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Raul Albiol - Receives stitches, will train soon Albiol received stitches after suffering his head injury and is expected to return to training soon, according to his club.

Impact Albiol doesn't look to have picked up a major injury after being forced off the field Thursday, as he is already back with Villarreal and plans on training in the coming days. That said, he will miss out on Monday's match against Las Palmas, possibly returning against Real Madrid on Oct. 5.

SEPTEMBER 27 • ROTOWIRE

Kiko Femenia - Leader in blocks, interceptions Femenia created a chance, blocked a shot and made three interceptions during Thursday's 2-1 win over Espanyol.

Impact Femenia was a part of the Villarreal back line that conceded in the first half, leading his side in blocks and interceptions. Femenia has combined four four tackles, four interceptions and two blocks over his last three starts, but isn't offering much in attack from right-back.

SEPTEMBER 27 • ROTOWIRE

Sergi Cardona - Leader in tackles, clearances Cardona took an off target shot, crossed once inaccurately, created a chance, made five tackles (winning four) and three clearances during Thursday's 2-1 win over Espanyol.

Impact Cardona was a part of the Villarreal back four that conceded once in the win, leading the team in tackles and clearances. The fullback has combined for seven crosses, eight tackles and 12 clearances over his last three starts.

SEPTEMBER 27 • ROTOWIRE

RCD Espanyol 1 vs 2 Villarreal CF | Game Highlights ⚽

SEPTEMBER 27 • YOUTUBE

Marcelino: "Estuvimos competitivos, comprometidos y merecimos esta victoria"

SEPTEMBER 26 • YOUTUBE

RCD ESPANYOL 1 - 2 VILLARREAL CF | RESUMEN LALIGA EA SPORTS

SEPTEMBER 26 • YOUTUBE

🔴 RCD ESPANYOL vs VILLARREAL CF - PREVIA DEL PARTIDO

SEPTEMBER 26 • YOUTUBE

One-year suspended sentence and ban from soccer for fan who racially abused Vinícius

Real Madrid says a Spanish court has given a one-year suspended sentence to a soccer fan for racially abusing its player Vinícius Júnior and Villarreal’s Samuel Chukwueze

SEPTEMBER 26 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alex Baena - Assists twice before substitution Baena had two assists while crossing four times (two accurate) and creating three chances during Thursday's match against Espanyol.

Impact Baena set up Ayoze Perez in first half stoppage time and again in the 63rd minute while leading Villarreal in crosses and chances created as of his substitution in the 66th minute. Baena has three assists while combining for six shots, 10 chances created and 16 crosses over his last three matches.

SEPTEMBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

Ayoze Perez - Remains in red hot form Perez scored two goals while taking five shots (two on goal) during Thursday's match against Espanyol.

Impact Perez found the back of the net in the first half stoppage time and again in the 63rd minute while his five shots led Villarreal as of his substitution in the 74th minute. Perez is in red hot form at the moment with five goals over his last four matches while combining for 14 shots and five chances created over that same timeframe.

SEPTEMBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

Raul Albiol - Forced off with head injury Albiol was forced off in the first half of Thursday's match against Espanyol due to a head injury.

Impact Albiol left the match in the 36th minute being replaced by Eric Bailly following a clash of heads. The defender's status for Monday's match against Las Palmas is now in doubt.

SEPTEMBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

Yeremi Pino - Out for Thursday's trip Pino will not make the trip to Espanyol on Thursday. According to manager Marcelino, he "has had a muscular problem and is out for this match/ We are waiting for tests, which will...

Impact Pino will undergo tests on a possible muscle injury to his groin that will keep him out of Thursday's match. He's started four of the six games played to open up the season, totaling seven chances, seven crosses (one accurate), eight tackles and three clearances. Ilias Akhomach will likely get another call to start in the midfield for Villarreal.

SEPTEMBER 25 • ROTOWIRE

Santi Comesana - Four completed tackles in big loss Comesana had six tackles (four won), one clearance and two interceptions in Sunday's 5-1 loss against Barcelona.

Impact Comesana completed four tackles for the first time this season as the midfielder tried to withstand the Barcelona midfield. This was a total that he didn't even reach last season in any game. He has become a regular starter this season playing at least 73 minutes in each of the six games this season.

SEPTEMBER 23 • ROTOWIRE

Nicolas Pepe - Unselfish assist to open tally Pepe assisted once to go with four shots (three on goal), three crosses (one accurate) and two corners in Sunday's 5-1 defeat versus Barcelona.

Impact Pepe picked up his first goal involvement in only his second start of the season. He was very unselfish as he squared the ball to Ayoze Perez. He also took four shots and had a goal disallowed due to offside.

SEPTEMBER 23 • ROTOWIRE

Ayoze Perez - Scores for third fame in a row Perez scored one goal to go with two shots (one on goal), one cross (one accurate) and two chances created in Sunday's 5-1 loss versus Barcelona. In addition, he was given a yellow...

Impact Perez scored the only goal for his side as Barcelona heavily defeated them. This made it three games in a row where he has scored in three starts, with a total of nine shots in these three starts. Last season he scored nine goals in 31 games for Betis.

SEPTEMBER 23 • ROTOWIRE

Villarreal CF 1 vs 5 FC Barcelona | Game Highlights ⚽

SEPTEMBER 22 • YOUTUBE

Barcelona had to go to the youngsters - Craig Burley is impressed with win over Villarreal | ESPN FC

SEPTEMBER 22 • YOUTUBE

VILLARREAL CF 1 - 5 FC BARCELONA | RESUMEN LALIGA EA SPORTS

SEPTEMBER 22 • YOUTUBE

Flick: "Estoy muy contento por la victoria pero triste por la lesión de Ter Stegen"

SEPTEMBER 22 • YOUTUBE

🚨 DOMINATION 🚨 Villarreal vs. Barcelona | LALIGA Highlights | ESPN FC

SEPTEMBER 22 • YOUTUBE

🔴 VILLARREAL CF vs FC BARCELONA - PREVIA DEL PARTIDO

SEPTEMBER 22 • YOUTUBE

Pape Gueye - Back from suspension Gueye completed his one-game suspension and is available to face Barcelona on Sunday.

Impact Gueye will add some much-needed depth in midfield against the hottest team in the league. Considering that he's started in two of his four appearances this season, Gueye could very well make an immediate return to the starting lineup for Sunday's clash.

SEPTEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE

Yeremi Pino - Provides assist off bench Yeremi Pino assisted once to go with one shot (zero on goal), one cross (zero accurate) and one chance created in Saturday's 2-1 win over Mallorca.

Impact Pino came off the bench for the second time this season; however, he managed to make a big impact on the game as he registered an assist in the 94th minute that resulted in Villareal taking the lead.

SEPTEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE

Alex Baena - Provides assist in win Alex Baena assisted once to go with five shots (one on goal), six crosses (two accurate) and six corners in Saturday's 2-1 win over Mallorca.

Impact Baena returned to the starting lineup after being unavailable in their previous contest. He made a quick impact as he helped open up the scoring by delivering a cross that found Logan Costa alone in the box. Additionally, he created five chances and has now created 16 chances over his past three games.

SEPTEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE

Logan Costa - Scores in win Costa scored one goal to go with one shot (one on goal) in Saturday's 2-1 victory versus Mallorca.

Impact Costa notched his first goal of the season in the 27th minute as he scored with a powerful header that went off the post and into the back of the net. Defensively, he's been very active in his first two starts with his new club, registering 18 clearances.

SEPTEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE

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One-year suspended sentence and ban from soccer for fan who racially abused Vinícius