Cancelo supplies the flourish in Barcelona's win over Villa
Aston Villa Football Club's fast-starting highlights capture Raphinha's double and the chances that went begging at the Camp Nou.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 355,599 views a day, 13 times a normal first day on this channel (26,568).
FC Barcelona 3-0 Villa | UEFA Champions League Highlights
Lamine Yamal needs only a misplaced pass to put Villa in trouble. Zion Suzuki tries to find João Gomes, Yamal intercepts, and a curling finish gives Barcelona the lead. Villa's brief Champions League highlights begin with an expensive reminder of how little room there is for error.
The defeat has drawn nearly half a million views on Aston Villa Football Club's channel, with its estimated first-day audience about thirteen times the usual for its short uploads. This is the match itself, following the Camp Nou build-up we reported here.
Villa do create openings. Emiliano Buendía's floated cross reaches Matty Cash for a volley that forces a corner, while Marc-André ter Stegen is called into action again before Barcelona extend their lead through Raphinha's deflected shot.
The move drawing particular attention in the comments comes down Barcelona's left. João Cancelo gets past John McGinn and sends a low ball across for Raphinha to finish from close range. Viewers repeatedly pick out the pass, alongside discussion of Villa's decision to play short before the opener.
Others point to Villa's opportunities rather than just the mistakes. The highlights give that argument a late illustration: Ross Barkley's flicked header grazes the far post, with Nicolas Jackson unable to reach it.
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What viewers say
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That pass from Canceló 1:21 is fire@Kev_BundiSee it on YouTubeA lot of positives with this game. Yes, we were sloppy and not clinical enough, and need to keep our nerve better on nights like this, but once again we showed that we are capable of competing with the best teams in Europe. A solid learning curve, roll on Sunday. Up the Villa
@theastonvillaseal585See it on YouTubeNot our game, but this brand new team are still learning. Loving the ride we're on right now. UTV
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3rd goal was class 👏 👌 🙌 👍 🔥
@DavidKavanagh-p4oSee it on YouTubeFrom the way villa has played they atleast should've scored atleast 1 goal
@Cole_da_goatSee it on YouTubeThe fact that we’re even playing competitive games at the camp nou tells us how good we’re getting slowly but surely… let’s show em up next time whenever it may be! UTFV!!!
@HarryLNKSee it on YouTubeCancelo has eagle vision
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- Channel
- Aston Villa Football Club
- Subscribers
- 835,000 ▲ 3,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 2,072,674
- Channel views, pace per day
- 510,936 (on a normal day: 284,935)
- Video published
- November 4, 2026
- Video views so far
- 487,528 (2 days online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 459,497
The numbers
The highlights drew an unusually large first-day audience for Villa's short uploads. Comments also arrived more than twice as quickly as usual.
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Which national team does Lamine Yamal represent?
Yamal represents Spain and was part of their Euro 2024-winning team.


