Barcelona and Villarreal have confirmed their starting teams for their meeting at Camp Nou in La Liga on Saturday.
Barca recovered from a 2-1 defeat at Girona on February 16 by extending their perfect home league record this season to 12 wins with a 3-0 victory over Levante last Sunday, putting Hansi Flick’s side a point above second-placed Real Madrid.
Third-placed Villarreal are nine points behind Los Blancos after coming from behind to earn a second straight league win with a 2-1 home victory over Valencia on the same day.
101GreatGoals.com has full team news from Barcelona vs Villarreal in La Liga, including details on how to follow the action live.
Barcelona confirmed starting team vs Villarreal
Andreas Christensen (knee) and Jofre Torrents (ankle) are injured, with fellow defender Gerard Martin serving a one-match ban and midfielders Frenkie de Jong (hamstring) and Gavi (knee) also sidelined.
Martin and Joao Cancelo drop out of the Barca back four, while Fermin Lopez comes in for the injured De Jong. Ferran Torres replaces Robert Lewandowski up front.
Barcelona starting XI: Joan Garcia; Kounde, Cubarsi, Eric Garcia, Balde; Olmo, Bernal; Yamal, Fermin, Raphinha; Torres.
Barcelona substitutes: Cancelo, Araujo, Pedri, Lewandowski, Rashford, Casado, Bardghji, Szczesny, Eder Aller, Tommy.
Villarreal full lineup vs Barcelona
Defenders Juan Foyth (Achilles tendon), Logan Costa (knee) and Willy Kambwala (hamstring) are injured and forward Pau Cabanes has a long-term knee issue.
Pape Gueye has been passed fit to start while Dani Parejo is on the bench. Striker Gerard Moreno (thigh muscle) misses out.
Villarreal starting XI: Luiz Junior; Mourino, Navarro, Veiga, Cardona; Pepe, Comesana, Gueye, Moleiro; Mikautadze, Perez.
Villarreal substitutes: Buchanan, Freeman, Gonzalez, Marin, Oluwaseyi, Parejo, Partey, Pedraza, Tenas.
Where to watch Barca vs Villarreal: TV channel, live online stream
Kick-off on Saturday is at 15:15 GMT (10:15 ET / 07:15 PT). The game is available to stream via Premier Sports Player and La Liga TV.
A Premier Sports subscription costs £120 a year, £11.99 per month on a 12-month contract or £16.99 per month with 30 days’ cancellation notice required.
Bet365 customers with funds in their account can stream the game via the bet365 app and the website.
Barcelona vs Villarreal stats
- Barcelona’s last two home games against Villarreal have produced a total of 13 goals and two away wins
- They have 34 wins to Villarreal’s 11 in the history of their encounters, with nine draws
- Only Kylian Mbappe (27) has registered more direct La Liga goal involvements than Lamine Yamal (19) this season
- Barca striker Robert Lewandowski has five goals against Villarreal since joining the Blaugrana in 2022
- Before their 4-0 Copa del Rey defeat at Atleti on February 12, a 1-0 home loss to Leganes on December 15 2024 had been the last time Barcelona failed to score against a Spanish club
- Villarreal have won three of the last four games editions of the fixture, although only two took place at Camp Nou
- Alberto Moleiro (13) and Georges Mikautadze (12) have combined for 25 goal involvements in the top flight
- Only Madrid (27) and Barca (25) have taken more away points in this season’s division than Villarreal (20)
- Before Saturday’s fixtures, Barca (30) and Madrid (25) were also the only sides to have scored more goals on the road than Villarreal (18) in the 2025/26 Liga
- A 1-0 win at Levante on February 18 was the only one of Villarreal’s last six matches in all competitions to feature fewer than three goals