{"id":15402,"date":"2025-05-18T10:24:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T04:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=598669"},"modified":"2025-05-18T10:24:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T04:54:16","slug":"barcelona-vs-villarreal-can-the-yellow-submarine-upset-the-la-liga-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/barcelona-vs-villarreal-can-the-yellow-submarine-upset-the-la-liga-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona vs Villarreal: Can the Yellow Submarine upset the La Liga champions?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"511\">The 2024-25 edition of La Liga is heating up as Barcelona prepares to face Villarreal in a high-stakes encounter at the Estadi Ol\u00edmpic Llu\u00eds Companys (Montjuic) this Sunday. Both teams come into the clash in impressive form, setting the stage for a thrilling showdown.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"555\">Barcelona vs. Villarreal: Match Preview<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"1009\">Barcelona have officially clinched the La Liga title under the guidance of Hansi Flick, marking a successful campaign for the Catalan giants. Their recent 2-0 victory over Espanyol sealed the championship and extended their unbeaten run. With players like Robert Lewandowski, Pedri, and Lamine Yamal in red-hot form, Bar\u00e7a will be eager to end the season on a high note.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1397\">Villarreal, currently sitting 5th in the La Liga standings, have been one of the standout teams this season. Their recent 3-0 win against Leganes demonstrated their attacking prowess and solid defensive organization. With European qualification in sight, the Yellow Submarine will look to upset the champions on their home turf.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"1399\" data-end=\"1427\">Possible Starting Lineups<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1456\">Barcelona Predicted XI:<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1457\" data-end=\"1615\">Szczesny; Eric Garcia, Cubarsi, Inigo Martinez, Balde; De Jong, Pedri; Lamine Yamal, Fermin, Raphinha; Lewandowski<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1617\" data-end=\"1645\">Villarreal Predicted XI:<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1646\" data-end=\"1782\">Luiz Junior; Foyth, Kambwala, Costa, Pedraza; Gueye, Parejo; Pepe, Baena, Yeremy Pino; Perez<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"2357\" data-end=\"2385\">Prediction: Who Will Win?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2387\" data-end=\"2623\">While Villarreal are a strong and motivated side, Barcelona\u2019s confidence, depth, and form make them the favorites. With the title already in hand, Flick may rotate the squad slightly, but the hunger to finish strong at home remains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2625\" data-end=\"2670\"><strong data-start=\"2625\" data-end=\"2670\">Predicted Score: Barcelona 2-1 Villarreal<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024-25 edition of La Liga is heating up as Barcelona prepares to face Villarreal in a high-stakes encounter at\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":36635,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[661,3919,2569],"class_list":["post-15402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-barcelona","tag-la-liga","tag-villarreal"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}