Barcelona confirmed their status as the best team in Spain and emphatically defeated Villarreal 2–0 to close out 2025 on a two-month domestic unbeaten run.
Raphinha silenced a vibrant Estadio de la Cerámica with a well-taken penalty 10 minutes into the game. The goal sent Barcelona on their way and things got much easier when a nasty Renato Veiga tackle forced the hosts to play the final 50 minutes of the match with 10 men.
