PREVIEW | Villarreal vs Barcelona - team news, lineups, predictions

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·19 December 2025

PREVIEW | Villarreal vs Barcelona - team news, lineups, predictions

Villarreal host Barcelona this Sunday at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Match Day 17 of the La Liga.

Villarreal have picked up 35 points and currently lie in 3rd position. In their last game, Marcelino Toral's team lost 2-1 against Racing Santander (Copa del Rey 2025/26).

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Barcelona currently have 40 points and lie in 1st position. In their last match, the catalães prevailed 0-2 against Guadalajara (Copa del Rey 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Villarreal winning 3-2.

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Villarreal

Logan Costa - Rotura de ligamentos do joelho

Barcelona

Ronald Araújo - Rest
Pablo Gavi - Arthroscopy
Dani Olmo - Shoulder Injury

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Villarreal ( vs Racing Santander 2025-12-17): Arnau Tenas, Adrià Altimira, Rafa Marín, Juan Foyth, Sergi Cardona, Nicolas Pépé, Santi Comesaña, Carlos Macià, Alberto Moleiro, Ayoze Pérez, Georges Mikautadze

Barcelona ( vs Guadalajara 2025-12-16): Marc-André ter Stegen, Marc Casadó, Andreas Christensen, Eric García, Jofre Torrents, Frenkie de Jong, Marc Bernal, Roony Bardghji, Lamine Yamal, Fermín López, Marcus Rashford

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MANAGERS

Marcelino Toral has faced Hans-Dieter Flick on two occasions, recording one win and one defeat
Hans-Dieter Flick has faced Villarreal on two occasions, recording one win and one defeat
Marcelino Toral has faced Barcelona on 30 occasions, recording five wins, seven draws, and 18 defeats

TEAMS

Away from home, Barcelona currently has one defeat in the last five games.
Away from home, Barcelona comes from two consecutive games without losing.
Away from home, Barcelona comes from two consecutive victories.
Barcelona currently has one defeat in the last 11 games.
Barcelona currently has one draw in the last 21 games.
Barcelona comes from six consecutive games scoring goals.
Barcelona comes from six consecutive games without losing.
Barcelona comes from six consecutive victories.
At home, Villarreal currently has two defeats in the last 11 games.
At home, Villarreal comes from four consecutive games scoring goals.
Villarreal currently has one draw in the last 13 games.
Villarreal comes from five consecutive games scoring goals.
Villarreal comes from two consecutive games without a win.
Villarreal comes from two consecutive defeats.

HEAD TO HEAD

Villarreal and Barcelona have faced each other 56 times, with Barcelona having the upper hand: 34 wins against 12 victories for Villarreal.
At the Estadio de la Cerámica, Barcelona has an advantage in clashes against Villarreal: 16 wins in 28 games. Villarreal has six victories.
In the Spanish League, there have been 50 matches between the two teams, with Villarreal winning 11, nine draws, and Barcelona securing 30 victories.