Pape Gueye and Ilias Akhomach out against Espanyol
Gueye serves a one-match ban after his red card at Mestalla; Romero and Saliba are in the final stage of muscle recovery.
Villarreal prepare for Friday's LaLiga clash with Espanyol at La CerĂĄmica with two confirmed absences: Pape Gueye, who serves a one-match suspension after his red card at Mestalla, and Ilias Akhomach, ruled out by muscle problems whose extent is still unclear. As Mundo Deportivo reports, the squad trained on Wednesday after Tuesday's Copa match against Manacor.
Carlos Romero and Nathan Saliba have also been sidelined by muscle issues for several weeks. Coach Ăñigo PĂ©rez explained that both are in the final phase of their recovery, and the club will wait to see whether they can be available for the game.
The good news comes from Nicolas Pepe, who returned to action in the Copa del Rey match after several weeks out following eye surgery.
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