FC Barcelona 2-3 Villarreal: result and report

La Liga · Sunday 18 May 2025

Result

FC Barcelona 2-3 Villarreal

La Liga · Sunday 18 May 2025, 17:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

FC Barcelona · Villarreal · La Liga predictions

FC Barcelona 2-3 Villarreal: match report

FC Barcelona lost to Villarreal 2-3 in La Liga on Sunday 18 May 2025. The half-time score was 2-1.

Ayoze Pérez opened the scoring in the 4th minute. FC Barcelona's goals came from Lamine Yamal (38') and Fermín López (45+5'). Villarreal scored through Ayoze Pérez (4'), Santi Comesaña (50') and Tajon Buchanan (80').

Discipline: FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards; Villarreal received no yellow cards.

Going into the game FC Barcelona were 1st on 85 points from 36 and Villarreal 5th on 64 points from 36. FC Barcelona went on to finish that season 1st with 88 points, and Villarreal 5th with 70.

FC Barcelona lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Villarreal in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Luiz Júnior of Villarreal (8.1), level with Lamine Yamal (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 8 FC Barcelona wins, 0 draws and 2 for Villarreal.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Goal · Ayoze PérezVillarreal · 0-1
  • 38'Goal · Lamine YamalFC Barcelona · 1-1
  • 43'Yellow card · Eric GarcíaFC Barcelona
  • 45+5'Goal · Fermín LópezFC Barcelona · 2-1
  • 50'Goal · Santi ComesañaVillarreal · 2-2
  • 80'Goal · Tajon BuchananVillarreal · 2-3
  • 86'Yellow card · Dani OlmoFC Barcelona

Head-to-head

10 meetings: FC Barcelona 8, draws 0, Villarreal 2.

Team news

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FC Barcelona line-up (4-2-3-1)

Marc ter Stegen, Eric García, Pau Cubarsí, Iñigo Martínez, Gerard Martín, Gavi, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Fermín López, Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski

Villarreal line-up (4-4-2)

Luiz Júnior, Pau Navarro, Juan Foyth, Logan Costa, Sergi Cardona, Nicolas Pépé, Santi Comesaña, Dani Parejo, Yéremy Pino, Álex Baena, Ayoze Pérez