Sant Andreu and Manresa met in a Club Friendly on 19 August 2026, with the hosts emerging victorious 3-1. The match took place at Sant Andreu's ground, where the home side showed enough sharpness to take all three points from a game that will matter more in preparation than in the standings.
Sant Andreu have been working through their pre-season schedule with mixed results. They drew 0-0 with Olot on 15 August, followed by a 1-1 stalemate against Espanyol II on 1 August. Before that came a 0-1 defeat to Mallorca B on 29 July, and prior to that a 0-0 draw with Celta on 4 December 2025. They beat Teruel 2-1 on 29 October 2025. The pattern suggests a team still finding its rhythm, and here they finally put the pieces together.
Manresa arrived with a different shape of recent form. They beat Vilanova 2-0 on 12 August, drew 0-0 with Grama on 8 August, then lost 1-2 to Sabadell on 29 July. An older fixture shows a 2-4 defeat to Espanyol II on 2 August 2025, and before that a 2-3 loss to Sant Andreu themselves on 21 August 2024. To be fair, the results have been uneven, and this time the visitors could not match the home side's intensity.
These two sides have history, if not recent. Manresa's last five results list a 2-3 loss to Sant Andreu on 21 August 2024, which means this was not their first meeting. The hosts are back in full training by then, finding their feet through these friendlies. A straight knockout would have been different, but this is preparation, and the scoreline suggests Sant Andreu are running out of games before the real season begins.
The result leaves the table untouched, as friendlies do not shift positions. What matters is the preparation, and Sant Andreu can raise the tempo when they need to. Manresa, meanwhile, have not won since their 2-0 against Vilanova, and this friendly offered little to build on. By then, both sides will have moved on to the next fixture, but the 3-1 margin gives the home side something to take forward.