Riqui Puig and Collado hoping to make Barca B's home a fortress again

Published on: 08 March 2020

Barça B's fine home record has hit a minor detour in recent weeks, losing 2-3 to Villarreal and drawing 0-0 with Hercules, but Garcia Pimienta's men will want to get back to winning ways against Llagostera.

The youth side remain in the play-off places and are just four points behind leaders Castellon. The visitors today are on a run of three consecutive draws but won't make it easy for Pimienta's side.

Riqui Puig and Alex Collaso were both called up by Quique Setien for the Real Sociedad match but neither one got onto the pitch. They are expected to be named in today's squad list.

Ronaldo Araujo's situation is a little more complicated. He wasn't needed against La Real but after Lenglet was ruled out of the senior side's next match against Mallorca due to suspension, Setien might want to avoid Araujo possibly picking up an injury.

Ilaix, Peque and Nils could all be added to the B side's squad as Matheus Pereira's documentation still hasn't come through. Mingo Ramos is available but with plenty of options in defence, there's no need to rush his involvement.

Expected XIs:

FC BARCELONA B: Iñaki Peña; Dani Morer, Araujo, Cuenca, Akieme; Monchu, Riqui Puig, Reis; Collado, Rey Manaj and Peque.

LLAGOSTERA: Marcos, Dalmau, Aimar, Diego, Maynau; Magallán, David, Gil Muntadas; Sergio Cortés, Sascha and Nahuel.

REFEREE: Patiño Álvarez.

STADIUM: Estadi Johan Cruyff. (18.00 local time).

Source: m.allfootballapp.com

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