielder Rodri was substituted at halftime with a suspected calf injury. [1][4][7]

Emery took over at Aston Villa four years ago in November 2022, BBC Football reported. As FTMQ Sports reported earlier, Villa announced plans to take legal action against pundit Jamie Carragher following comments linking Emery to the Manchester United managerial position. [3][17]

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In short

  • Barcelona defeated Aston Villa 3-0 at the Camp Nou.
  • Lamine Yamal scored the opening goal before Raphinha scored a second-half double.
  • The defeat ended Aston Villa's three-game winning streak in the Champions League.
  • Barcelona midfielder Rodri was substituted at halftime with a suspected calf injury.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Emery takes positives - but Villa 'have work to do' to reach Barca levelBBC Sport Front Page, 6h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Emery looks to show Villa can compete with eliteYahoo Sports Top, 22h ago
  3. [3]Emery looks to show Villa can compete with eliteBBC Football, 22h ago
  4. [4]Raphinha double sees Barca power past VillaSky Sports News, 8h ago
  5. [5]Raphinha double sees Barca beat Villa LIVE!Sky Sports News, 11h ago
  6. [6]The baffling question surrounding Unai Emery and Aston Villa ahead of Barcelona showdownYahoo Sports Top, 22h ago
  7. [7]Rodri injury mars easy win for Barcelona over Emery's Villa in front of Prince WilliamYahoo Sports Top, 6h ago
  8. [8]Aston Villa: Boss Unai Emery takes positives from Barcelona defeatBBC, 6h ago
  9. [9]Barcelona sweep aside Aston Villa as Unai Emery endures another miserable Nou Camp nightThe Independent, 8h ago
  10. [10]Barcelona 3-0 Aston Villa: What Emery and McGinn saidYahoo Sports, 7h ago
  11. [11]Barcelona vs Aston Villa: The tactics board - How Hansi Flick exploited Emery's high line and unleashed Lamine Yamal and RaphinhaGoal.com, 7h ago
  12. [12]Aston Villa have ‘work to do’ to match Europe’s elite – Unai EmeryThe Irish News, 6h ago

Background

  1. [13]The Capture (TV series) on Wikipedia
  2. [14]Pancho Villa on Wikipedia
  3. [15]FC Barcelona on Wikipedia
  4. [16]Villa on Grokipedia
  5. [17]Aston Villa take legal action against Jamie Carragher over podcast remarks FTMQ Sports, 3d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 17 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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