Barcelona vs. Villarreal

Villareal is 1-0-1 to start the Spanish La Liga season, though they beat an Eibar squad that was #14 in the standings a year ago and played newcomer Huesca to a 1-1 tie. Villareal has lost its last two road games allowing four goals and steps up to face a powerhouse Barcelona squad off a 25-6-7 campaign finishing second in the league standings. They were tops in goals (86 in 38 matches) and are more potent this season with the additions of talented midfielder Miralem Pjanic and 20-year old winger Francisco Trincao. Barcelona has owned this series (21-3-7), outscoring Villareal by a 2.3 to 1 average in goals. That includes wins in the last two meetings, 4-1 and 2-1. Back Barcelona on the moneyline.