The duel between Barça and Joventut this Saturday (8:45 p.m.) promises spectacle and emotion between two teams that are experiencing a great moment of form
The Catalans do not want to lose their shared first place (19-4) against a Penya that has been pressing from fifth place (15-8)
Barça receives this Saturday against a threatening Joventut (20.45) in a spectacular duel of the Endesa League between two teams that live a great moment of play and both thinking of achieving the best league classification for the play-offs.
The azulgrana occupy first place in the Endesa Leaguetied with Madrid and Cazoo Baskonia (19-4) and They will face an ambitious Joventut who arrives ready to win as he did in the last play-offs with the aim of improving the fifth place they currently occupy (15-8).
A match that is expected to be intense, with alternatives and with Barça as the favorite because they play under the protection of the Palau, who expects a full house in a derby that always raises passion, tension and ultimately, a good show between two teams that offer explosive basketball in attack and with great defenses.
An ambitious Penya
Carles Duran’s box is presented with the desire to spoil the party for Barça as he did in the semifinals last year where he prevailed 81-87 and put Saras’ men in trouble, who ended up passing the round.
Stopping Tomic seems key for Barça if they want to win the game
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And they also appear before Barça with the aim of repeating the victory against Barça at the Olímpic (82-79)in a game that has all the ingredients to offer a good show, as are all the derbies between verdinegros and blaugranas.
The only doubt for those from Badalona is the pivot Henry Ellenson, who suffers a traumatic contusion in the cervical area and his presence in the duel will not be known until the last moment.
A Barça full of morale and game
For his part, Barça arrives full of energy for the game, with the confidence that the last victories give like the one achieved on the Panathinaikos court this Thursday (74-88) and which gave the Barça team automatic qualification for the Euroleague play-offsalthough the main objective is to finish in the top four to have the track advantage.
A clear triumph from the hand of the Barcelona star Nikola Mirotic, who is in a great moment of form and he demonstrated it at OAKA, where he endorsed no less than 26 points to the Hellenic team, well seconded by Tomas Satoransky who has made an important qualitative leap at the key moment of the season. Saras’ team is playing the best game and the coach seems more satisfied with the image of the team, with a great defense and offensive effectiveness.
Mirotic lives a sweet moment and Barça has to take advantage of it to achieve victory
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To overcome Joventut, stop two key players like the former Barça player Ante Tomic (16.1 points and 7.3 rebounds on average) and a Joel Parra, always motivated against Barça, seems key for Barça to achieve victory under the protection of a Palau that has not yet seen its team lose this season (11-0).
Saras also has the entire squad available so he must make three discards facing this duel that has all the ingredients to enjoy the best ACB basketball.