Stat attack: Barcelona end Villarreal’s nine-month unbeaten streak at home with 2-0 win | OneFootball

Barcelona’s 2-0 victory away at Villarreal was not just another three points added to the table. 

It was a statement win that allowed Barcelona to close 2025 as La Liga leaders while also dismantling one of the most impressive home records in Spanish football this season.

La Ceramica had become a near-impenetrable ground for opponents, but Barcelona arrived with personality, control, and authority. 

In doing so, they forced Villarreal into a series of unwanted firsts that perfectly summarised the strength of the Blaugrana’s end-of-year momentum.

Barcelona break Villarreal

For the first time since April 5, when they had been held to a 0-0 draw by Athletic Club, Villarreal failed to score in front of their own fans. 

Since then, Marcelino’s side had gone on an extraordinary scoring run, finding the net in 13 consecutive home games. 

During that stretch, Villarreal scored 33 goals, averaging an impressive 2.5 goals per match. 

Barcelona not only ended that streak but did so with a clean sheet built on organisation and discipline.

Barcelona ended Villarreal’s runs with a solid performance. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

The defeat also brought an end to Villarreal’s 14-game unbeaten run at home. That sequence stretched across two seasons, with six matches coming at the tail end of the previous campaign and eight more at the start of the current one. 

In fact, Villarreal had not tasted defeat at La Ceramica for nine months, as their last home loss dated back to March 15, when Real Madrid edged them 2-1.

Since that defeat, Villarreal had turned their stadium into a stronghold. 

In fact, this season only reinforced that dominance. Villarreal recorded seven home victories. Barcelona walked into that context and calmly brought it all to a halt.

For Hansi Flick’s side, the win was the perfect way to end the year. Leadership in the table, control in a hostile stadium, and the ability to break one of La Liga’s toughest home streaks all point in the same direction.