Deportivo de La Coruña pre‑season and FC Andorra registration woes ahead of LaLiga Hypermotion

Deportivo de La Coruña completed four pre‑season matches, recording two wins over Compostela and Lugo and draws with Oviedo and Sankt Pauli. Coach Antonio Hidalgo rotated the squad, giving the most minutes to goalkeeper Leo Román and using Luismi Cruz most often in attack. The team will face further friendlies against Fiorentina, Genoa and Real Madrid before the league opener.

FC Andorra has been barred by the Spanish federation from registering new players for the upcoming LaLiga Hypermotion season after failing to pay salaries owed to former coach Eder Sarabia and assistant Jon López. Central defender Gael Alonso, a key player, is also sidelined for four to five months with a tibial fracture, leaving the club with a weakened defence as it prepares to meet AD Ceuta in the first match.