La Liga

Season 2025/2026

La Liga

Barcelona vs Villarreal – Lineups & Match Details

Barcelona beat Villarreal 4-1. Goals: Lamine Yamal (28'), Lamine Yamal (37'), P. Gueye (49'), Lamine Yamal (69'), R. Lewandowski (90'). Barcelona had 74% possession against Villarreal's 26%. Shots on target: 8-1.

La Liga · Regular Season - 26

Saturday, 28 February 2026

BarcelonaBarcelona

4 - 1

Full Time

HT: 2 - 0

VillarrealVillarreal

Referee: Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos, Spain

Lineups

BarcelonaBarcelona4-3-3
J. Garcia13J. GarciaG
J. Kounde23J. KoundeD
P. Cubarsi5P. CubarsiD
E. Garcia24E. GarciaD
A. Balde3A. BaldeD
Fermín16FermínM
M. Bernal22M. BernalM
D. Olmo20D. OlmoM
Lamine Yamal10Lamine YamalF
F. Torres7F. TorresF
Raphinha11RaphinhaF

Substitutes

2J. CanceloD
4R. AraujoD
8PedriM
9R. LewandowskiF
14M. RashfordF
17M. CasadoM
19R. BardghjiF
25W. SzczesnyG
33E. AllerG
43T. MarquesM
VillarrealVillarreal4-4-2
Luiz Junior1Luiz JuniorG
S. Mourino15S. MourinoD
P. Navarro6P. NavarroD
R. Veiga12R. VeigaD
S. Cardona23S. CardonaD
N. Pepe19N. PepeM
S. Comesana14S. ComesanaM
P. Gueye18P. GueyeM
A. Moleiro20A. MoleiroM
G. Mikautadze9G. MikautadzeF
A. Perez22A. PerezF

Substitutes

25A. TenasG
3A. FreemanD
4R. MarinD
10D. ParejoM
11A. GonzalezF
16T. ParteyM
17T. BuchananF
21T. OluwaseyiF
24A. PedrazaD

Match Events

28'G

Lamine Yamal

Assist: Fermín

37'G

Lamine Yamal

Assist: Fermín

49'G

P. Gueye

Assist: S. Mouriño

53'Y

Marc Bernal

56'Y

Raphinha

59'S

Dani Olmo

Substitution 1

67'S

Marc Bernal

Substitution 2

67'S

Ferran Torres

Substitution 3

67'S

Ayoze Pérez

Substitution 1

67'S

Alberto Moleiro

Substitution 2

68'Y

Pedraza

69'G

Lamine Yamal

Assist: Pedri

73'S

Raphinha

Substitution 4

73'S

Lamine Yamal

Substitution 5

80'S

Santi Comesaña

Substitution 3

80'S

Sergi Cardona

Substitution 4

84'S

N. Pépé

Substitution 5

90'G

R. Lewandowski

Assist: J. Koundé

Statistics

Barcelona
74%26%
Villarreal
3.2Expected Goals (xG)1.31
19Total Shots6
8Shots on Target1
3Corners2
11Fouls9
3Offsides5
91Pass Accuracy (%)75
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Barcelona host Villarreal on Saturday, 28 February 2026 at Camp Nou. The kick-off time is 15:15 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Barcelona go into the match 1st in the table; Villarreal sit 3rd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Barcelona have taken 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Villarreal have collected 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 2 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 21 Dec 2025: Barcelona 2-0 Villarreal; 18 May 2025: Barcelona 2-3 Villarreal; 22 Sept 2024: Barcelona 5-1 Villarreal. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Barcelona beat Villarreal 4-1. Barcelona scored through Lamine Yamal 28', Lamine Yamal 37', Lamine Yamal 69', R. Lewandowski 90'. Villarreal replied with P. Gueye 49'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Barcelona held 74% of the ball against 26% for Villarreal. Shots on target finished 8-1. Expected goals read 3.20 for Barcelona, 1.31 for Villarreal.

Verdict

The win nudges Barcelona forward and leaves Villarreal with work to do. Barcelona sat 1st and Villarreal 3rd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.