With their homework done after securing second place against Getafe, Barcelona closes this Sunday at the Camp Nou at 10:00 p.m. a blank season receiving a visit from Villarreal, who need to win so as not to depend on the result of Athletic Club if they want to seal qualifying for the Conference League.
The match will start at 10:00 p.m. at the Camp Nou and will be seen live on Movistar LaLiga. You can also follow minute by minute on the La Vanguardia website. You can check here the results, the calendar and the classification of LaLiga Santander.
It will be an inconsequential game for the locals. Neither the schedule nor the last performances of the squad accompany so that the Barça stadium presents a good start on a night that could mean the last official match with the Barça jacket of several first team players.
You can also live your last minutes at the Camp Nou Ousmane Dembélé, whose future remains unknown. The Frenchman has just contracted on June 30 and has not yet confirmed if he accepts the offer that he has on the table from the Catalan entity.
The truth is that in recent weeks, with the classification of the in the pocket and without any title at stake, in the environment of the Catalan club there has been more talk of economy and signings than football.
However, coach Xavi Hernández has tried, without success, to improve the team's level of play in this last stretch of the season. In Getafe, his team played a flat game, without tension, aware that one point was enough to secure the runner-up position. The duel ended goalless and Barça achieved their goal, but the performance shown by the players was more than discreet.
This Sunday Xavi's pupils have the last chance at the Camp Nou to vindicate themselves in front of a crowd that this season has shown a lot of patience with a team that, in some parts of the season, flirted with the possibility of not qualifying for the 'Champions '.
For this match, Barça has lost Pedri and Nico González, Gerard Piqué, Eric Garcia, Sergi Roberto and Sergiño Dest due to injury, but recovers Jordi Alba and Frenkie de Jong, absent in Getafe due to suspension, and the Uruguayan Ronald Araujo , who missed the last match as a precaution due to the concussion he suffered against Celta.
Villarreal travels to Barcelona with the intention of adding three points that will ensure they can play next season in the Conference League, since the best option is not to depend on what Athletic Club can do, the direct rival of the team from Castellón in this fight. And the thing is that if they don't win, Unai Emery's team needs Athletic not to improve their result, since otherwise the Basque team would leave them out of that seventh place.
Villarreal arrives with the casualties of the injured, Alberto Moreno, Yeremy Pino and Arnaut Danjuma; To which is added this week the loss of the sanctioned Juan Foyth. Regarding the possible eleven, it seems that after a clean week and with rest, the coach's idea is to bet on his most recognizable eleven.
The big question lies in knowing if the coach can count on Gerard Moreno at the start or if he can play throughout the game, since after a few weeks off, he can return to a call.
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Alves, Araujo, Lenglet, Alba; Busquets, De Jong, Gavi; Adama, Aubameyang, Ferran Torres
Villarreal: Roll; Mario, Albiol, Pau, Stone; Couple, Capoue, Chukwueze, Coquelin; Lo Celso, Dia.
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Andalusian Committee).
Stadium: Camp Nou.
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