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BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona has lost a 5-3 thriller to Villarreal and fallen 10 points behind Real Madrid in the Spanish league. Barcelona was trailing by two goals before it rallied back with three goals in 12 minutes. But Villarreal then scored three unanswered goals including two in stoppage time. Alexander Sorloth set up two goals for Villarreal and took the winner. The loss will put more pressure on coach Xavi Hernández coming days after Barcelona was eliminated from the Copa del Rey. Vinícius Júnior and Aurélien Tchouaméni scored second-half goals and Madrid overcame Las Palmas 2-1 to reclaim the league lead.
