Good evening everybody and welcome along to this MARCA in English LaLiga Santander live blog, here to take you through every single minute of Barcelona vs Villarreal at the Camp Nou.
After their 1-1 draw with Inter at the Camp Nou last week and their 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday, Barcelona are hoping to get back to winning ways on Thursday at home against Villarreal.
Xavi Hernandez’s Catalans are currently second in the LaLiga Santander table, with the Yellow Submarine sitting seventh after defeating Osasuna 2-0 on home soil on Monday courtesy of an Arnaut Danjuma brace, that followed a Europa Conference League win on the road in Austria to claim back-to-back wins.
So, follow along below as Barcelona go in search of three necessary points against a team who won 2-0 on their last visit to the Camp Nou, in the final matchday of the last LaLiga Santander season.
Barcelona v Villarreal live: Latest Updates
This Thursday’s match between Barcelona and Villarreal kicks off at 21:00 CEST, the local time in Spain. For those living in the USA you can catch the game at 15:00 ET or 12:00 PT, and for those living in the United Kingdom and Ireland you can watch the match at 20:00 BST.
In terms of where to watch, for those living in the USA you can watch this LaLiga Santander match live on ESPN+, while those living in the UK and Ireland can catch the action on LaLiga TV and Premier Sports 2.
We’ll have all the updates on the confirmed line-ups once they come out, but for now we leave you with the Barcelona vs Villarreal predicted line-ups.
Barcelona’s predicted lineup (4-3-3): Marc-Andre Ter Stegen; Hector Bellerin, Jules Kounde, Eric Garcia, Alejandro Balde; Gavi, Sergio Busquets, Pedri; Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski, Ousmane Dembele.
Villarreal’s predicted lineup (4-4-2): Geronimo Rulli; Aissa Mandi, Raul Albiol, Pau Torres, Alfonso Pedraza; Yeremi Pino, Etienne Capoue, Dani Parejo, Alex Baena; Nicolas Jackson, Arnaut Danjuma.