Villarreal Face Espanyol in LaLiga Matchday 11
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Villarreal play Espanyol in a football match today.
The game is part of LaLiga EA Sports. This is the top football league in Spain.
It is matchday 11 of the season. Every team plays many matchdays in a season.
Espanyol's coach is Íñigo Pérez. He is also called a manager in football.
Before the game, he talked to journalists. He said his team must feel strong and solid.
He said this is important because Espanyol plays at Villarreal's home stadium.
Playing at home is often easier for the home team. Away teams must feel strong too.
Fans can watch the match live today. Many people like to watch LaLiga games.
Vocabulary6 words
- LaLiga
- the main football league in Spain
- matchday
- a day when teams play games in a season
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
- journalists
- people who write or talk about news
- solid
- strong and not easy to break
- home
- the stadium where a team usually plays
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1. Villarreal and Espanyol 2. — 3. True
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Villarreal play Espanyol in a _____ match today.
The game is part of _____ EA Sports.
It is _____ 11 of the season.
Espanyol's coach is Íñigo Pérez. He is also called a _____.
Before the game, he talked to _____.
He said his team must feel strong and _____.
He said this is important because Espanyol plays at Villarreal's _____ stadium.
Playing at home is often easier for the _____ team.
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