Barça It opens this Tuesday (9:15 p.m.) in the playoffs of the Endesa League Before a very hard rival. The culés will see the faces with Unicaja in the quarterfinals, which play the best of three games, and will need to win one of them in the Martín Carpena If you want to continue dreaming and play a classic hypothetical in the semifinals.
Ligueras qualifiers are the last effort for a team that comes very fair with energy and template to this section of the season. The last time they raised The Endesa League title It was in 2023 and the goal is to revalidate it to avoid what would be the second year blank of the club.
Your rival will be Unicajaafter the Malagaños were fourth in the classification of the regular phase, while the Blaugrana ended in fifth position. That is why those of Ibon Navarro have an important advantage for this tie: the court factor. In a quarter to three games, Unicaja would play a hypothetical third at home.
Unicaja revalidated the title in the FIBA Champions / EFE
The Andalusians are signing a spectacular seasonhaving won all the titles so far: Intercontinental, Supercopa, Copa del Rey and BCl. A very consolidated team, with players that have been known for years, and with a physical level of elite, reaching this season end in great form.
Barça and Unicaja have faced a total of twice this season, in the matches corresponding to the Endesa League. The place was the one that was imposed on both occasions, so winning away from home will not be an easy task for any. Those of Peñarroya arrived at the last league match with a streak of five consecutive home losses.
Open, doubt for Unicaja / Javi Frerrándiz
The Barça know what a tie with the track factor against. In Euroleague, they had to visit Monaco up to three times, without being victorious in any. However, the fifth game was decided by a single point and the Culé template showed a better version than in the initial duels of the tie.
Another qualifier with handicap
Those of Peñarroya may have learned the lesson of these playoffs and not repeat the mistakes they showed in Europe. One of the keys will be to keep the success. And is that Barça averages more than 50% effectiveness in triple In the last games, thanks to the good performances of Jabari Parker, Kevin Punter and Darío Brizuela.
One of the doubts for the party will be the presence of Álex Abrineswho did not play last weekend against the Surne Bilbao Basket for some inconvenience in the pubis. In case of not being able to jump on the track, Peñarroya must have some of her youth players again to have a broader 'róster'. Barça travels to Malaga with the aim of getting a victory from Martín Carpena and trying to close the tie this week at Palau.
