The Celta Vigo player is included in an unchanged 22-man panel at the expense of Villarreal's Marcos Senna.
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Up to last month, the former Celta Vigo and Ajax Amsterdam forward had scored 13 goals for the club.
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Okkas, in particular, caught the eye as Cyprus channelled much of their attacking play through the Celta Vigo forward.
Celta Vigo won 1-0 at Levante to escape the relegation zone for now with its first back-to-back victories of the season.
The Celta Vigo forward headed home the decisive goal just before half-time.
In Saturday's other matches, Celta Vigo beat Levante 1-0 while Zaragoza moved off the bottom of the table after beating fellow strugglers Mallorca 3-2.
Third-placed Valencia kept up the pressure with a 1-0 home win over Celta Vigo, courtesy of a goal from former Liverpool striker Fernando Morientes.
Almunia said he has been overwhelmed by the support of the Arsenal fans ever since he joined the club from Celta Vigo in 2004.
Chelsea was defeated at Southampton, Barcelona and Real Madrid held to away draws by Celta Vigo and Zaragoza, two clubs fighting to avoid relegation.
Sixth-placed Malaga drew 0-0 with Sevilla, while seventh-placed Real Betis won 1-0 at home to second-bottom Celta Vigo, with Ruben Castro scoring the second-half winner.
He also had spells at Marseille (1997-98) and Celta Vigo (1998-2000).
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Vilanova missed Saturday's 2-2 draw with Celta Vigo, in which Messi became the first player to score against every team in the league in successive matches.
Atletico Madrid sits 11 points adrift in second following a 1-1 draw at Mallorca, while Celta Vigo eased its relegation worries with a 3-1 win over Real Valladolid.
In Saturday's other fixtures, Malaga are up to second after beating Levante 3-1 while Valencia recorded their first win of the season with a 2-1 win against Celta Vigo.
Celta Vigo insist striker Benni McCarthy will not be moving to Manchester City on loan unless the English club can guarantee to complete a permanent transfer in the summer.
Celta Vigo moved out of the bottom three with a 1-0 win over Espanyol, but Zaragoza ended the season at the foot of the table after losing 3-1 at home to third-placed Atletico.
Despite a recent draw against Barcelona at the Nou Camp, Valverde has paid the price for an inconsistent season which has also seen the club crash out of the Spanish Cup to second division side Celta Vigo.
Ronaldo followed up last weekend's double against Celta Vigo to score his 27th of the league season, leaving him second in the "Pichichi" standings behind Lionel Messi's 40 as he headed in a corner to make it 2-2.
Garrido has been appointed despite "The Yellow Submarine" being linked with former Getafe coach Michael Laudrup, with the team 10th in La Liga after last year's impressive fifth placing and having been knocked out of the Copa Del Rey by second division Celta Vigo.
Third-place Real Madrid travel to Celta de Vigo in Sunday's other evening fixture.
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