Iniesta and David Villa's Vissel Kobe in free fall

Vissel Kobe, the J League side that employs Andrés Iniesta, David Villa and Sergi Samper, find themselves in a terrible run of form. They have lost eight straight games, and have not won since beating Oita Trintia 2-0 on 10th April.

Iniesta's team find themselves in 15th place in the table, which is one place outside the relegation zone - although they are level on points with the two teams below them. Therefore, relegation does not look a distant prospect for Vissel Kobe.

Last time out, they suffered a 4-1 thumping at the hands of Yokohama, which pushed the team with two World Cup winners in further down the table.

All three Spaniards have featured regularly this season, with Villa playing ten times and Samper and Iniesta playing nine times each.