Sunday, December 21, 2025, at 4:15 PM<\/strong>.<\/p> Below, we review the starting elevens, the benches with the substitutes, and the injured and suspended players for FC Barcelona and Villarreal CF for the match of matchday 17 of LaLiga EA Sports 2025-2026.<\/p>
FC Barcelona Starting Lineup<\/h2>
Hansi Flick makes two changes from the XI against Osasuna. Most notably, Frenkie de Jong returns to the starting lineup in place of the injured Pedri Gonz\u00e1lez, while Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez will play as an attacking midfielder. Lamine Yamal remains in his usual position, with Raphinha on the left wing.<\/p>
Furthermore, **Ferran Torres** also repeats as ‘9’ instead of Robert Lewandowski. Fundamentally, everything remains the same, with the center-back pairing formed by Pau Cubars\u00ed and Gerard Mart\u00edn. Joan Garc\u00eda remains in goal, as do Balde and Kound\u00e9 as full-backs. **Eric Garc\u00eda** stays as the defensive pivot<\/p>
Bar\u00e7a XI (OFFICIAL):<\/u><\/strong><\/p> - (#13, P) Joan Garc\u00eda<\/li> \t
- (#23) Jules Kound\u00e9<\/li> \t
- (#18) Gerard Mart\u00edn<\/li> \t
- (#05) Pau Cubars\u00ed<\/li> \t
- (#03) Alejandro Balde<\/li> \t
- (#24) Eric Garc\u00eda<\/li> \t
- (#21) Frenkie de Jong <\/li> \t
- (#16) Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez<\/li> \t
- (#10) Lamine Yamal<\/li> \t
- (#11) Raphinha<\/li> \t
- (#07) Ferran Torres<\/li> <\/ol>
FC Barcelona Bench (substitute players)<\/strong><\/p> - (#01, P) Marc-Andr\u00e9 ter Stegen<\/li> \t
- (#25, P) Szczesny<\/li> \t
- (#09) Robert Lewandowski<\/li> \t
- (#14) Marcus Rashford<\/li> \t
- (#17) Marc Casad\u00f3<\/li> \t
- (#22) Marc Bernal<\/li> \t
- (#27) Dro Fern\u00e1ndez<\/li> \t
- (#28) Roony Bardghji<\/li> \t
- (#43) Tommy Marqu\u00e9s<\/li> <\/ol>
FC Barcelona Injured Players<\/strong><\/p> - (#06) Gavi<\/li> \t
- (#08) Pedri<\/li> \t
- (#15) Andreas Christensen<\/li> \t
- (#20) Dani Olmo<\/li> <\/ol>
FC Barcelona players sanctioned:<\/strong><\/p> - None.<\/li> <\/ol>