Barça wants to end the year on a good note. This Sunday afternoon, the Blaugrana will play their last match of 2025 on the pitch at La Cerámica against Villarreal and hope to end with a new success and regain a four-step lead over their historic rival and runner-up, Real Madrid (2-0 winner against Sevilla FC on Saturday evening). If FC Barcelona remains on six consecutive victories in all competitions, the Yellow Submarine is also on very good momentum with a third place in La Liga and its best total at this stage of the competition: 35 points after 15 days. The meeting can be followed live with commentary on French Football Weekly from 4:15 p.m.
For this match, Marcelino must compose without Akhomach, Cabanes, Costa, Gueye, Kambwala, Mourino and Partey and aligns a flat 4-4-2. Luis Junior starts in goal while Navarro, Marin, Veiga and Cardona make up the defense. Buchanan and Moleiro take care of the wings and Comesana and Parejo will be in midfield. Finally, Nicolas Pépé, not called up with Ivory Coast for the CAN, accompanies Ayoze Perez on the front of the attack. Hansi Flick, for his part, is deprived of Araujo, Gavi, Olmo, Pedri and even Christensen, seriously injured in the knee and injured at the last minute. The German technician then aligns a 4-2-3-1 with Joan Garcia in the cages and a Koundé-Cubarsí-Martín-Balde rearguard. Eric and De Jong form the double pivot in front of the defense while Yamal, Fermín and Raphinha will play in support of Ferran Torres, alone at the forefront. Lewandowski and Rashford therefore start on the bench.
The official compositions:
Villarreal: Luis Junior – Navarro, Marin, Veiga, Cardona – Buchanan, Comesana, Parejo, Moleiro – Pépé, Ayoze Perez
FC Barcelona: Joan Garcia – Koundé, Cubarsí, Martín, Balde – Eric, De Jong – Yamal, Fermín, Raphinha – Ferran Torres
