Full La Liga lineups and teams
Barcelona are aiming to finish 2025 with a four-point lead over second-placed Real Madrid at the top of La Liga.
The reigning champions visit third-placed Villarreal on Sunday, with their opponents seven points behind Madrid.
The Yellow Submarine, who are the only side apart from the top two to have only lost two league games this season, have three matches in hand on Los Blancos and two on Barca.
101GreatGoals.com has the team news and line-ups from Villarreal vs Barcelona in La Liga. You can also follow live text updates and stats from the match here.
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Villarreal lineup vs Barcelona
Villarreal are dealing with a lengthy injury list, with Willy Kambwala, Logan Costa, Pau Cabanes, Ramon Terrats, Gerard Moreno and several others unavailable. Pape Gueye and Ilias Akhomach are at the 202 Africa Cup of Nations.
Dani Parejo had been a doubt but starts.
Villarreal starting XI: Luiz Junior, Pau Navarro, Rafa Marin, Veiga, Pedraza, Buchanan, Comesana, Parejo, Moleiro, Oluwaseyi, Perez
Villarreal substitutes: To follow
Barcelona lineup vs Villarreal
Barcelona are missing Pedri through a calf issue, potentially making Frenkie de Jong and Eric Garcia their midfield pairing.
Gavi, Ronald Araujo and Dani Olmo are also out.
Barcelona starting XI: Joan Garcia, Kounde, Cubarsi, Gerard Martin, Balde, Eric Garcia, Frenkie de Jong, Fermín Lopez, Raphinha, Ferran Torres, Lamine Yamal
Barca substitutes:
How to watch Villarreal vs Barcelona: Live stream, TV channel
Kick-off on Sunday is at 15:15 GMT (10:15 ET / 07:15 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Premier Sports 1 and streaming available on a vast range of devices via the Premier Sports app.
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Villarreal vs Barcelona stats
- Villarreal have won six consecutive La Liga matches
- They have lost their last two games away to second-tier Racing in the Copa del Rey and at home to Copenhagen in the Champions League
- Marcelino’s team have conceded three fewer goals than any other side in this season’s Liga (13)
- Two of their last three league meetings with Barca have ended victoriously, but they have not won the fixture at home since October 2007
- Barcelona have won seven straight league games
- They have scored 49 goals in 17 league matches in 2025/26
