World News – GB – Barcelona 4-0 Villarreal: LaLiga – LIVE!

It has been a tumultuous summer for the Blaugrana, with Ronald Koeman replacing Quique Setien as manager in addition to top-level transfer sagas involving Lionel Messi and the late Luis Suarez

A Villarreal side who have played twice so far this season, who have beaten Eibar and drawn with Huesca, are looking to start Barcelona’s early attempt to regain the lost title against Real Madrid

So far it was the night of the youngster’s Ansu Fati Super performance, who scored the first two goals in the time of Ronald Koeman

45 minutes: Messi rolls up the ball and Pau Torres pops out a leg to inadvertently pass his own goalkeeper Nothing is going well for Villarreal!

36 minutes: Messi takes a little break and hits a low shot to Asenjo’s left Villarreal goalkeeper gets the slightest touch but can’t keep him out and the Argentine has his first goal of the season 2020-21

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This match will be played behind closed doors at Camp Nou without fans due to the presence of government directives regarding the coronavirus

TV channel: UK viewers will be able to watch the match on Premier Sports, in collaboration with LaLigaTV, which owns the rights to broadcast Spanish football in the UK and Ireland

Viewers with a Sky subscription can sign up to watch LaLigaTV for free until October 15, while those who don’t have the same time to sign up and stream matches on Premier Player

Substitutes: Inaki Pena, Arnau Tenas, Araujo, Mingo, Junior, Alena, Pjanic, Rafinha, Riqui Puig, Dembele, Pedri, Trincao

Although Barcelona have had a turbulent summer after a difficult end to the season, it’s hard to look past a home win

Indeed, there may still be unrest within the squad, with Messi publicly criticizing the club for ‘throwing’ Luis Suarez into the hands of rivals Atletico Madrid

However, with Messi still in the squad – and Koeman looking for his first Barca win – I expect a narrow home win

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