Villarreal have had a powerful begin to the 2024-25 season, and after 13 matchdays, they presently occupy a Champions League spot (4th). Nonetheless, sustaining that over the approaching weeks may very well be troublesome, as head coach Marcelino Garcia Toral is massively struggling within the attacking division.
Pre-international break, Ilias Akhomach was dominated out for the rest of the season after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament, and to make issues worse, two extra ahead have suffered accidents over the previous fortnight. As per , Ayoze Perez will probably be out for 2-3 weeks as he’s combating a minor muscular downside, whereas Nicolas Pepe is ready to be sidelined till January with a hamstring tear.
face a difficult schedule within the build-up to the winter break, with the likes of Osasuna, Girona, Athletic Membership and Actual Betis being within the Yellow Submarines’ subsequent run of fixtures. For the following 2-3 weeks not less than, Marcelino will solely have Yeremy Pino, Thierno Barry and an unsharp Gerard Moreno at his disposal.