Barcelona will travel to El Madrigal to face Villareal this weekend as they look to collect all three points on the road. The Catalan club recorded a comfortable 2-0 victory over Cadiz in their last outing, so they would be confident to pick up another win on this away encounter.
Xavi will opt for a 3-4-2-1 formation and is expected to name a strong first XI for this game. Eric Garcia will get a chance to impress from the start of this clash and Robert Lewandowski will continue to lead the line up front.
3-2-4-1 Barcelona Predicted XI Vs Villlareal
Defence
Marc-André ter Stegen will feature in goal for Barca after keeping a clean sheet in his last league outing. Eric Garcia will get a chance to partner alongside Andreas Christensen and Joules Kounde as Xavi looks to deploy a three-man backline in the absence of Ronald Araujo.
Midfield
Frenkie de Jong and Oriol Romeu will anchor the midfield for Barca as they look to establish their dominance over the opposition at the centre of the park.
Gavi and Gundogan will operate just ahead of them as part of Barca’s attack. Ousmane Dembele and Alejandro Balde will operate in the wide areas to cause trouble for the opposition defence and create chances in front of the goal.
Attack
Robert Lewandowski will lead the charge for the Catalan club in the final third. The Polish striker failed to register a goal versus Cadiz and would be eager to make a difference for Barca this weekend.
Ansu Fati will be named on the bench and might come on in the final quarter of the game if required.
