The Villarreal vs Barcelona Sunday 21st December 2025 will be shown live on ESPN in the USA and Premier Sports 1 in the UK. Below is the detailed information on how to go about it.
What is the date and kick off time for the Villarreal CF vs FC Barcelona game?
Date and Kick-off Time
UK: 8:00 PM GMT, Saturday 20 December 2025
USA: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday 20 December 2025
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
Where can i watch Villarreal CF vs FC Barcelona on TV and live stream in the USA?
In the USA, soccer fans can watch the game live on ESPN.
How to watch ESPN
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How to watch Villarreal CF vs FC Barcelona in the UK?
In the UK, football fans can watch the game live on Premier Sports 1 (TV channel) and Premier Sports Player (live streaming)
How to watch Premier Sports and Premier Player
Sky TV
You can watch Premier Sports TV in Sky TV which comes with a variety of channels including
Premier Sports 1 and Premier Sports 2.
Virgin Media
On Virgin Media, the channels include Premier Sports 1 and Premier Sports 2.
Streaming
Premier Player
You can watch and stream Premier Sports 1 & 2 and LaLigaTV via the Premier Sports website or app.
Match Preview
Villarreal remains eager for European football but faces an uphill task as they come up against Barcelona at home. The Yellow Submarines currently sit mid-table.
Barcelona heads into this fixture at the top of the La Liga table and are unbeaten in their last six games. The team took the lead following Real Madrid's inconsistent run.
Predicted Lineups
Villarreal: Jörgensen; Foyth, Albiol, Cuenca, Pedraza; Parejo, Capoue, Baena; Chukwueze, Gerard Moreno, Sorloth
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Koundé, Araújo, Christensen, Balde; Pedri, De Jong, Gavi; Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha
Form Guide
Villarreal CF Form Guide: Loss, Win, Draw, Loss, Win, Loss, Draw, Win
FC Barcelona Form Guide: Win, Win, Win, Draw, Win, Win, Win, Win
Players to watch
Villarreal CF
Gerard Moreno
Álex Baena
Barcelona
Robert Lewandowski
Lamine Yamal
Pedri
Frenkie de Jong
Marc-André ter Stegen
Villarreal CF Schedule
Dec 20: vs Barcelona (Home)
Jan 5: vs Athletic Bilbao (Away)
Jan 12: vs Real Betis (Home)
Jan 19: vs Sevilla (Away)
Jan 26: vs Osasuna (Home)
Feb 2: vs Real Madrid (Away)
Feb 9: vs Valencia (Home)
Feb 16: vs Girona (Away)
Feb 23: vs Espanyol (Home)
Mar 2: vs Mallorca (Away)
FC Barcelona Schedule
Dec 20: vs Villarreal (Away)
Jan 6: vs Rayo Vallecano (Home)
Jan 13: vs Real Sociedad (Away)
Jan 20: vs Atlético Madrid (Home)
Jan 27: vs Getafe (Away)
Feb 3: vs Sevilla (Home
)
Feb 10: vs Alavés (Away)
Feb 17: vs Real Madrid (Home)
Feb 24: vs Celta Vigo (Away)
Mar 1: vs Athletic Bilbao (Home)