Barça faced a party that raised some doubt about the mentality. After a season loaded with meetings to all or nothing, finally the Barca team, with the league already in the bag, it was inevitable that Villarreal was noticed much more in the envy, nothing less than going to the next Champions League. Even so, the league champion partially demonstrated the nonconformist spirit that has led him to conquer three titles this course. That role embodied it well Pedrithat next to Fermín y Lamine Yamalmanufactured the football arguments to sign a partial comeback before rest, turning an adverse 0-1 in a favorable 2-1. Pedri's distributive capacity relieved the game to Barça attack areas that could do the opponent the most.
After so much trala, the coach Hansi Flick He chose to give rest to the great architect of the Barça game. In the second part Pedri gave its place to Frenkie de Jong. Villarreal, aware of what was at stake, went for the game and turned the score again until the final 2-3.