UD Almería have already begun preparing for Saturday’s match against FC Andorra, which will see the Rojiblancos return home after 2 consecutive away fixtures. Preparations have been heavily influenced by the number of absentees in the first-team squad.

As a reminder, head coach Xavier García Pimienta will be without Stefan Dzôdić and Brian Cipenga for this Matchday 14 as both players are away on international duty with Serbia and the Democratic Republic of Congo respectively.

He will also be unable to call upon Nico Melamed and Rodrigo Ely, who are recovering from their respective injuries, as well as Marcos Luna, who picked up his 5th yellow card of the season in Girona.

That brings the total number of absentees to 5. In light of the situation, UD Almería’s gaffer has called up 3 UD Almería 'B' players: right-back Dani Sánchez Gonell, centre-back Popović and Almería-born midfielder Josema.

None of the 3 took part in the first training session of the week, which was mainly focused on recovery. However, they have now joined the first-team squad as preparations become more focused on Saturday’s fixture with FC Andorra.