Today's Barça-Villarreal match guide: where to watch, time, and lineups
Barça faces Villarreal on Sunday in La Liga.
BarcelonaBarça and Villarreal will face each other this Sunday at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (7:00 p.m.) in a match corresponding to Matchday 37 of La Liga. Barça, having been crowned La Liga champions, will rotate to finish the season. Villarreal, meanwhile, wants to mathematically guarantee their Champions League title next year.
Both teams are coming off a winning streak. The Blaugrana won and lifted the La Liga title at Cornellà-El Prat against Espanyol (0-2), while the Yellows overcame Leganés at home (3-0). Flick's team sits first with 85 points. Marcelino's team is fifth, in last place in the Champions League, five points ahead of Betis (a team occupying a Europa League spot). Barça, at home, has won fourteen of its eighteen matches played. Villarreal has ten wins, three draws, and five defeats away from home.
Barça are currently without Kounde and Marc Bernal due to injury, and Ferran Torres is missing due to illness (appendicitis). Villarreal will be missing former Barça player Ilias Akhomach.
Time and place of the Barça - Villarreal match
The match will be played this Sunday at 7:00 p.m. at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (Montjuïc, Barcelona).
Where to watch today's game (TV)
The match between Barcelona and Villa Real will be broadcast on television via Movistar and DAZN. Specifically, on the channels LaLiga TV Bar, LaLiga TV M2, M+ LaLiga TV (M54-O110), and DAZN LaLiga (M55-O113). You can also follow the ARA live broadcast minute by minute.
Probable lineups for the match
Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Ter Stegen, Hector Fort, Christensen, Inigo Martinez, Gerard Martin; Casado, Gavi; Pablo Victor, Fermin, Ansu Fati and Lewandowski.
Villarreal (4-2-3-1): Luiz Junior, Foyth, Kambwala, Logan Costa, Sergi Cardona; Parejo, Comesaña; Yeremy Pino, Baena, Pepé; and Ayoze.
Referee: Jose Luis Munuera Montero (Andalusian Committee) and Javier Alberola Rojas (Castilian-La Mancha Committee) on VAR.