Dembele delights Nou Camp as Barca roll over Villarreal

Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele scored twice and produced a mesmerizing display to fire his side to a 5-1 win over Villarreal on Wednesday which stretched the champions' unbeaten run this season to 36 games with two remaining.

Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele scored twice and delivered an entrancing presentation to flame his side to a 5-1 prevail upon Villarreal on Wednesday which extended the champions' unbeaten run this season to 36 recreations with two remaining.

Barca's departing captain Andres Iniesta produced the through ball to help create the second goal and he further delighted the crowd with a crafty first-time pass over the top which Lionel Messi tucked into the far corner on the volley for the third goal at the end of the first half.

Villarreal recovered an objective nine minutes into the second time frame when Nicola Sansone redirected a shot past Barca's remain in goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, who later hindered a shot from Spain global Rodri on hold with his body.

Dembele grabbed a deserved goal in the 87th by knocking in from close range after a stunning individual runs from substitute Ivan Rakitic.

The Croatian coasted past two defenders down the right wing, knocking the ball past one and through the legs of the other, before laying on the pass for the Frenchman to score.

Dembele, 20, then delighted the home fans with a virtuoso individual run and stylish dink over goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo to complete the drubbing in stoppage time.

Barca coach Ernesto Valverde started without Rakitic and striker Luis Suarez while leaving number one keeper Marc-Andreter Stegen on the bench for the rescheduled game, which was due to take place on the weekend of the King's Cup final.

His side, notwithstanding, were still excessively useful for Villarreal, who are 6th in the Liga standings. The champions proceeded onward to 90 focuses, extending their hole over second-set Atletico Madrid to 15 focuses after 36 diversions. 

Barca is two matches far from turning into the primary group in La Liga since 1933 to finish a season without losing and the first since the alliance was extended from nine groups.

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