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Gulácsi Misses Champions League Game After Armed Home Invasion

Villarreal goalkeeper Péter Gulácsi was absent from his club's Champions League match against Napoli on Tuesday after an armed home invasion at his house. Villarreal confirmed the incident, which forced the goalkeeper to miss the fixture entirely. A footballer missing a Champions League match due to an armed break-in at his home is an extraordinarily distressing event that goes well beyond the sport itself.

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