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title: "Absences for Malaga and Espanyol ahead of Matchday 8 clash in LaLiga"
url: "https://riyadaty.com/en/news/absences-for-malaga-and-espanyol-ahead-of-matchday-8-clash-in-laliga"
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description: "Six players are absent for Malaga and three for Espanyol in their Matchday 8 meeting in LaLiga, scheduled for 22:00 Damascus time."
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# Absences for Malaga and Espanyol ahead of Matchday 8 clash in LaLiga

Six players are absent for Malaga and three for Espanyol in their Matchday 8 meeting in LaLiga, scheduled for 22:00 Damascus time.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 8 October 2026، 10:01 ، updated 22:20 Saudi time

![Absences for Malaga and Espanyol ahead of Matchday 8 clash in LaLiga](https://riyadaty.com/img/blog-1200.jpg/covers/ea88f9d62aae9d84d6c735d2133e3c3022a23808.webp)

Absences for Malaga and Espanyol ahead of Matchday 8 clash in LaLiga

[Malaga](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/malaga-225) host [Espanyol](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/espanyol-229) in the Matchday 8 fixture of the 2026/27 [LaLiga](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/laliga-16) season, with kick-off at 22:00 Damascus time.

Malaga go into the match with several absences, as [Julen Lobete](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/julen-lobete-cienfuegos-6526), [A. Ochoa](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/a-ochoa-6518), [Jens-Lys Michel Cajuste](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/jens-lys-michel-cajuste-6512), [M. Diarra](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/m-diarra-13594) and [Diego Murillo](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/diego-murillo-6504) will all miss out through injury, while [José Salinas](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/jos%C3%A9-salinas-mor%C3%A1n-6509) is absent for other reasons.

Espanyol, meanwhile, will be without three players: [Kike García](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/kike-garc%C3%ADa-6644), [J. Puado](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/j-puado-13595) and [Jofre Carreras](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/jofre-carreras-pag%C3%A8s-6645), all of whom are absent due to injury.

The absences in both squads persist until the match takes place on 9 October 2026.

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