Barcelona continued their La Liga winning run on Sunday with a professional 2-0 victory over Villarreal at La Ceramica.Joan Garcia – 7.5Barcelona’s decision to sign Garcia in the summer continues

Raphinha silenced a vibrant Estadio de la Cerámica with a well-taken penalty 10 minutes into the game. The goal sent Barcelona on their way and things got much easier when a nasty Renato Veiga tackle forced the hosts to play the final 50 minutes of the match with 10 men.

Barcelona will round out 2025 at home to Villarreal on Saturday, hoping to increase its cushion at La Liga’s summit.

Barcelona loanee Hector Fort continues to impress at Elche and scored a brilliant goal on Sunday during his team’s clash with Rayo Vallecano in La Liga. Fort opened the scoring in the match after just six minutes. The full-back beat two defenders and then smashed a fierce shot high into the roof of the net to make it 1-0.

Villarreal are not far behind, though, winning six straight to climb to third in the standings. Marcelino’s side are eight points back of Barcelona, but with two games in hand, they could easily jump Real Madrid in second and a victory on Sunday could put them in position to leapfrog the defending champions.

Barcelona's Lamine Yamal and Pedri were picked in the XI, but Flick expressed his disappointment at Raphinha being overlooked.

Legends from La Liga rivals FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will face off in a match on Feb. 22. The unique showdown will take place at BMO Stadium, regular home to Los Angeles FC of MLS and Angel City FC of the NWSL and host venue for flag football and lacrosse during the 2028 Summer Olympics.

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