Espanyol vs Athletic Club: La Liga Match Preview

Match Context

Espanyol host Athletic Club at RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat, on 13 May 2026 in La Liga Regular Season - 36. Espanyol come in 16th on 39 points, while Athletic Club sit 9th with 44 points.

Espanyol Availability

Espanyol face multiple absences and doubts.

• Fernando Calero (Yellow Cards suspension) is sidelined.
• T. Dolan (Yellow Cards suspension) is sidelined.
• Javi Puado (Knee Injury) is sidelined.
• C. Ngonge (Knee Injury) is doubtful.
• Carlos Romero (Injury) is doubtful.

Calero’s suspension removes an experienced defensive option, while Puado’s knee issue further reduces attacking depth out wide and up front. The doubts over Ngonge and Romero complicate selection both in the forward line and at full-back.

Athletic Club Availability

Athletic Club also have key concerns.

• Oihan Sancet (Muscle Injury) is sidelined.
• Nico Williams (Injury) is sidelined.
• Aymeric Laporte (Injury) is doubtful.
• B. Prados Diaz (Knee Injury) is doubtful.

Sancet and Nico Williams are central to Athletic Club’s creativity and penetration between the lines and on the flank, so their absence significantly reshapes the visitors’ attacking plans, while Laporte’s fitness question leaves uncertainty at the heart of the defense.

Impact Summary

With no detailed team season statistics available, the precise attacking output lost cannot be quantified, but both sides are deprived of several first-team regulars in advanced and creative roles, suggesting a potentially more cautious tactical approach from both managers.