Crime & Justice
Villarreal keeper Gulácsi missed Champions League match after armed home invasion
October 14, 2026 at 05:08 PM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 18 hours
Villarreal goalkeeper Péter Gulácsi was absent from Tuesday's Champions League match against Napoli following an armed home invasion.
- Villarreal said before the match that Gulácsi was unavailable for personal reasons.
- Spanish media reported armed intruders held Gulácsi, his wife and their two children under threat during the raid at his home.
- No injuries were reported.
- Villarreal won the league-phase match 3-1.
- Four masked men with guns forced Gulácsi to hand over valuables from a safe before fleeing in two luxury cars.
- Spanish police are investigating the armed raid on the goalkeeper's home, and no arrests have yet been made.


