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Espanyol beat Villarreal 1-0 to move out of the relegation zone
Espanyol beat Villarreal 1-0 in a LaLiga match at Villarreal’s La Cerámica stadium.
Lele Cabrera scored the winner from a Bryan cross near the hour mark.
Espanyol were led by interim coach Sergio García after Manolo was dismissed, and the club had also been knocked out of the cup by Sestao.
The win lifted Espanyol out of the relegation zone, leaving them one point behind Villarreal, who remain in mid-table.
Villarreal lost forward Gerard Moreno to a muscle problem early in the match and could not score.
Pereira is set to take charge of Espanyol next, according to the match coverage.
Espanyol beat Villarreal 1-0 away in the 11th round of Spain’s top division.
Lele Cabrera scored the winning goal in the second half, with Bryan Zaragoza providing the assist.
The victory moved Espanyol out of the relegation zone and left them one point behind Villarreal.
Espanyol were led by interim coach Sergio García, before Eder Sarabia takes charge.
Villarreal lost Gerard Moreno to an injury in the first half.
- Who
- Espanyol beat Villarreal.
- What
- Espanyol won 1-0, with Lele Cabrera scoring the only goal.
- When
- October 30, 2026.
- Where
- La Cerámica stadium in Vila-real, Spain.
- Why
- The win moved Espanyol out of the relegation zone. The sources do not state a further reason.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Espanyol dismissed coach Manolo González after a difficult week that included a Copa del Rey elimination.
Sergio García led Espanyol as interim coach against Villarreal.
Villarreal substituted Gerard Moreno because of an injury.
Lele Cabrera scored for Espanyol, assisted by Bryan Zaragoza.
Espanyol moved out of the relegation zone and climbed to 11 points.
- Final score
- Villarreal 0-1 Espanyol
- Winning goal
- Lele Cabrera, second half
- Assist
- Bryan Zaragoza
- Espanyol points
- 11
- League position
- Espanyol moved out of the relegation zone and sat one point behind Villarreal
- Next fixture
- Villarreal were due to face PSG in the Champions League on November 3
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