Villarreal left with only nine senior players during international break

Villarreal coach Iñigo will have just nine first-team players available during the international break, according to a report by AS. The club has eleven internationals away and four players injured, leaving the squad severely depleted for training.

The nine players remaining are goalkeepers Peter Gulácsi, Luiz Júnior and Rubén Gómez; defenders Pau Navarro, Sergi Cardona and Carlos Romero; midfielders Santi Comesaña and Alberto Moleiro; and forward Ayoze Pérez.

The injured players are Juan Foyth, Alassane Diatta, Ilias Akhomach and Gerard Moreno. The internationals absent are George Mikautadze, Alex Freeman, Santiago Mouriño, Carlos Maciá, Pape Gueye, Logan Costa, Nicolás Pepe, Tajon Buchanan, Tani Oluwaseyi, Nathan Saliba and Renato Veiga.

AS reported that the shortage will make it difficult for the coach to work normally and address the team's inconsistencies, despite the recent win over Getafe.