{"id":62312,"date":"2025-12-20T20:11:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T19:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/villarreal-vs-barcelona-probable-lineups-and-absentees-for-laliga-match_315585_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:34:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:34:06","slug":"villarreal-vs-barcelona-probable-lineups-and-absentees-for-laliga-match_315585_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/villarreal-vs-barcelona-probable-lineups-and-absentees-for-laliga-match_315585_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Villarreal vs Barcelona: probable lineups and absentees for the LaLiga match"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Villarreal and Barcelona face each other this Sunday on matchday 17 of LaLiga at the Estadio de La Cer\u00e1mica. We review the possible lineups and absences of both teams<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p><b><a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/villarreal-vs-barcelona-live-and-online-when-and-where-to-watch_315584_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/laliga\/villarreal-vs-barcelona-directo-online-cuando-donde-ver-partido-tv_315584_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/villarreal-vs-barcelona-live-and-online-when-and-where-to-watch_315584_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Villarreal vs Barcelona en directo y online: cu\u00e1ndo y d\u00f3nde ver el partido en TV\">Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona<\/a><\/b> face each other this Sunday in <strong>LaLiga EA Sports 2025\/26<\/strong> at the Estadio de La Cer\u00e1mica (16:15 CEST), for the seventeenth matchday of the tournament. Hansi Flick&#8217;s team arrives with three players out due to injury, in addition to Ronald Araujo, still absent after the leave requested by the player.<\/p>  <p>We review the <strong>possible starting lineup, the substitute bench, and the injured and suspended players for Hansi Flick&#8217;s Barcelona<\/strong> for the match against Villarreal, the last official match of 2025. Complete analysis!<\/p>  <h2>Possible Bar\u00e7a Starting XI against Villarreal<\/h2>  <ol> <li>(#13, P) Joan Garc\u00eda<\/li> \t<li>(#23) Jules Kound\u00e9<\/li> \t<li>(#18) Gerard Mart\u00edn<\/li> \t<li>(#05) Pau Cubars\u00ed<\/li> \t<li>(#03) Alejandro Balde<\/li> \t<li>(#24) Eric Garc\u00eda<\/li> \t<li>(#21) Frenkie de Jong&nbsp;<\/li> \t<li>(#16) Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez<\/li> \t<li>(#10) Lamine Yamal<\/li> \t<li>(#11) Raphinha<\/li> \t<li>(#07) Ferran Torres<\/li> <\/ol> <p><strong>Bar\u00e7a Bench (substitute players)<\/strong><\/p>  <ol> <li>(#01, GK) Marc-Andr\u00e9 ter Stegen<\/li> \t<li>(#25, GK) Szczesny<\/li> \t<li>(#09) Robert Lewandowski<\/li> \t<li>(#14) Marcus Rashford<\/li> \t<li>(#15) Andreas Christensen<\/li> \t<li>(#17) Marc Casad\u00f3<\/li> \t<li>(#22) Marc Bernal<\/li> \t<li>(#26) Jofre Torrents<\/li> \t<li>(#27) Dro Fern\u00e1ndez<\/li> \t<li>(#28) Roony Bardghji<\/li> \t<li>(#43)&nbsp;Tommy Marqu\u00e9s<\/li> <\/ol> <p><strong>Injured Bar\u00e7a Players<\/strong><\/p>  <ol> <li>(#06) Gavi<\/li> \t<li>(#08) Pedri<\/li> \t<li>(#20) Dani Olmo<\/li> <\/ol> <p><strong>Players out for personal reasons:<\/strong><\/p>  <ol> <li>(#04) Ronald Araujo.<\/li> <\/ol> <p><strong>Suspended Bar\u00e7a players:<\/strong><\/p>  <ol> <li>&nbsp;None.<\/li> <\/ol> <h2>Flick&#8217;s Possible Surprises and Tactical Variations Against Villarreal<\/h2>  <p>In principle, Hansi Flick plans to make a couple of adjustments to his XI against Osasuna (2-0), with Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez returning as an attacking midfielder. Frenkie de Jong could also return to midfield for the injured Pedri Gonz\u00e1lez<\/p>  <p><strong>Goalkeeping and defense<\/strong><\/p>  <ul> <li> \t<p><strong>Joan Garc\u00eda&nbsp;<\/strong>will be in goal, while&nbsp;<b>Jules Kound\u00e9<\/b>&nbsp;and Alejandro Balde would be the full-backs. In the center of defense, Pau Cubars\u00ed and Gerard Mart\u00edn should remain in the middle. <strong>Ronald Araujo<\/strong>&nbsp;is out for personal reasons. Andreas Christensen and Jofre Torrents would await their chance on the bench. Ter Stegen will be on the bench alongside Szczesny.<\/p> \t<\/li> <\/ul> <p><strong>Midfield:<\/strong><\/p>  <ul> <li> \t<p>As a pivot, <strong>Eric Garc\u00eda<\/strong> is set to be Frenkie de Jong&#8217;s partner in midfield, while Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez would be the team&#8217;s attacking midfielder in place of the injured Dani Olmo. Marc Bernal is expected to get minutes in the second half. Marc Casad\u00f3 would also be a substitute. Pedri Gonz\u00e1lez is also out due to injury.<\/p> \t<\/li> <\/ul> <p><strong>Forward:<\/strong><\/p>  <ul> <li> \t<p>In attack, <strong>Lamine Yamal<\/strong> and <b>Raphinha would complete the Blaugrana attack alongside <strong>Ferran Torres<\/strong>. The &#8216;Shark&#8217;. Lewandowski and Bardghji would be substitutes this Sunday, as would Marcus Rashford.<\/b><\/p> \t<\/li> <\/ul> <h2><b>Bar\u00e7a Absences: Which Players Will Miss the Villarreal Clash Due to Injury?