Barca do not want to live on a Yellow Submarine.
Barcelona are chasing their eighth straight victory as they welcome Villarreal to the Camp Nou on Sunday. Since falling against Real Sociedad early in January, the Blaugrana have not lost, and are playing some of their best football of the season.
Most of the crisis talk that was swirling around the Catalan club has dissipated, but in a high pressure situation like Barca, the doubts can return very quickly with just one misstep.
The Yellow Submarine have been solid all season and are on a 18-match unbeaten run of their own, dating back to a loss in the Europa League last year. They came within a late Sandro Ramirez goal of toppling Barcelona in their first meeting, but as is usually the case in La Liga, beating one of the "big three" on their pitch is a much tougher task.
Neither time has any major injury issues, so both coaches will have near full rosters available. New loan signing Joel Campbell should be available for Villarreal.
Villarreal injuries and suspensions
Out: Eric Bailly (international duty).
Barcelona injuries and suspensions
Out: Thomas Vermaelen (hamstring), Douglas (ankle).
Match Date/Time: Sunday, 9 p.m. local, 3 p.m. ET
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
TV: beIN Sports (U.S. - English), beIN Sports en Español (U.S. - Spanish), beIN Sports (Canada), Sky Sports 5/HD (U.K.), Canal+ Yomvi, Canal+ Liga/HD (Spain)
Online: beIN Sports CONNECT (U.S. & Canada), Sky Go (U.K.)
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