The FC Barcelona goes back home after more than a month. From the 18:30 hours (6:30 PM CET), the Barcelona receive to the Villarreal for the dispute of the vigésimosegunda day of LaLiga EA SPORTS 2023/2024. They will look for to impose in front of a 'yellow submarine' that does not cross for one moment simple and that, in what it goes of 2024, does not know the victory, whereas the ones of Xavi Hernández will look for to happen the page after the elimination of the Glass of Rey, in hands of the Athletic Club.
The Barcelona come 'hurt' by the defeat in Saint Mamés and are forced to step forward to keep alive in LaLiga, although the leadership still is very far. They are conscious that it is vital 'struggle' by the two titles that remain at stake: League and Champions League, by what would not have to leave happen the train to add to a career that lead Girona and Real Madrid.
In the previous of the clash, confirmed the drop of Alejandro Balde that will lose what subtracts of season by an injury in the sinew of the isquiotibial of the right thigh that will force him to go through the operating theatre in the next days. Besides, this Saturday the Barça also confirmed the annoyances in the sinew of Achilles of the left foot of Sergi Roberto, the one who could be in the dry dam by two weeks. They join to the list of lesionados with Gavi, Ter Stegen, Marcos Alonso, Iñigo Martínez and Raphinha.
Alignments confirmed of the FC Barcelona-Villarreal of LaLiga
- XI of the FC Barcelona: Iñaki Crag; Koundé, Araujo, Christensen, Cancel; Frenkie of Jong, Gündogan, Pedri; Ferran Torres, Lewandowski and Lamine.
- Bench of the FC Barcelona: (in brief).
- XI of the Villarreal: (in brief).