Previews
SÁB 14.02.2015
At. Osasuna - UE Llagostera (6 pm CET)
Matchday 25 of the Liga Adelante will kick off with the Catalans’ trip to El Sadar. Jan Urban’s men will be looking to put the hiccup against R. Zaragoza (0-1) behind them and will be battling it out with a rival that recorded an important win over RC Recreativo (1-0), which took them two points past the relegation zone.
"Getting a good result there will be important for us to continue on a strong footing. We have to be intelligent, when we have the ball and when we don’t. They have a very strong squad and, even when they lose important players to injury, are able to bring on really talented players from the bench", declared the away side’s manager Lluís Carrillo.
RC Recreativo - RCD Mallorca (6:15 pm CET)
Following José Luis Oltra’s departure, Juan Manuel Pavón will be in charge of a Recreativo team in desperate need of points to put some distance between them and the drop zone. They have a tough task ahead of them, made all the more difficult with the absences of Diego Jiménez, Fernando Vega, Dimas and Cabrera.
Meanwhile, the Balearic outfit need an injection of confidence to put an end to a poor run of form that has seen them lose three games on the bounce. "We have to regain respect bit by bit, and win matches to climb up the table. I want all my players to be switched on in case they are called on to play and also want them to feel useful. Players always have to be ready and know what they have to do. That is what training is for", stated the new Mallorca manager, Miguel Soler.
FC Barcelona B - D. Alavés (8 pm CET)
The azulgrana reserve team head into this encounter with a new manager. Jordi Vinyals has taken over at FC Barcelona B with the aim of registering a victory to snap the Catalan side out of their current poor run of form. To get back to winning ways, they will have to overcome a team that have picked up three of the last six points available.
The Alavés manager, Alberto López, looked ahead to the game in his pre-match press conference: "Having not played last weekend, the team is itching to get going again. We are up against a technically very strong side, but we are keen to come back with a positive result".
CD Mirandés - CD Tenerife (9pm CET)
Both teams need a morale boost to return to winning ways. Carlos Terrazas’ side have had their run of good form cut short after four winless games. Likewise their opponents have not won since 20 December.
"The situation is what is, but we are fully convinced that we are going to move on from this one game at a time. We have to take some concepts on board, and get points along the way", stated the coach Raúl Agné.
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