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
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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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