News round-up 08.09.20

Villarreal round-up — your regular updates about the Yellow Submarine, teams and accomplishments. Curated content with a quick inside view of our club. Let’s keep moving forward, let’s ENDAVANT!

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Gerónimo Rulli kicks the ball in training

Everything is building up to the return of LaLiga this weekend, with Villarreal at home to SD Huesca.

In preparation for that, the Yellows played against Levante at the weekend, in the last pre-season game. It ended in a 1–2 loss, with Francis Coquelin getting the goal for Villarreal. Read the match report here.

We’ve also got good news with the return of Ramiro Funes Mori to full training after a long-term injury. More here.

We have been preparing with our LaLiga official photos too — read more here.

There have also been a few changes to the squad — with Gerónimo Rulli joining from Real Sociedad — more about him here. Manu Morlanes has also departed, heading to Almería on loan. More on that here.

And on the international stage, we also have had good news. Pau Torres and Gerard Moreno, both first team players and products of the academy, featured for Spain at the weekend in their 4–0 win over Ukraine. Read about that here.

Meanwhile Villarreal Women defender Olivia Oprea has also been called up for the Romania squad for two games later this month — more information here.