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2023/24 Spanish La Liga
Matchday 3
Villarreal CF v FC Barcelona
Estadio de la Cerámica
Villarreal, Spain
Sunday, 27 August 2023
Kick-off is at 17h30
Villarreal CF will host defending champions FC Barcelona in a
Spanish La Liga match at the Estadio de Mestalla on 27 August.
Current Form
The Yellow Submarine edged out Real Mallorca 1-0 away on 18 August as they snapped their three-match winless run in the league.
However, Villarreal are winless in their last two home matches in La Liga having registered one defeat and one draw at the Estadio de Mestalla.
Meanwhile, Barcelona secured a 2-0 win over Cadiz CF at home on 20 August as their two-match winless run in the league came to an end.
However, Barca are winless in their last three away matches having recorded two successive defeats and one draw on the road.
Team News
Villarreal have no suspension concerns, but Alberto Moreno, Yeremy Pino and Francis Coquelin are on the club's injury list.
Barcelona, on the other hand, will be without Ronald Araújo and Íñigo Martínez who are both injured while club manager Xavi Hernandez and Raphinha are suspended.
Quotes
"All players are important, they have to be prepared for when they are required," Xavi said after their win over Cadiz.
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"Ferran [Torres] is an example, to come on with 10 or 20 [minutes] remaining, [after] 60 minutes, or from the start.
"We believed that Cadiz would play with a 4-4-2 and the center back would help us divide them," he explained.
"Frenkie [De Jong] is one of the best in the squad in this sense. He was looking for superiority, he has achieved it, but we lacked the last pass."
Head-to-Head
Barcelona claimed a 1-0 win over Villarreal in their last meeting in La Liga in a match played at the Estadio de la Cerámica on 12 February 2023.
Barca are unbeaten in their last two matches against the Yellow Submarine in the league having recorded two successive wins.
La Liga matchday 3 fixtures
Friday, 25 August
18:30 - Las Palmas v Real Sociedad
20:30 - Celta Vigo v Real Madrid
Saturday, 26 August
16:30 - Cadiz CF v UD Almeria
18:30 - Granada CF v Real Mallorca
20:30 - Sevilla FC v Girona FC
Sunday, 27 August
16:30 - Villarreal CF v FC Barcelona
18:30 - Valencia CF v CA Osasuna
20:30 - Athletic Bilbao v Real Betis
Monday, 28 August
18:30 - Getafe CF v Deportivo Alaves
20:30 - Rayo Vallecano v Atletico Madrid
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