FC Andorra Eyes Segunda Survival with Record Win Streak in Leganés Clash

FC Andorra Nears Segunda Survival with Three-Game Win Streak Ahead of Leganés Clash

Tricolors (52 pts, 9th) host Granada stadium for another Hypermotion season and eye record fourth straight win Sunday at Butarque, where coach Manso sets micro-goals amid defensive injuries.

FC Andorra stands on the brink of confirming its LaLiga Hypermotion survival when it visits relegation-threatened CD Leganés on Sunday at 18:30 in Butarque, aiming to extend a club-record three-game winning streak into uncharted professional territory.

With 52 points from 36 matches, ninth-placed Andorra sits 17 points clear of the drop zone with 18 left to play—a victory would seal mathematical safety. Coach Carles Manso, whose side has earned 23 of its last 30 points and remains unbeaten since a 21 March loss to Eibar, urged focus on micro-objectives to sustain momentum. These include matching the 59 points from the club's debut Segunda campaign and cementing its best professional run. "If we win, everything will be resolved and we can relax a lot more," Manso said, while stressing the need to "remember who we are" and represent Andorra with ambition. "Improving from victories is much simpler."

Manso anticipates a tough test against a compact Leganés side seven points above relegation, fresh off beating Albacete but winless in four of its last five. The hosts, under Igor Oca, face defensive injuries to Rubén Peña, Rubén Pulido and doubts over Enric Franquesa and Ignasi Miquel, relying on Leiva, Figueredo, Lalo Aguilar and Marvel in makeshift roles. Andorra must counter their threat from wide areas and crosses—one of the league's best—by patiently moving the ball side-to-side and exploiting spaces.

Injuries sideline Édgar González, Lautaro de León and Jastin García for the trip, with Álex Calvo's availability pending despite group training. Manso praised Marc Cardona's recent goal as a potential starter alongside the likes of Manu Nieto, crediting internal competition for depth.

Off the pitch, the club—led operationally by Gerard Piqué—secured a one-year lease extension on the FAF's Nou Estadi in Encamp, pending final signatures. The deal, with a slight rent hike from nearly €800,000 split previously with government support, ensures home games and pre-match training there next season. Turf replacement this summer will shift European prelims to Andorra la Vella's Estadi Nacional, while play-off dates loom if promotion hopes stir: semis on 7/10 June, final 14/21 June.

Goalkeeper Jesús "Chus" Owono, on loan from Deportivo Alavés until 2029, returns strengthened after seizing the No. 1 spot on 22 February against Zaragoza, sparking a shift from relegation fight to play-off contention. With two clean sheets, he eyes a first-division return. "The team comes first," he said of his loan year of growth despite competition from Áron Yaakobishvili and Nico Ratti.

Leganés forward Álex Millán highlighted Andorra's ball control and young talent ahead of the rematch of their earlier 2-1 home loss to goals from Duk and Naim García. Both clubs have since changed coaches—Ibai Gómez for Andorra, Paco López for the visitors. Four Andorra players—Marc Domènech, Alende, Imanol and Olabarrieta—risk suspension on bookings.

Meanwhile, basketball's BC MoraBanc Andorra prepares for its own relegation scrap, hosting second-tier El Masnou with its near-perfect reserves.