Barcelona vs Villarreal Preview

Barcelona host Villarreal at the Spotify Camp Nou on Saturday afternoon for a 15:15 GMT kick-off in La Liga. The Blaugrana head into the match in decent domestic form, their most recent outing producing a commanding 3-0 home win over Levante on 22nd February. Prior to that, they suffered a 1-2 away defeat at Girona on 16th February, with an away loss of 0-4 to Atlético Madrid in the Copa del Rey on 12th February also in this recent run. Earlier in the sequence, they won 3-0 at home to Mallorca and also picked up an away win at Albacete in the cup.

Villarreal arrive in strong form of their own, with their most recent result a 2-1 home win over Valencia on 22nd February. They also won away at Levante on 18th February. In between those results, they suffered a 1-2 away loss at Getafe on 14th February. Earlier, they won 4-1 at home to Espanyol and drew 2-2 away at Osasuna. The Yellow Submarine’s season stats point to a side capable of hurting any defence — 47 goals scored with a goal difference of +20 — and they arrive in Catalonia with genuine confidence.

The head-to-head record in the last five meetings is split, with Barcelona winning three and Villarreal two, and no draws between the sides. Most recently, Barcelona won 2-0 away at Villarreal on 21st December 2025. Villarreal, however, claimed a 3-2 away win at the Camp Nou on 18th May 2025, demonstrating they are more than capable of taking points from Barcelona on their own turf. The head-to-head is always competitive between these two sides and Saturday should be no different.

Fans in Spain can watch on Movistar+, while viewers in the United Kingdom can tune in via Premier Sports Player or LaLiga TV. Supporters in the USA can stream on ESPN Deportes or fuboTV, and German fans can follow on DAZN Germany.

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Barcelona (4-2-3-1) García, Koundé, Cubarsí, Pedri, Cancelo, Jong, García, Raphinha, López, Torres, Yamal

Villarreal (4-4-2) Júnior, Buchanan, Comesaña, Navarro, Mouriño, Cardona, Veiga, Gueye, Pépé, Moleiro, Mikautadze

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Injured Players:

Barcelona: Andreas Christensen (Out), Gerard Martín (Out), Gavi (Doubtful)

Villarreal: Logan Costa (Out), Juan Foyth (Out), Pau Cabanes (Out), Willy Kambwala (Doubtful), Gerard Moreno (Doubtful)

Villarreal carry the heavier injury burden, losing two defensive options in Costa and Foyth alongside Cabanes, and facing further uncertainty over Kambwala and Moreno. Barcelona’s absences are more manageable, though the loss of Christensen in defence and the uncertainty around Gavi do leave gaps in key areas.

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Barcelona — Last Five Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Barcelona	3-0	Levante	Spanish LaLiga	Feb 22, 2026
L	Girona	2-1	Barcelona	Spanish LaLiga	Feb 16, 2026
L	Atlético Madrid	4-0	Barcelona	Spanish Copa del Rey	Feb 12, 2026
W	Barcelona	3-0	Mallorca	Spanish LaLiga	Feb 7, 2026
W	Albacete	1-2	Barcelona	Spanish Copa del Rey	Feb 3, 2026

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Villarreal — Last Five Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Villarreal	2-1	Valencia	Spanish LaLiga	Feb 22, 2026
W	Levante	0-1	Villarreal	Spanish LaLiga	Feb 18, 2026
L	Getafe	2-1	Villarreal	Spanish LaLiga	Feb 14, 2026
W	Villarreal	4-1	Espanyol	Spanish LaLiga	Feb 9, 2026
D	Osasuna	2-2	Villarreal	Spanish LaLiga	Jan 31, 2026

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Head To Head — Last Five Meetings

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Villarreal	0-2	Barcelona	Spanish LaLiga	Dec 21, 2025
Barcelona	2-3	Villarreal	Spanish LaLiga	May 18, 2025
Villarreal	1-5	Barcelona	Spanish LaLiga	Sep 22, 2024
Barcelona	3-5	Villarreal	Spanish LaLiga	Jan 27, 2024
Villarreal	3-4	Barcelona	Spanish LaLiga	Aug 27, 2023

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TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
Spain	Movistar+, LaLiga TV Bar HD, M+ LALIGA TV
United Kingdom	Premier Sports Player, LaLiga TV
Ireland	Premier Sports Player, LaLiga TV
USA	ESPN Deportes, ESPN Select, fuboTV
Germany	DAZN Germany, DAZN2 Germany
France	beIN Sports 2, beIN Sports Connect, Free
Italy	DAZN Italia
Canada	TSN+
Australia	beIN Sports Connect
India	FanCode