Barcelona vs Villarreal: La Liga – preview, team news, start, lineups
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Win would provisionally take Barcelona four points ahead of Real Madrid, who host Getafe on Monday night.
Who: Barcelona vs VillarrealWhat: La LigaWhere: Camp Nou, Barcelona, SpainWhen: Saturday, February 28 at 4:15pm (15:15 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 12:30 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream.
Barca welcome high-flying Villarreal to Camp Nou, with the hosts looking to tighten their grip on pole position in La Liga.
A win would provisionally take Barcelona four points ahead of second-placed Real Madrid, who host mid-table Getafe on Monday night.
Barcelona had a mini-wobble earlier this month as they were thrashed 4-0 by Atletico Madrid in the first-leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal before losing 2-1 to Girona, allowing Madrid to briefly occupy top spot.
However, Barca bounced back with a 3-0 win over Levante last weekend to steady the ship, while Madrid slipped to a surprise defeat at Osasuna.
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