Barcelona team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Villarreal

Barcelona will be bidding to bounce back from Sunday's defeat in El Clasico when they continue their La Liga campaign at home to Villarreal on Thursday night.

The Catalan outfit were top of the table entering the clash with Real Madrid, but a 3-1 defeat at Bernabeu saw them drop into second position.

Xavi's side have now only won one of their last four matches in all competitions, including two disappointing results against Inter Milan in the Champions League.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their clash with Villarreal, who currently sit in ninth position in the table on 12 points.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Hamstring Possible return date: October 23 (vs. Athletic Bilbao)

Memphis Depay suffered a hamstring problem during the recent international break, which is set to rule him out again here, but the Dutchman could be back against Athletic Bilbao.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Thigh Possible return date: Unknown

Ronald Araujo recently underwent surgery on a thigh problem, which will see him miss the World Cup, and the defender will not be seen in a Barcelona shirt again until 2023.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Ankle Possible return date: Unknown

Andreas Christensen remains sidelined with the ankle injury that he picked up against Inter in the Champions League, and it is currently unclear when he will be available for selection again.

Barcelona have no suspensions for the league clash with Villarreal.