Only the Catalans have earned more points than the unbeaten Yellow Submarine, who are tied on 11 with champions Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.
Barcelona, with a perfect record of five wins from five games, are four points ahead but face a difficult test at the Estadio de la Ceramica, a short journey down Spain's east coast.
Perez, part of the Spain squad which won Euro 2024, joined Villarreal in August from Real Betis.
After losing striker Alexander Sorloth to Atletico Madrid, the second-top scorer in Spain last season... Читать дальше...