| With Marc-André ter Stegen still recovering from an injury, Neto gets the start in goal | Want in while you're out of Canada? Koeman, who succeeded Quique Setien in August after the crushing 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League, could hardly have hoped for a better start after the chaotic close season overshadowed by Messi's attempt to leave the club |
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| Notice Trincão starting his run | Ideally, funnelling Barcelona to the wings and defending in three out of the five vertical channels can keep Villarreal safe in the nearest channels |
Coverage of Barcelona vs Villarreal is on La Liga TV in the United Kingdom at 8pm BST.
| Ronald Koeman is the new man at the helm | In Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States, the following television channels and online services will be broadcasting Barcelona vs Villarreal: Spain: Movistar LaLiga, Movistar LaLiga 2, Movistar+, Partidazo in Movistar LaLiga UK: Premier Player HD, LaLigaTV USA: , beIN SPORTS XTRA, beIN SPORTS en Español, beIN SPORTS, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Check out elsewhere in the world |
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| You can just barely catch Messi pick out the young Portuguese with his peripheral vision, which is all the more impressive since Messi hardly turns his head | You will find what results teams Villarreal and Barcelona usually end matches with divided into first and second half |
Villarreal's task was made much harder on 65 minutes as Manu Trigueros was red carded for an over-the-ball foul on Lionel Messi.
25| The outside-backs stay a little deeper until the side can safely secure progression and the new three-man midfield forms a V, which offers Parejo the protection he lacked last season at Valencia | |
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| We have six games left | Currently, stands in the 4th position in La Liga — Spain standings table with 4 points from 2 matches |