A solid spell of possession for Barcelona but it's all in midfield. Or is it?

Villarreal are in their yellow shirts, Barcelona in their neon blue away kit. I'd have thought their home kit would be less of a clash.

Under way.

Lionel Messi has been involved in a goal in each of his last seven La Liga games against Villarreal (six goals and two assists).

He bagged his 700th career goal for club and country in their game against Atletico.

Barcelona make two changes from their draw with Atletico Madrid, which was their second consecutive 2-2 draw.

Antoine Griezmann and Sergi Roberto are in for Ivan Rakitic and Riqui Puig.

Former Barca striker is in Villarreal's starting XI, as is Santi Cazorla and Fulham loanee Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa.

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Villarreal's run since football resumed has been very impressive - five wins and a draw from six games.

They are now only three points behind Sevilla and the Champions League places.

Barca boss Quique Setien said: "They're one of the teams that have returned from lockdown in best shape and they’re doing this very well.

"We’ve dropped points that we didn’t deserve [away from home] because as a unit the team has played well. We are still alive and will keep battling.”

Barcelona's form since the restart has probably cost them the title. Three wins and three draws have seen them slip from top spot to seven points behind Real Madrid.

They absolutely cannot afford any more slip-ups - and know even five wins out of five may not be enough.

Welcome to live text commentary of their trip to in-form Villarreal.

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