Barcelona will be looking to make it six straight wins at the start of their 2024-25 La Liga campaign when they make the trip to Villarreal on Saturday evening.
The Catalan side are top of the table on 15 points, while a strong start for Villarreal has seen them collect 11 points to sit fourth, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for the two sides.
VILLARREAL vs. BARCELONA
VILLARREAL
Out: Willy Kambwala (muscle), Gerard Moreno (hamstring), Juan Foyth (knee), Alfonso Pedraza (ligament)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Conde; Femenia, Albiol, Costa, S Cardona; Akhomach, Comesana, Parejo, Baena; Perez, Barry
BARCELONA
Out: Ferran Torres (suspension), Fermin Lopez (thigh), Dani Olmo (hamstring), Marc Bernal (knee), Andreas Christensen (Achilles), Ronald Araujo (hamstring), Frenkie de Jong (ankle), Gavi (knee)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Cubarsi, I Martinez, Balde; Casado, E Garcia, Pedri; Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha
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