{"id":50495,"date":"2025-05-18T01:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T23:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/barcelona-vs-villarreal-last-dance-in-montjuic-fcbn_312673_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:37:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:37:24","slug":"barcelona-vs-villarreal-last-dance-in-montjuic-fcbn_312673_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/barcelona-vs-villarreal-last-dance-in-montjuic-fcbn_312673_102.html","title":{"rendered":"FC Barcelona vs Villarreal: the League champion seeks to say goodbye to Montju\u00efc with another victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bar\u00e7a, League champion, puts its undefeated record on the line this 2025, while Villarreal fights for the Champions League<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

FC Barcelona and Villarreal<\/strong> face each other on matchday 37 of LaLiga EA Sports with Hansi Flick’s team in full celebration of the domestic treble<\/a>. For its part, the ‘Yellow Submarine’ is one win away from securing its qualification for the next Champions League. Despite having secured the title the previous matchday, the ‘Cul\u00e9s’ will not take their foot off the gas.<\/p>

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And Bar\u00e7a still has several records to ‘shoot’ for this 2025 in La Liga. On the one hand, to close the best second half of the season in its history<\/strong>, after achieving a streak of 17 games undefeated (15 wins and 2 draws).<\/p>

In addition, the team wants to say goodbye to Montju\u00efc with a victory<\/strong>, considering that this will be their last home game at the Llu\u00eds Companys. So far, Flick’s team has 15 wins and 3 losses this season at home, all of these defeats in the first half of the season.<\/p>

Another important aspect that the ‘Cul\u00e9s’ are looking for is to surpass the barrier of 100 goals scored in LaLiga<\/strong>, a goal that they have not reached since 2016\/17, with Luis Enrique on the bench and the ‘MSN’ in attack.<\/p>

Bar\u00e7a seeks its 28th victory of the championship and the 16th of the second round<\/h2>

In that sense, Bar\u00e7a seeks to prolong an impressive streak this 2025 that allowed them to take the title with two matchdays to spare.<\/p>

The Catalans were 7 points behind Real Madrid on matchday 20<\/strong> and ended up taking the same advantage over the ‘merengues’ at the end of the season.<\/p>

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The victory in the Cl\u00e1sico of matchday 35 (4-3) was decisive to sentence the tournament, although the title had to wait one more matchday, until the Catalan derby against Espanyol (0-2) to be consummated. In total, Flick’s team has 27 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses<\/a>, the last of them on matchday 18 against Atl\u00e9tico (1-2).<\/p>
LALIGA CLASSIFICATION – MATCHDAY 36<\/strong><\/caption> \t
Team<\/th> \t\t\tMP<\/th> \t\t\tPTS<\/th> \t\t\tW<\/th> \t\t\tD<\/th> \t\t\tL<\/th> \t\t\tGF<\/th> \t\t\tGA<\/th> \t\t\tGD<\/th> \t\t<\/tr><\/thead>
Barcelona (C)<\/td> \t\t\t36<\/td> \t\t\t85<\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t27<\/td> \t\t\t4<\/td> \t\t\t5<\/td> \t\t\t97<\/td> \t\t\t36<\/td> \t\t\t61<\/td> \t\t<\/tr>
R.Madrid<\/td> \t\t\t36<\/td> \t\t\t78<\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t24<\/td> \t\t\t6<\/td> \t\t\t6<\/td> \t\t\t74<\/td> \t\t\t38<\/td> \t\t\t32<\/td> \t\t<\/tr>
Atl\u00e9tico<\/td> \t\t\t36<\/td> \t\t\t70<\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t20<\/td> \t\t\t10<\/td> \t\t\t6<\/td> \t\t\t60<\/td> \t\t\t27<\/td> \t\t\t33<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table>

In its time at Montju\u00efc, Barcelona managed to lift three titles this season (League, Cup and Super Cup), after a blank season that confirmed Xavi Hern\u00e1ndez’s farewell to the ‘Azulgrana’ bench. In La Liga, the balance is 30 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses in 37 appearances<\/strong>, with 3 losses in each season.<\/p>

This 2025, only Getafe (0-0) and Betis (1-1) were able to take points from Bar\u00e7a<\/strong> in La Liga. In the first round, the ‘Cul\u00e9s’ won by a landslide at the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica (1-5), in a match remembered for Ter Stegen’s serious injury where Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha scored twice.<\/p>

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Last 5 matches of FC Barcelona in LaLiga<\/h3>
  1. \ud83d\udfe2 0-2 against Espanyol <\/strong>in Cornell\u00e0 (matchday 36)<\/li> \t
  2. \ud83d\udfe2 4-3 against Real Madrid <\/strong>in Montju\u00efc (matchday 35)<\/li> \t
  3. \ud83d\udfe2 1-2 against Valladolid <\/strong>in Pucela (matchday 34)<\/li> \t
  4. \ud83d\udfe2 1-0 against Mallorca<\/strong> in Montju\u00efc (matchday 33)<\/li> \t
  5. \ud83d\udfe2 4-3 against Celta <\/strong>in Montju\u00efc (matchday 32)<\/li> <\/ol>

