Things seemed to be going to plan after Philippe Coutinho and Malcom’s first LaLiga goal put them 2-0 up inside 16 minutes but even then it was a far-from-convincing performance. It ensured they hold an eight-point advantage over Atleti, who beat Girona 2-0 earlier in the evening, ahead of next weekend’s meeting. Messi then got off the bench to drill home a rasping free-kick before Suarez’s low, left-footed half-volley from a corner with three seconds remaining crept inside the post. However, they were heading for a first league defeat since November when they squandered a 2-0 lead to be 4-2 down in the 90th minute. While Chukwueze dazzled, Messi was on Barca’s bench for an hour, as Valverde tried to give his star man a break with Saturday’s clash against second-placed Atletico Madrid followed by a UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie against Manchester United next week. With Chukwueze and his teammates on fire, Velverde saw his gamble backfire against lowly Villarreal and it took a Luis Suarez goal with the last kick of the game to rescue a point in an eight-goal thriller. Villarreal of Spain winger, Samuel Chukwueze on Tuesday night earned a tag of ‘impressive,’ following his form, goal, assist and all-round threat in a 4-4 draw against Barcelona.Ĭhukwueze’s name was on all lips at the stadium and on commentaries of analysts across the world, as his dazzling performance helped The Yellow Submarine make Barcelona coach, Ernesto Valverde regret his decision to start Lionel Messi on the bench at kick-off.