Story byEspanyol hit with blow as captain is ruled out for the rest of the seasonFootball EspanaFri, January 16, 2026 at 8:42 PM UTC·2 min readEspanyol will be without one of their key players for the rest of the season, after Javi Puado was ruled out. The left-sided forward was a talisman for Los Pericos last season in their survival bid, but has been sidelined for much of this campaign. Puado has played just 10 matches and 678 minutes this season, missing three months through an injury to his meniscus. Returning to fitness for the Catalan derby at the start of January, tragically he has gone down again. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPuado to miss the remainder of the seasonAs reported by Diario AS, Puado will be out of action for the rest of the season.