Madrid, Feb. 28 -- FC Barcelona faces a stiff test of its leadership in La Liga on Saturday when Villarreal visits the Camp Nou Stadium.
Although Barcelona won the corresponding fixture 2-0 in Villarreal in December, Villarreal is third in La Liga and with an enviable record away to Barcelona in recent years, with a 3-2 win in its last visit to Barcelona, a 5-3 victory in January 2024 and a 2-0 triumph back in May 2022.
Saturday's match also comes just four days before Barcelona entertains Atletico Madrid in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal needing to overturn a 4-0 first leg deficit and coachHansi Flick will have to decide if he is going to reserve any players to attempt a fightback,according to Xinhua.
Flick's options to ...