<\/b><\/h2>  <div class=\"media media-image\" data-ck-asset-wrapper=\"\"> <div class=\"media-item\"> <b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"INJURED: This is Barcelona's infirmary against Villarreal\" data-id=\"1535848\" data-resize=\"9\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/fcbn-294e13ca93e101462bee2fdce3e6840f.jpeg\" title=\"INJURED: This is Barcelona's infirmary against Villarreal\" width=\"1000\"><\/b>  <div class=\"media-title\">INJURED: This is Barcelona&#8217;s infirmary against Villarreal<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>  <p>On Saturday, Barcelona confirmed the absence of Pedri Gonz\u00e1lez due to muscular discomfort. The midfielder has been experiencing issues with his left calf and will be out as a precaution, given the risk of a more serious hamstring injury. According to the official medical report, the &#8216;8&#8217; should be available for the first match of 2026, against Espanyol.<\/p>  <p>Dani Olmo, for his part, will be out for about a month after suffering a left shoulder dislocation just after scoring against Atl\u00e9tico. Pablo Gavi, on the other hand, continues with his post-operative recovery after injuring his right meniscus at the end of September<\/p>  <p>Ronald Araujo traveled to the Holy Land last week, as part of his emotional and mental recovery after being sent off against Chelsea. The &#8216;charr\u00faa&#8217; should return to training with the squad after Christmas. Robert Lewandowski, absent in Bar\u00e7a&#8217;s last two games, will be available.<\/p>  <h2>Possible Villarreal Lineup Against Barcelona<\/h2>  <ul> <li>Probable XI: Luiz J\u00fanior; Navarro, Mar\u00edn, Veiga, Pedraza;&nbsp;Comesa\u00f1a, Parejo, Buchanan, Moleiro; Mikautadze and Ayoze P\u00e9rez.<\/li> \t<li>Bench: Tenas (GK), Conde (GK), Altimira, Solomon, Costa, Sierra, Valou, Maci\u00e1, Alassane, L\u00f3pez, Pep\u00e9, Oluwaseyi.<\/li> \t<li>Injured: Logan Costa, Juan Foyth, Willy Kampwala, Sergi Cardona, Santiago Mouri\u00f1o, Thomas Partey, Gerard Moreno, Pau Cabanes.<\/li> \t<li>Suspended: None.<\/li> <\/ul> <p>Villarreal, for their part, arrive at matchday 17 with multiple key absences in defense and midfield. Pape Gueye and Illias Akhomach have left for the Africa Cup of Nations with their national teams, and furthermore, the team is carrying eight injury absences, including forward Gerard Moreno and defender Juan Foyth.<\/p>  <p>In that sense, Marcelino is likely to opt for **Rafa Mar\u00edn and Renato Veiga** as center-backs, while Pau Navarro and Pedraza would be the full-backs. Luiz J\u00fanior should remain in goal and, in midfield, the experienced **Dani Parejo** could partner Santi Comesa\u00f1a.<\/p>  <p>Alberto Moleiro and Tajon Buchanan could play on the wings, while **Ayoze P\u00e9rez and the Georgian Georges Mikautadze** would be the forwards. The &#8216;Yellow Submarine&#8217; has only lost a couple of league games and is third with 35 points, 8 behind Bar\u00e7a with 2 matchdays left, but they are coming off the back of being <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/copa-del-rey\/villarreal-copa-rey-ko-before-hosting-barcelona_315562_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/copa-del-rey\/durisimo-ko-villarreal-copa-rey-antes-recibir-barcelona_315562_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/copa-del-rey\/villarreal-copa-rey-ko-before-hosting-barcelona_315562_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Dur\u00edsimo KO Villarreal en Copa del Rey antes de recibir al Barcelona\">eliminated from the Copa del Rey<\/a> by Racing de Santander (2-1)<\/p>  <ul> <li><b>\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;<strong>Follow the <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/fc-barcelona-vs-villarreal-fc\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/tags\/fc-barcelona-vs-villarreal-cf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/fc-barcelona-vs-villarreal-fc.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"FC Barcelona vs Villarreal CF\">Villarreal CF vs FC Barcelona<\/a> match live on FC Barcelona Noticias and find out everything \u2013 don&#8217;t miss a thing<\/strong><\/b><\/li> <\/ul> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Villarreal and Barcelona face each other this Sunday on matchday 17 of LaLiga at the Estadio de La Cer\u00e1mica. We review the possible lineups and absences of both teams Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona face each other this Sunday in LaLiga EA Sports 2025\/26 at the Estadio de La Cer\u00e1mica (16:15 CEST), for the seventeenth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":347,"featured_media":62317,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_nextfly_llmd_date_locked":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[114,448],"tags":[201,69,87,136],"class_list":["post-62312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-laliga","category-laliga-2","tag-lineups","tag-fc-barcelona-vs-villarreal-fc","tag-hansi-flick","tag-injured"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Villarreal vs Barcelona: probable lineups and absentees for the LaLiga match<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Villarreal and Barcelona face each other this Sunday for matchday 17 of LaLiga at the Estadio de La Cer\u00e1mica. 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