La Liga 2016/17, Barcelona 4-1 Villarreal: 5 Talking Points

#5 The need for video referees highlighted again

The penalty was harsh enough, Lionel

Jaume Costa was harshly ruled to have handled in the box from Luis Suarez's shot and Messi coolly dinked the ball with a panenka from the spot to complete the rout on the night. It was a bad decision and perhaps if there was a video-referee the decision could have gone Villareal’s way.

It was a case of yet another incident that will come under the microscope of the officials and possibly increase the chances of video referees using technology to make the right decisions. However, it was Barcelona’s quality in attack proved to be decisive in the game as Villarreal’s game plan of keeping it tight at the back was undone by MSN’s attacking prowess.

Messi, Suarez and Neymar were top notch again and they took their chances when they came instead of snatching at them. The trio has led Barcelona from the front to give them the best goal difference in the league at 74, beating to Real Madrid’s 57 by some distance. If Barcelona do lift the La Liga title, they’ll have their attack to thank.