The Barça team will play three consecutive games with three very long trips, two in the Euroleague and one in the Endesa League
The most brutal Barça journey of the season starts this Friday against Olympiacos, will continue on Sunday against Gran Canaria, and next Tuesday in Belgrade, against Partizan
This Friday, Barça begins a journey of three consecutive away gamesagainst very complicated rivals and with thousands of kilometers by plane involved, andn the most important test so far for Roger Grimau’s team.
Five days of madness with visits this Friday to Olympiacos (20.15)which will be followed by Sunday’s match on the Gran Canaria court (6:30 p.m.), and without taking a breath, back on the plane to visit one of the ‘hottest’ courts in Europe, Zeljko Obradovic’s Partizan Belgrade, the next Tuesday, 17 (6:30 p.m.).
Without a doubt, a challenge for this team that is still in formation, but as Roger Grimau said in the preview, there is no possible excuse, and the Barça team will go all out, starting with Georgios Bartzokas’ Olympiacos.
Three deadly encounters
A combination of three lethal matches where Barça is forced to face it with the maximum possible confidence, although with the certainty that none of them will be comfortable with the addition of long trips.
Good atmosphere in Barça training prior to the trip to Athens
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But the calendar has been that capricious and The team will face the first this Friday against a team that has made changes and that presents itself with some important lossesbut just as dangerous in the Peace and Friendship Pavilion in Athens.
Bartzokas will not be able to count on Nigel Williams Goss, Shaquille McKissic or Luke Sikmaalthough the newcomer Brazdeikis and Moustapha Fall will be there.
They are looking forward to Barça
A less than ideal situation for the Greek team but one that is looking forward to Barça with the intention of setting the stage for one of the teams that will be in the fight for the Euroleague title again. Olympiacos fell just short of the title in Kaunas by losing the final against Madrid when they had the game under control except for the final minutes.
Vesely, dressed in the official Barça suit, on the way to the airport to travel to Athens
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Barça presents itself with the credentials having clearly beaten Anadolu Efes at the Palau (91-74), although it will be the first trip away from home and there will be We have to evaluate the mental strength of this team that has not exactly had a good start to the game..
As usual, the defensive effort for 40 minutes and match the physical power of Olympiacos, They will determine Barça’s chances of victory in Athens, undoubtedly one of the most complicated courts in Europe.
Starting this ‘tour’ with victory can be decisive for the other two matches. If Barça returns home ‘alive’ next Wednesday, the team will surely have taken a giant step in the maturity process in which it is immersed.