Villarreal's Jonathan dos Santos: Unlikely to return Friday

Dos Santos is unlikely to play in Friday's match against Athletic Blibao as he continues to recover from a leg injury, Marca reports.

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It was reported earlier that Dos Santos could play this weekend after taking a knock in Tuesday's match versus Real Betis, but manager Fran Escriba stated Thursday that he would not risk the midfielder on such a quick turnaround. The layoff will give Dos Santos another 10 days to heal before his next match Apr. 17 against Alaves.