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title: "Absences for Villarreal and Espanyol ahead of LaLiga Matchday 11 clash"
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description: "Villarreal host Espanyol in Matchday 11 of LaLiga on 30 October at 23:00 Saudi time, amid several absences in both squads."
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# Absences for Villarreal and Espanyol ahead of LaLiga Matchday 11 clash

Villarreal host Espanyol in Matchday 11 of LaLiga on 30 October at 23:00 Saudi time, amid several absences in both squads.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 30 October 2026، 03:51 Saudi time

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Absences for Villarreal and Espanyol ahead of LaLiga Matchday 11 clash

[Villarreal](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/villarreal-221) face visitors [Espanyol](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/espanyol-229) in a meeting between the two sides as part of Matchday 11 of [LaLiga](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/laliga-16) for the 2026/27 season.

The match takes place on 30 October 2026 at 23:00 Saudi time (Damascus), and will be broadcast on the beIN SPORTS network.

Villarreal enter the match amid several absences, with [Carlos Romero](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/carlos-romero-serrano-6378), [Nathan-Dylan Saliba](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/nathan-dylan-saliba-6386) and [Ilias Akhomach](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/ilias-akhomach-chakkour-6388) all set to miss out through injury, in addition to the absence of [Pape Alassane Gueye](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/pape-alassane-gueye-6383) due to suspension.

Espanyol, meanwhile, will be without two players, [Kike García](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/enrique-garc%C3%ADa-mart%C3%ADnez-6644) and [Jofre Carreras](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/jofre-carreras-pag%C3%A8s-6645), due to injury.

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