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Latest Barcelona vs Villarreal team information

Barcelona will welcome back Inigo Martinez after serving a suspension against Espanyol, but Ronald Araujo remains a doubt due to a muscle injury sustained on Thursday night.

Jules Kounde, Ferran Torres and Marc Bernal will continue to be absent. Coach Flick is expected to make changes to the squad, with Alejandro Balde, Pau Cubarsi and Fermin likely to start.

Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski have all had impressive seasons in attack and will continue to feature in the starting line-up, as Barcelona aim to reach 100 goals in La Liga this season.

Villarreal will be without Kiko Femenia, Raul Albiol, Thierno Barry and Ilias Akhomach due to injury, but otherwise have a near full squad for the trip to Barcelona.

Ayoze Perez just scored a double against Leganes, taking his total number of goals in La Liga this season to 18, and he will continue to be the main striker in Sunday's match.

Villarreal are likely to make just one change from the last match, with Willy Kambwala set to replace Pau Navarro, meaning Juan Foyth will be moved to right-back.

Latest expected lineup for Barcelona vs Villarreal

Barcelona:
Szczesny; E Garcia, Cubarsi, I Martinez, Balde; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Fermin, Raphinha; Lewandowski

Villarreal:
Luis Junior; Foyth, Kambwala, Costa, Pedraza; Gueye, Parejo; Pepe, Baena, Pino; Perez

Latest football commentary on Barcelona vs Villarreal

Barcelona were on the verge of being crowned La Liga champions on Wednesday night, as Real Madrid were held to a draw by Mallorca. However, Los Blancos scored in the dying seconds, forcing Hansi Flick's side to keep their form up ahead of their clash with Espanyol.

In fact, Barcelona had an easy win in the Catalan derby, with goals from Lamine Yamal and Fermin taking their points tally to 85 – seven points ahead of Real Madrid – ensuring the title with two games to go.

Flick won three trophies in his first season in charge of Barca, including the Spanish Super Cup and the Copa del Rey. However, the team's failure to advance in the Champions League remains a major regret.

Barcelona will return to the renovated Camp Nou next season and with the quality of their squad, they are well placed to continue their dominance of Spanish football, although Real Madrid are also planning a big summer transfer window.

Barcelona will end the season with a trip to Athletic Bilbao next weekend, but the La Liga title celebrations will officially begin on Sunday, when the trophy will be presented to the deserving champions.

Villarreal can also be proud of their 2024-25 campaign, having picked up 64 points from 36 games and are currently fifth in the table – five points ahead of Real Betis in the race for next season's Champions League.

Marcelino's side are in good form with four consecutive wins against Espanyol, Osasuna, Girona and Leganes. Their final La Liga game of the season will be a home game against Sevilla.

Villarreal have played attractive attacking football this season, scoring 64 goals – the third best tally in the league – but have also conceded 47, the most of any of the top six teams.

Last season, the "Yellow Submarine" defeated Barcelona with an unbelievable score of 5-3 in the first leg, but in the second leg this season, they lost 1-5.

Notably, Villarreal’s last three wins against Barca in La Liga have all come away from home. They also have the second-best away record this season with 33 points from 18 games, so Barca will not have it easy against Marcelino’s talented side this weekend.

Latest Barcelona vs Villarreal score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Barcelona vs Villarrealas follows:

• Sportsmole:Barcelona 2-1 Villarreal

• WhoScore:Barcelona 2-2 Villarreal
• Our newspaper predicts:Barcelona 2-2 Villarreal

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