Mini Estadi test for Villarreal B against Nàstic 10 days before league start | OneFootball

Villarreal B face their penultimate pre-season run-out at the Mini Estadi this evening at 20:00, hosting Nàstic de Tarragona from the same division, Primera Federación, 10 days before the league begins.

According to El Periódico Mediterráneo, David Albelda and his staff want this friendly to fine-tune final patterns and settle on a likely starting XI before a testing opener against Rayo Majadahonda on Saturday 29 at 19:15.

The headline attraction is the debut of Nigerian centre-back Chukwuma Eze.

The young defender arrives on loan from Deportivo Alavés to add authority, physicality and ball-playing ability to the back line.

Tonight's test against the Catalans will also assess how quickly he adapts to Albelda's approach, as the coach looks to consolidate a unit that has shown contrasting faces during this pre-season.

Source: El Periódico Mediterráneo

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