Espanyol beat Villarreal 1-0 in LaLiga Round 11
Gulaci’s 60th-minute goal gave Espanyol a 1-0 win at Villarreal on October 30, 2026, moving them to 12th in LaLiga.
Espanyol recorded a 1-0 victory at Villarreal on October 30, 2026, sealing their first away win of the season since mid-September in the opening match of Round 11 of LaLiga.
Espanyol started positively and fashioned an early chance in the third minute when Fernandez came close to putting the visitors ahead. Ten minutes before halftime Fortuno found a good position for Cardona’s strike, and later Nicolas Pepe tested the Villarreal defence, but the score remained goalless at the interval.
Decisive action after the hour
The second half saw a goal for Espanyol ruled out, but the breakthrough came in the 60th minute when Gulaci could not be saved after Cabrera struck from a cross delivered from the left side. The goal proved to be the match-winner.
There were no further changes to the scoreboard, and Espanyol picked up only their third win of the campaign. The result lifted them to 12th place in the table, one point behind Villarreal.
The victory ends a run without an away win that stretched back to mid-September; their previous triumph had come about one and a half months earlier in Pamplona.
Match date: October 30, 2026. This was the first fixture of LaLiga Round 11.
Photo: press material from the event
