Euro Wrap: Villarreal stun Barca in eight-goal thriller, Kane helps Bayern cut gap
Alexander Sørloth and José Luis Morales struck deep into stoppage time to earn Villarreal a 5-3 win at Barcelona in a roller-coaster La Liga clash on Saturday.
Villarreal opened a two-goal lead with efforts from Gerard Moreno in the 41st minute and Ilias Akhomach in the 54th, but the hosts fought back within 11 minutes through strikes by Ilkay Gündogan, Pedri and an own goal from Eric Bailly.
Gonçalo Guedes equalised for Villarreal following a quick counterattack in the 84th minute and with Barcelona pushing for a winner they were exposed and Sørloth and Morales punished them.
Barcelona are third in the standings on 44 points, 10 behind leaders Real Madrid and eight adrift of second-placed Girona.
Real Madrid’s Aurélien Tchouaméni came off the bench and scored a late header to snatch a 2-1 comeback win at Las Palmas to take his side top of La Liga.
Madrid were short of ideas in a lacklustre first half as they struggled without their top scorer, Jude Bellingham, who was suspended after picking up his fifth yellow card last weekend in their last-gasp win against Almería. Las Palmas, who started the weekend in eighth place, only four points from the European spots, were solid in defence and neutralised Vinícius Júnior and Rodrygo, who seemed to miss Bellingham running the show in midfield.
Madrid controlled possession but struggled to create clear chances and were shocked by the hosts in the 53rd minute when Javi Muñoz tapped in from close range after Sandro burst up the right, past a flailing Antonio Rüdiger, and sent over a low cross.
Madrid hit back in the 65th minute with a point-blank strike by Vinícius and, in the 84th, Tchouaméni, on as a substitute, grabbed the winner with a towering header from a Toni Kroos corner.
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