    Facing them will be a Villarreal that also arrives in a good moment to matchday 37. Marcelino Garc\u00eda’s team has 4 wins in a row and only needs one more victory to secure their qualification for the next UEFA Champions League<\/strong>. The last time the ‘Castellonenses’ were in the top European club competition was in 21\/22, reaching the ‘semis’.<\/p>

    At the moment, the ‘Yellow Submarine’ has 64 points<\/strong>, five more than Betis (sixth with 59). A draw in Barcelona can also help the team from La Cer\u00e1mica to reach the Champions League, as long as the ‘Verdiblancos’ do not win in their visit to Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid. <\/p>

    Last 5 matches of Villarreal in LaLiga<\/h3>
    1. \ud83d\udfe23-0 against Legan\u00e9s <\/strong>in Villarreal (matchday 36)<\/li> \t
    2. \ud83d\udfe20-1 against Girona <\/strong>in Montilivi (matchday 35)<\/li> \t
    3. \ud83d\udfe24-2 against Osasuna <\/strong>in Villarreal (matchday 34)<\/li> \t
    4. \ud83d\udfe21-0 against Espanyol <\/strong>in Villarreal (matchday 33)<\/li> \t
    5. \ud83d\udd343-0 against Celta <\/strong>in Bala\u00eddos (matchday 32)<\/li> <\/ol>

       Hansi Flick will not save anything for the Bar\u00e7a-Villarreal: Will there be a gala XI in Montju\u00efc?<\/h2>
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      Bar\u00e7a’s lineup in the last Liga Cl\u00e1sico<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

      Despite having already secured the Liga title, Hansi Flick does not plan to put a team of substitutes against Villarreal. Although he opened the door, in the pre-match press conference, to the possibility of putting 11 youth players on the field, the manager’s idea is to put the best possible team<\/strong> to close the season at home with a victory.<\/p>

      In principle, it is likely that Ter Stegen<\/strong> will have minutes again instead of Szczesny, while Ronald Araujo<\/strong> should also remain in the XI, this time as a companion of I\u00f1igo Mart\u00ednez<\/strong>. The Basque rested last matchday due to suspension.<\/p>

      As for the full-backs, Eric Garc\u00eda<\/strong> would again be in charge of replacing the injured Jules Kound\u00e9, while Alejandro Balde<\/strong>, already recovered from his physical problems, will be on the left. Another who will remain untouchable in the lineup is Pedri Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong>, owner of the ‘Azulgrana’ midfield.<\/p>

      The most likely is that the Canary Islander will be accompanied this time by Gavi<\/strong>, while Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez<\/a> is also shaping up as a starter. This would give Frenkie de Jong and Dani Olmo the day off, while Marc Casad\u00f3 and Pablo Torre, who have already been medically cleared, should add minutes in the second half.<\/p>

      In attack, the ‘LRL’<\/a> should remain in the absence of Ferran Torres (injured) and Lewandowski’s need to add goals to return to the fight for the ‘Pichichi’. The Pole remains as Kylian Mbapp\u00e9’s escort (27)<\/a>, a couple of goals behind in attack.<\/p>

      Therefore, it is very likely that Lamine Yamal and Raphinha<\/strong> will do their best to constantly look for the ‘9’, who has not scored since matchday 29 against Girona (he scored a double in the 4-1 win). Pau V\u00edctor and Ansu Fati could add minutes in the second half.<\/p>

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      In that sense, Flick will put a team with a majority of starters and a clear message: the season has not culminated and, beyond the title, the time to relax will be on vacation<\/strong>, after the duels against Villarreal and Athletic.<\/p>

      Villarreal will seek to win in Montju\u00efc for the second consecutive year<\/h2>

      Similarly, Villarreal is looking for a new victory in Montju\u00efc, since last season they managed to thrash Xavi’s team (3-5)<\/a><\/strong>. The defeat in January 2024 was the beginning of the end of the ‘Egarense’ cycle at Bar\u00e7a, a match that the ‘Cul\u00e9s’ were winning 3-2 with eight minutes to go.<\/p>

      In addition, Marcelino’s team has improved a lot in defense, with three clean sheets in the last four matchdays<\/strong>. The matches against the ‘Azulgrana’ team, however, are usually very open and it is likely that in the match of matchday 37 there will be many goals, as happened in the first round in La Cer\u00e1mica.<\/p>

      Ayoze P\u00e9rez<\/strong> will be the main offensive weapon of a ‘Yellow Submarine’ that will have its entire arsenal available to surprise in Catalonia. The Spanish striker has 18 goals<\/strong>, a couple less than Ante Budimir (20) and hopes to climb to the podium of scorers in the final stretch of the tournament.<\/p>