Never in the last 25 years have Barcelona made a worse start to a LaLiga campaign as they done this season. With just seven points from their opening five games, Barcelona find themselves in unfamiliar territory in the league table.The pressure will be on Ernesto Valverde as his side take on Villareal at home in the sixth round of games tonight. Meanwhile, Javier Revilla’s side will head to the Camp Nou in search of all three points. Here is our prematch overview of Wednesday’s encounter between both clubs.

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Barcelona hope to get back to winning ways as Messi returns

Ernesto Valverde is under immense pressure to turn the tide with many of the Barcelona faithful having lost trust in their manager. He is clutching on to his job and will look to return to winning ways against a strong Villareal side. Lionel Messi’s return to complete fitness will serve as a major boost for the home side as they take on Villareal who have been in good form so far this season. Antoine Griezmann and Luis Suarez will look to get on the scoresheet and provide Messi with the support he needs upfront.

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Villareal look to pile misery on Lionel Messi & Co. at Camp Nou

The yellow submarine are winless against Barcelona in their last 20 LaLiga games (L14, D6). But Villareal have scored in each of their last 18 LaLiga matches (35 goals). Head coach Javier Revilla will hope that his side can pile on the misery of the Blaugrana as they play each other on Wednesday. Santi Cazorla has been sublime this season and will hope to continue that form against Messi & co. Expect a thrilling affair tonight at the Camp Nou as the home side fight hard for all three points.

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Barcelona vs Villareal predicted XI

Barcelona expected playing XI:
Marc Andre Ter Stegen(GK), Segio Roberto, Gerard Pique, Clement Lenglet, Nelson Semedo, Arthur, Sergio Busquets, Frenkie De Jong, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Antoine Griezmann.

Villarreal  expected playing XI:
Sergio Asenjo(GK), Xavier Quintilla, Pau Torres, Raul Albiol, Pena, Vicente Iborra, Santiago Cazorla, Moi Gomez, Samuel Chukwuezu, Gerard Moreno, Karl Ekambi.

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