VILLARREALDiego Lopez: 5 - Although the goals were all of high quality, he still had to pick the ball out of the back of his net on four occasions.
Angel Lopez: 5.5 - Tried to support the attack down the right hand side but often found himself all at sea defensively.
Gonzalo: 4 - Easily turned by Bojan and couldn't match him for pace as the youngster raced through for the third goal.
Godin: 5 - His touch unintentionally took Messi's shot past Diego Lopez, but he also frequently tried to step up and play offside which often didn't work and left him out of position.
Capdevila: 6 - Feared having to face Messi prior to the game and struggled when face-to-face with the Argentine, but did better against Pedro.
Cani: 5.5 - Showed some great touches in midfield, particularly early on, but faded quickly as he didn't cope defensively and was substituted at half time.
Ibagaza: 5 - Involved in a couple of attacking moves in the opening minutes but was otherwise almost unnoticeable. Replaced by Llorente for the second half.
Bruno: 5.5 - Committed a number of fouls in midfield and was slack in possession, although he did try to make amends by keeping the pressure on Barcelona midfield to try and win the ball back.
Cazorla: 5.5 - One or two bright moments but his overall impact on the game in an attacking sense was limited.
Nilmar: 6 - He missed two clear-cut chances early on, including one when he should have scored after being played through on goal. Slightly redeemed himself when he set up Llorente's goal.
Rossi: 5.5 - Gave Puyol some problems in the first half with his pace and skill on the ball but he couldn't get in possession often enough.
Substitutes:
Llorente: 6.5 - Tucked away Villarreal's only goal of the game but it was no more than a consolation.
Senna: 6.5 - It was no surprise that Villarreal looked a better side after he came on as he put in another authoritative performance.
Fuster: N/A - Replaced Rossi in the 81st minute.
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Valdes: 5.5 - His kicking was highly questionable and could have been punished twice after rushing out of his area to make clearances.
Dani Alves: 6.5 - Set up the final goal with an inch-perfect cross and dealt with the combined threat of Capdevila and Cazorla comfortably.
Puyol: 6.5 - After the first 10 minutes when Villarreal created some clear chances, he had a comfortable evening in defence and mopped up any loose balls.
Pique: 7 - Always looked to drive forward from defence when he was on the ball, while he positioned himself well to make it difficult for Nilmar to capitalise on Valdes' mistake early on.
Maxwell: 6 - Supported the attack on the left hand side, although he was slightly out of position when Nilmar slid a pass through for Llorente to reduce the deficit.
Xavi: 8.5 - Scored with a perfect free kick into the corner. Laid on two assists in the first half and also provided the killer pass that lead to the fourth goal.
Busquets: 7 - Won back a lot of balls in midfield before spreading the play towards Xavi and the front three. Protected the defence well until he was replaced by Toure.
Keita: 6.5 - Provided a threat in the air at set pieces and supported Maxwell on the left hand side, but he was arguably the least impressive of the midfield trio.
Messi: 8 - Both of his goals could be interpreted as being a touch fortunate as his first took a potentially decisive deflection off Godin while his first touch for his second goal was a little heavy, but it was another excellent showing.
Bojan: 7.5 - Showed his quality with a fine performance, topped off with a superb goal when he turned and skipped round Gonzalo before firing into the far corner.
Pedro: 6.5 - Provided a good outlet on the wing and caused some problems when he cut inside or put in a cross towards Messi.
Substitutes:
Toure: N/A - Came on for Busquets with 10 minutes to go.
Ibrahimovic: N/A - Involved in the build-up to the fourth goal.
Jeffren: N/A - Replaced Messi in the final minutes.
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