PREVIEW: UD LAS PALMAS

Match details: 

UD Las Palmas-Sevilla FC

LaLiga EA Sports Matchday One 

21:30 CEST 

Estadio de Gran Canaria 

Last season 

UD Las Palmas finished the season in 16th position on 40 points with 10 wins, 10 draws and 18 defeats. 

Head coach

Following the departure of García Pimienta, Las Palmas appointed fellow Catalan Luis Carrión in the summer. During his playing days Carrión played primarily in the Segunda División B, making 262 appearances for Barcelona B, Gimnàstic de Tarragona, and several other clubs. He began his managerial career in 2011 with Espanyol's women's team, winning the Copa de la Reina in 2012. He then moved to the men's game, serving as an assistant at Córdoba and later managing their reserves and first team. After stints at Melilla and Numancia, Carrión joined Cartagena, achieving two ninth-place finishes before moving to Real Oviedo in 2023. In June 2024, he signed with Las Palmas - his first top-flight job.  

Stadium

The Estadio Gran Canaria is the home of UD Las Palmas. Opened in 2003, it has a seating capacity of 32,400, making it the largest stadium in the Canary Islands. Initially multi-purpose, it was remodeled in 2014 to become a football-specific stadium. It was recently announced that it would be one of the 11 host venues for the 2030 FIFA World Cup. 

Pre-season results 

Las Palmas played a total of six friendlies over pre-season, recording wins against CD Unión Sur Yaiza, drawing against Al-Sadd, Liverpool under-23s and Granada CF, and losing against Italian duo Como and Inter Milan. 

Summer transfer window

It has been a summer of change for the side from the Canary Islands with the departure of former Head Coach Pimienta and a number of players moving on. Defensive duo Saul Coco has departed to Barcelona and Villareal CF respectively while a number of others have departed on free transfers. They have signed several new players including Marvin Park, Manu Fuster, Jasper Cillessen, Jaime Mata, Viti Rozada, Dinko Horkas, Ivan Gil, Alex Muñoz and Oli McBurnie, while Adnan Januzaj has arrived on loan. 

The last three UD Las Palmas-Sevilla FC

16/17 UD Las Palmas 0-1 Sevilla FC

17/18 UD Las Palmas 1-2 Sevilla FC

23/24 UD Las Palmas 0-2 Sevilla FC

Team news 

With Suso and Lokonga out through injury García Pimienta has named a 26-man squad. The full squad is as follows: Á. Ferllo, Nyland, Alberto F., Kike Salas, Badé, Marcao, Nianzou, Carmona, Pedrosa, Acuña, Montiel, J. Navas, Juanlu, Gudelj, Sow, Agoumé, Saúl, Rivera, Ejuke, L. Ocampos, Lukebakio, Idumbo, Peque, Collado, Isaac and Iheanacho.

Referee 

Hernández Maeso will be the match referee Del Cerro Grande is on VAR.