Villarreal drew with Atletico Madrid before beating Sevilla and Celta Vigo for seven points from a possible nine and they have since added four more points to their tally with a draw at Valencia and a win over Mallorca.

Barcelona midfielders Fermin Lopez, Dani Olmo, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong and Marc Bernal, and defensive pair Ronald Araujo and Andreas Christensen are sidelined with injury

Girona: Coach Michel is currently looking to assembling the best squad available after some summer outgoings, including striker Arnaut Danjuma who joined the Spanish side in the summer transfer window, and he's expected to make his first start at the new club.

Barcelona are looking to bounce back from a disappointing Champions League defeat this Sunday when they travel to Villarreal in La Liga. After a perfect start to the Hansi Flick era, the Catalan