In Round 17 of La Liga, Villarreal hosted Barcelona at home. After kickoff, Barcelona made several mistakes, but they were the first to break the deadlock as Raphinha converted a penalty to give the visitors the lead. Villarreal then suffered a setback when Renato Veiga was shown a red card for a sliding tackle on Yamal, leaving the hosts a man down. In the second half, Barcelona kept up the pressure. Frenkie de Jong delivered a key assist, and Yamal finished calmly to extend the advantage. In the end, the scoreline read Villarreal 0–2 Barcelona, with the away side taking all three points.