Overview
- Villarreal beat Espanyol 4-1 on Monday at La Cerámica, handing the visitors a fourth straight defeat and extending a run of seven consecutive league games conceding.
- The scoring went Mikautadze, a Salinas own goal, Pepe and Moleiro for the hosts, with Cabrera pulling one back late for Espanyol.
- An Omar El Hilali finish at 0-0 was ruled out for a foul by Roberto on Sergi Cardona, a decision that left Espanyol feeling aggrieved.
- González lamented the performance as lacking intensity, called the four goals conceded avoidable, and warned the team must reset to stop giving up counters.
- Espanyol remain sixth in LaLiga thanks to their strong first half, with Celta visiting Cornellà next before a trip to Atlético.