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Griezmann nets twice in Barcelona comeback win at Villarreal

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Football - La Liga Santander - Villarreal v FC Barcelona - Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal, Spain - April 25, 2021. Villarreal's Paco Alcacer in action with Barcelona's Jordi Alba and Oscar Mingueza. [REUTERS/Pablo Morano]

An Antoine Griezmann double fired Barcelona to a 2-1 win at Villarreal on Sunday as they stayed on the heels of La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid.

Nigerian forward Samuel Chukwueze gave Villarreal the lead in the 27th minute but Griezmann responded immediately down the other end with a coolly taken chip before pouncing on a defensive slip to put Barca in front in the 35th.

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