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11th placed club in the Spanish La Liga continues to struggle with injuries. In Tuesday's first leg of the Spanish King's Cup round of 16 match away against "Valladolid," which "Villarreal" lost 1-2, Jose Maria Romero also suffered an injury. The 28-year-old forward injured his knee ligament and will be out of play for about 5 weeks.
"The Yellow Submarines" are currently also without defenders Jose Manuel Pena and Pascal Cygans, as well as forward Nihat and goalkeeper Robert Pires, who are recovering from serious knee injuries. The first one suffered his second knee injury this season in November and will probably miss the rest of the season as well. Meanwhile, the Frenchman R. Pires, acquired from Arsenal, got injured in pre-season games and will only return to the field in the second half of February.
"Villarreal," who reached the Champions League semi-finals last year, is not pleasing their fans this season. Losing the last three games in the Spanish championship, "The Submarines" currently have 22 points after 17 matches and are in 11th place.
