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Villarreal fall short despite dominating possession in the attacking third

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Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal, ESP

Alberto Moreno - Takes shot against BarcelonaMoreno took a shot and created a chance in Sunday's 1-0 defeat against Barcelona. He also made a clearance and an interception in the match.

ImpactMoreno has started eight of Villarreal's last 11 La Liga games dating back to late October, as he's mostly taken over from Alfonso Pedraza (undisclosed) and Johan Mojica as the starter at left-back since returning form his torn ACL. Moreno also picked up a fifth yellow card and will be suspended for a Saturday trip to Mallorca.

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Jose Luis Morales - Takes two shots in lossMorales took two shots (one on target) in Sunday's 1-0 defeat against Barcelona.

ImpactMorales has featured in 20 of Villarreal's 21 La Liga matches this season, but Sunday was just his fifth start as Gerard Moreno missed out. The 35-year-old Morales hasn't been particularly effective as a veteran impact substitute up front, with just one goal scored in a blowout win over bottom-of-the-table Elche in September to his name.

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Dani Parejo - Creates two chances in lossParejo made a clearance, three interceptions and created two chances in Sunday's 1-0 defeat against Barcelona. He also won one of one tackles in the match.

ImpactParejo was active from midfield on Sunday but it wasn't enough to earn a result against runaway leaders Barcelona. He's averaging an assist every 616 minutes of La Liga action in this campaign with just three overall, a sharp decline from his output last season when he recorded 10 assists (or one every 271 minutes on average).

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Yeremi Pino - Takes two shots against BarcelonaPino took two shots and created two chances in Sunday's 1-0 defeat against Barcelona. He also won one of one tackles in the match.

ImpactPino has started six of Villarreal's seven La Liga games since the World Cup, recording 10 shots (four on target) and six chances created from the left wing in that span.

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Andreas Christensen - Keeps clean sheet in winChristensen made two blocks, three clearances and an interception in Sunday's 1-0 victory against Villarreal. He also won one of one tackles in the match.

ImpactChristensen kept his third clean sheet across his last five La Liga appearances on Sunday, and Barcelona boast arguably the best defense in Europe at the moment as they've only conceded seven goals in La Liga all season.

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Marc-Andre Ter Stegen - Keeps clean sheet against VillarrealTer Stegen made two saves and kept a clean sheet in Sunday's 1-0 victory against Villarreal.

ImpactTer Stegen is now up to 16 clean sheets in La Liga this season following Sunday's shut out, which leads all of Europe's "big five" leagues by a significant margin -- Newcastle's Nick Pope is second with 12. Ter Stegen is also just three clean sheets shy of his personal best mark of 19 that he set in 2017/18 and there's still 17 games to go in this campaign. Next up after Thursday's Europa League tie with Manchester United will be a clash against 17th-placed Cadiz next weekend.

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Robert Lewandowski - Records assist against VillarrealLewandowski took three shots on target and assisted a goal in Sunday's 1-0 victory against Villarreal. He also made a clearance and won one of one tackles in the match.

ImpactLewandowski has continued on a tear since returning from his red card suspension, as he's taken a combined 13 shots (seven on target) with three chances created across those three games back. He's up to 14 goals and five assists in the La Liga alone this season, and it's worth remembering that this is his rookie campaign in Spain.

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