In this week 21 match on Feb 12th, Villarreal hosts Barcelona in a clash of these two mismatched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Villarreal is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Elche. Pere Milla struck first for Elche in the 3rd minute, then Gerard Moreno tied it up for Villarreal in the 22nd minute. Villarreal is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while barcelona is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Sevilla. Jordi Alba struck first for Barcelona in the 58th minute, then Paez Gaviria added another in the 70th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sevilla couldn’t manage to score, and Barcelona took the shutout win. Barcelona is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Barcelona won by a score of 3 to 0 in front of just over 73000 excited fans. Robert Lewandowski struck first for Barcelona in the 31st minute on a feed from Jordi Alba, then Robert Lewandowski added another in the 35th minute on a feed from Pablo Martin Paez Gaviria At the end of 90 a dissapointed Villarreal couldn’t manage to score, and Barcelona took the shutout win.
For Barcelona, their top scorers are Pedro Gonzalez Lopez and Raphinha, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Gerard Moreno has been the most prolific scorer on Villarreal in the last five matches with 2 goals
Giovani Lo Celso, Kiko Femenía, Albiol, Pedraza, Nicolas Jackson and Jorgensen are unavailable to play for Enrique Setién Solar’s team, while Xavier Hernández Creus’s Barcelona squad will be without Ousmane Dembélé.