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title: "Mass absences for Villarreal and Elche ahead of Matchday 9 clash in LaLiga"
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description: "Villarreal host Elche in matchday nine of the Spanish league, amid injury-enforced absences on both sides."
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# Mass absences for Villarreal and Elche ahead of Matchday 9 clash in LaLiga

Villarreal host Elche in matchday nine of the Spanish league, amid injury-enforced absences on both sides.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 16 October 2026، 05:17 ، updated 21:55 Saudi time

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Mass absences for Villarreal and Elche ahead of Matchday 9 clash in LaLiga

[Villarreal](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/villarreal-221) face visitors [Elche](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/elche-232) in a match that brings them together in matchday 9 of the Spanish football league for the 2026/27 season.

The match kicks off at 17:15 Damascus time, and will be broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

Villarreal enter the match without [Tajon Trevor Buchanan](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/tajon-trevor-buchanan-6380) and [Nicolas Pépé](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/nicolas-p%C3%A9p%C3%A9-6394), who are absent through injury.

For their part, Elche will be without the efforts of [Yago Alonso](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/yago-alonso-6752) and [Buba Sangaré](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/aboubacar-sangar%C3%A9-traor%C3%A9-6726), also due to injury.

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