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2024/25 Spanish La Liga
Matchday 6
Villarreal CF v FC Barcelona
Estadio de la Cerámica
Villarreal, Spain
Sunday, 22 September 2024
Kick-off is at 18h30
Villarreal CF will be keen to end FC Barcelona's unbeaten start to the
La Liga season when they meet at the Estadio de la Cerámica on 22 September.
Current Form
The Yellow Submarine claimed a 2-1 victory over Real Mallorca away on 14 September as they extended their unbeaten run to nine matches in the Spanish top flight.
Villarreal are also undefeated in their last five home matches in the league having recorded three wins and two successive draws at the Estadio de la Cerámica.
Meanwhile, Barcelona emerged as 4-1 winners over Girona FC away on 15 September as they stretchered their unbeaten run to nine matches in La Liga.
Barca are also unbeaten in their last five away matches in the league having recorded five successive victories on the road.
Team News
Villarreal players Alfonso Pedraza, Juan Foyth and Gerado Moreno are on the club's injury list, but the club has no suspension concerns.
Barcelona, on the other hand, also do not have any suspension worries, but Fermín López, Ronald Araujo, Frenkie de Jong, Gavi, Andreas Christensen and Marc Bernal are currently out injured.
Quotes
“The team always went for the game. We could have scored the second goal earlier, but the most important thing is that we went for the game from the start," Villarreal manager Marcelino García Toral said after his side's win over Mallorca
.
"Overall I’m really happy with the performance. Perhaps what I’m less happy with is the opening minutes of the second half, where we conceded too much to our opponents. We were good defensively because we allowed practically no chances to the opponent.
"When you win a match, it’s the sum of many things done well and because at specific moments, like today, fortune smiles on you.”
Head-to-Head
Villarreal secured a 5-3 win over Barcelona in their last meeting in La Liga in a match played at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 27 January.
The win saw the Yellow Submarine snap a three-match winless run in the league against Barca who had registered three successive victories.
La Liga matchday 6 fixtures
Friday, 20 September
21:00 - Deportivo Alaves v Sevilla FC
Saturday, 21 September
14:00 - Real Valladolid v Real Sociedad
16:15 - CA Osasuna v Las Palmas
18:30 - Valencia CF v Girona FC
21:00 - Real Madrid v RCD Espanyol
Sunday, 22 September
14:00 - Getafe CF v CD Leganes
16:15 - Athletic Bilbao v Celta Vigo
18:30 -
Villarreal CF v FC Barcelona
21:00 - Rayo Vallecano v Atletico Madrid
Monday, 23 September
21:00 - Real Betis v Real Mallorca
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