Although the results have largely been in their favor, there is no doubt that FC Barcelona have been significantly impacted by the absences of all the important players who are recovering from their

Gavi, Frenkie de Jong and Andreas Christensen are among the headline absentees as Barcelona prepare to visit Villarreal on Sunday.

The Catalans were already without new signing Dani Olmo, who is sidelined for up to five weeks with a right hamstring injury.