Villarreal B target six from six against Algeciras | OneFootball

Villarreal B open their home campaign at the Mini Estadi this afternoon at 19:00, chasing six from six after a 1-2 win at Rayo Majadahonda.

According to El Periódico Mediterráneo, the brief in the dressing room is simple, take three points at home and set an early platform near the top in what is expected to be a demanding season for a youthful group.

Algeciras CF arrive well drilled and built to challenge for promotion. They travel needing a result after a 1-3 home defeat to FC Cartagena on the opening weekend, a setback that makes them awkward visitors.

Head coach David Albelda serves the second and final match of his touchline ban, so he will not be on the bench. He is boosted by the returns of centre-back Álvaro García and winger Joselillo Gaitán, who missed Majadahonda through suspension and are seen as key to counter Algeciras’s physical threat.

A likely line-up has Yakiv Kinareykin in goal, a back four of Jan Encuentra, Enric Pujol, Álvaro García and Eneko Ortiz. Nizar, Pablo Pascual, Cheikh Thiam and Joselillo Gaitán are set to operate across midfield and the flanks, with Albert García and Nico Baratucci up front.

Source: El Periódico Mediterráneo

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