*Standings at the time of writing
Competition/Round: 2023-24 La Liga, Matchday 22
Barcelona Outs & Doubts: Marc-André ter Stegen, Gavi, Alejandro Balde, Raphinha, Iñigo Martínez, Marcos Alonso (out)
Villarreal Outs & Doubts: Dani Parejo, Yeremi Pino, Juan Foyth, Alfonso Pedraza, Denis Suárez, Pepe Reina, Raúl Albiol, Ramon Terrats (out)
Date/Time: Saturday, January 27, 2024, 6.30pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 5.30pm GMT (UK), 12.30pm ET, 9.30am PT (USA), 11pm IST (India)
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
VAR: Santiago Jaime Latre
How to watch on TV: ESPN Deportes (USA), Viaplay Sports 2 (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), Sports18 (India), TSN 4 (Canada), Not Available (Spain), others
How to watch online: ESPN+ (USA), LaLigaTV (UK), DAZN (Spain), others
Following a painful and emotionally taxing Copa del Rey exit away to Athletic Bilbao in midweek, Barcelona continue the madness of January with their eighth game this month and their first at home as the Catalans welcome Villarreal for a big La Liga clash at the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium on Saturday evening.