The Liga Adelante promises great football

FC Barcelona B-CD Lugo (Miniestadi, 16:00)
One point separates FC Barcelona B and CD Lugo, two teams that will cross paths on Liga Adelante matchday seven. The Catalans will be looking to return to winning ways after picking up just one point from the last three games, while the Galicians came back in the last game against At. Osasuna to record their second win of the season.

For Quique Setién, Lugo's manager: "Barcelona have players of another class and from another division, they are capable of scoring goals and generating danger like no other team". Eusebio Sacristán, the home manager, also spoke highly of his opponents: "Lugo play an attractive brand of football. They're possibly the team in this division that I enjoy watching the most".

D. Alavés-UE Llagostera (Mendizorroza, 16:00)
It has been an inconsistent start to the season for D. Alavés and UE Llagostera, neither of whom have managed to string two victories together, a sign of the difficulty of the division.

Alberto López, the Alavés coach, expects a very demanding encounter: "Winning two matches in a row is very hard, it is going to be very tough and very difficult. They are a very defensive team and it will be very difficult to create chances on goal". While Santi Castillejo, his Catalonian counterpart, has confidence in his players now that they are over their fear of the division: "We now know that we have a group that can beat any team in any ground".

Girona FC – SD Ponferradina (Estadio Municipal de Montilivi, 18:00)
A high profile match between the clubs from Catalonia and El Bierzo. Both sides, who are among the top six in the division, picked up points in their last league matches and will be looking to continue in that vein in the competition.

Pablo Machín, the home manager, stated that: "if Girona beat Ponferradina, it will be a demonstration of our credentials", aware that the clash will be a test of his team’s ability. José Manuel Díaz, the visiting coach has called up 18 players for the match, including Pablo Infante, the hero of the club’s last game.

At. Osasuna – R. Racing C. (El Sadar, 18:15)
Two of Spanish football's household names square off on Liga Adelante matchday seven. Osasuna will be hoping to bounce back from the defeat at the hands of CD Lugo against a Santander side who beat RC Recreativo. "This week we have to refocus. Osasuna is a Liga BBVA team" declared the visitor's manager, Paco Fernández.

UD Las Palmas – R. Sporting (Estadio de Gran Canaria, 20:00)
UD Las Palmas and Sporting will provide one of the games of this Liga Adelante matchday in the Estadio de Gran Canaria. The Amarillos come into the match as championship leaders, but with defeat to CD Tenerife in the Canary Island derby fresh in their minds.They will be faced with a side that have made consistency in the competition their calling card, largely thanks to contributions from the side's academy player Abelardo Fernández.

"Sporting is a team I really like because they are brave and have young players. They haven't lost yet and that says a lot of them", revealed Paco Herrera, the Island outfit’s manager. For his part, Sporting player Jony stated: "After the derby against Tenerife, they will want to play their best football against us".