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Lewandowski double as Barcelona ease past Villarreal

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BARCELONA: Barcelona bounced back from their Clasico loss in style as they cruised to a 3-0 home La Liga win over Villarreal with a brace from Robert Lewandowski on Thursday (Oct 20).Barcelona remained second in the standings on 25 points, three behind Real Madrid and three clear of third-placed Real Sociedad.Barcelona scored three times in seven first-half minutes starting with Lewandowski's strike from inside the area in the 31st.The Polish striker increased the lead four minutes later with a precise curling shot from the edge of the box to finish off a counter-attack after Pedri stole the ball from an opponent close to the centre circle.Ansu Fati scored Barca's third three minutes later, placing a close-range shot into the empty net from a low cross by Ferran Torres.With the points secured, Barca took their foot off the gas after the break but comfortably held on to their lead.

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