FC Barcelona are set to face Villarreal in their upcoming La Liga fixture at the El Madrigal Stadium. Coming into the fixture after facing a shocking UCL opener, the Blaugrana club would want to continue in winning ways in La Liga to boost their morale for the successive matchdays coming their way.
Hansi Flick speaks on the club's important upcoming matchday against Villarreal
So far, the Blaugrana club has been quite dominant in the Spanish League, sitting comfortably at the top with a 100% win ratio. However, their fixture against Villarreal surely won't be an easy one, as Marcelino's side has been one of the most exciting teams in this season's La Liga. Having restricted Atletico Madrid to a point while bagging the complete 3 points against Sevilla, Villarreal has been unbeaten, with 11 points off their five fixtures.
Barca boss Hansi acknowledged the same, mentioning the Villarreal game to be a tough one for them. Flick said,
""It will be a tough game; Villarreal has the third most goals in La Liga.""Hansi Flick
Unlike the previous fixture, where things didn't go the way FC Barcelona wanted, they would want to start things with the same desire and passion they had been doing before. Flick, while talking about Monaco's fixture, mentioned that although they ended on the losing side, they did have some positives as well.
In Flick's words,
""We analyzed everything in the match and saw some nice things against Monaco, but at the end we lost. We will do the same for Villarreal, but with the same desire and passion.""Hansi Flick
Moreover, the German mastermind gave major updates on the return of two midfield aces, de Jong and Gavi, whose presence could work wonders for the club. Currently, the compartment where Flick's side has been restricted to minimal options has been midfield, and the return of these two can be a significant boost for the club.
However, it seems as if there is still some time for this duo to take the pitch for FC Barcelona. Flick had this to say on their return,
""They are not in our plans for this weekend. We have 8 players unavailable, so we focus on the ones who are here. Frenkie is doing better, and we are taking extremely good care of him and Gavi.""Hansi Flick
Overall, FC Barcelona is expected to continue with the same setup as they enforced against Monaco; however, they would want the results to change significantly. Unlike last time, the Blaugrana club would want to dominate from the start, getting their hold on another 3 points in La Liga.