Espanyol set for San Sebastián without Bryan Zaragoza

Bryan Zaragoza won’t make the trip with Espanyol to San Sebastián for the clash against Real Sociedad on Saturday at 7:00 PM, as Manolo González confirmed in his press conference. The Espanyol coach said it “doesn’t really make sense” to travel because they prefer Zaragoza to train with the squad at the right time and, in his view, be ready the following week.

No Zaragoza in Anoeta

The squad list includes the usual group of players across every line, with Dmitrovic among the keepers. In defence, the call-up features Hartman, Riedel, Unai Núñez, Drkusic, Hinojo, Omar El Hilali, Timera and José Ángel.

Key absences explained

There are also notable exclusions. González confirmed that Rubén Sánchez is declared transferable and framed it as “a sporting and technical decision,” adding “nothing more” to look for. Mundo Deportivo notes that PAOK Thessaloniki, with Alessio Lisci involved, had him as an objective, but the player’s situation would have cooled down after PAOK failed to qualify for the Conference League—eliminated by Brann in the final qualifying stage.

Meanwhile, Leandro Cabrera remains sidelined through suspension: he will serve his third and final match after the incident of hitting the VAR monitor during Espanyol-Getafe last season, in March.

Full squad

The rest of the Espanyol call-up (Fortuño, Dmitrovic, Llorenç Serred; Hartman, Riedel, Unai Núñez, Drkusic, Hinojo, Omar El Hilali, Timera, José Ángel; Urko, Edu Expósito, Pol Lozano, Moscardo, Bauza, Javi Hernández; Roberto Fernández, Pere Milla, Jofre, Marcos Fernández Calatrava and Dolan) is therefore shaped by Zaragoza’s absence and the sporting and disciplinary reasons highlighted by Mundo Deportivo.