La Liga · Sun, 21 Dec 2025 ·
Villarreal vs Barcelona — 0 - 2
Estadio de la Ceramica · Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas, Spain
Match report
Barcelona win 2-0 at Villarreal
Barcelona beat Villarreal 2-0 in La Liga matchday 17 on Sunday, 21 December 2025 at Estadio de la Ceramica. Raphinha (12' pen) and Lamine Yamal (63') scored for Barcelona. Renato Veiga (Villarreal, 39') was sent off. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Villarreal had 21% of the ball and 14 shots (5 on target) against Barcelona’s 19 (5 on target). Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) was the top-rated player with 8.7. The result leaves Villarreal 9th in the La Liga table on 8 points and Barcelona 1st on 21.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 7 | +24 | 21 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 7 | +9 | 16 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 6 | +1 | 8 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 28 Feb 2026, Barcelona 4-1 Villarreal
Match events
- 12'penaltyRaphinhaPenalty
- 39'red cardRenato VeigaRed Card
- 58'yellow cardEric GarcíaYellow Card
- 62'substitutionF. TorresOff: R. Lewandowski
- 62'substitutionFermínOff: M. Rashford
- 63'goalLamine YamalAssist: F. de Jong
- 65'substitutionA. PerezOff: G. Mikautadze
- 66'substitutionE. GarciaOff: M. Bernal
- 73'yellow cardTajon BuchananYellow Card
- 75'substitutionN. PepeOff: T. Oluwaseyi
- 75'substitutionD. ParejoOff: C. Macia
- 79'substitutionJ. KoundeOff: M. Casado
Lineups
Villarreal
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Marcelino
Starting XI
- 1Luiz JuniorG
- 26P. NavarroD
- 4R. MarinD
- 12R. VeigaD
- 23S. CardonaD
- 17T. BuchananM
- 14S. ComesanaM
- 10D. ParejoM
- 20A. MoleiroM
- 19N. PepeF
- 22A. PerezF
Substitutes
- 25A. TenasG
- 3A. AltimiraD
- 6M. SolomonF
- 7G. MorenoF
- 9G. MikautadzeF
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
- 27J. ValouD
- 37C. MaciaM
- 38A. DiattaM
Barcelona
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Hansi Flick
Starting XI
- 13J. GarciaG
- 23J. KoundeD
- 5P. CubarsiD
- 18G. MartinD
- 3A. BaldeD
- 24E. GarciaM
- 21F. de JongM
- 10Lamine YamalM
- 16FermínM
- 11RaphinhaM
- 7F. TorresF
Substitutes
- 1M. ter StegenG
- 9R. LewandowskiF
- 14M. RashfordF
- 17M. CasadoM
- 22M. BernalM
- 25W. SzczesnyG
- 27D. FernandezM
- 28R. BardghjiF
- 43T. MarquesM
Match statistics
- 21%Possession79%
- 1.66Expected goals (xG)2.72
- 14Total shots19
- 5Shots on target5
- 6Shots off target9
- 3Blocked shots5
- 11Shots inside the box12
- 3Shots outside the box7
- 5Corners10
- 6Offsides1
- 10Fouls8
- 1Yellow cards1
- 1Red cards0
- 2Goalkeeper saves5
- 197Passes798
- 135Accurate passes730
- 69%Pass accuracy91%
- 0.98Goals prevented0.98
Player statistics
Villarreal
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Luiz JúniorG | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 4Rafa MarínD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 12Renato VeigaD | 39 | 5.2 | ||
| 23Sergi CardonaD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 26Pau NavarroD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 10Dani ParejoM | 75 | 7.3 | ||
| 14Santi ComesañaM | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 17Tajon BuchananM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 20Alberto MoleiroM | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 19Nicolas PépéF | 75 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Ayoze PérezF | 64 | 6.6 | ||
| 25Arnau TenasG | – | – | ||
| 3Adrià AltimiraD | – | – | ||
| 27Jean Ives ValouD | – | – | ||
| 37Carlos MaciáM | 15 | 6.7 | ||
| 38Alassane DiattaM | – | – | ||
| 6Manor SolomonF | – | – | ||
| 7Gerard MorenoF | – | – | ||
| 9Georges MikautadzeF | 26 | 7.0 | ||
| 21Tani OluwaseyiF | 15 | 6.3 |
Barcelona
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Joan GarcíaG | 90 | 8.6 | ||
| 3Alejandro BaldeD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 5Pau CubarsíD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 18Gerard MartínD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 23Jules KoundéD | 79 | 7.7 | ||
| 10Lamine YamalMTop rated | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | |
| 11RaphinhaM | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 16Fermín LópezM | 62 | 6.3 | ||
| 21Frenkie de JongM | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 24Eric GarcíaM | 66 | 6.3 | ||
| 7Ferran TorresF | 62 | 6.7 | ||
| 1Marc-André Ter StegenG | – | – | ||
| 25Wojciech SzczęsnyG | – | – | ||
| 17Marc CasadóM | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 22Marc BernalM | 24 | 6.9 | ||
| 27Dro FernándezM | – | – | ||
| 43Tomás MarquésM | – | – | ||
| 9Robert LewandowskiF | 28 | 6.6 | ||
| 14Marcus RashfordF | 28 | 6.3 | ||
| 28Roony BardghjiF | – | – |

