With a calendar like the one that awaits Barça, which in six days will visit Unicaja in Malaga, Efes in Istanbul and Olympiacos in Piraeus, beating Asvel Villeurbanne this Friday at the Palau seemed like a non-negotiable duty, even more after having already fallen before their fans in their last match, against Baskonia. The Peñarroya team needs to add victories, more or less brilliant, but build from the victory to prevent anyone from being assailed by doubts sooner than is advisable. And the leadership achieved after overthrowing the Gauls in the Euroleague is the best example that they are on the right path in that mission.
Despite having already won two victories, the French team did not seem to be one of the most fearsome rivals who will set foot in the Barça coliseum this season, but when push came to shove they proved to be a very tough nut to crack. Barça appeared to be a mature team and knew how to be patient to wait for its moment, which did not come until the end, but ended with a victory that had a certainly special flavor. The Blaugranas were playing their first game without the injured Laprovittola, who his teammates remembered with a t-shirt (‘Dale Lapro’), and winning was a good dose of morale.
the star
Bara has signed a treasure with Punter
Beyond the Argentine, the duel had two proper names, the two gunmen of the night, one per side. Maledon (21p) beat Punter (20p) on the shore, but the Barça player gave the last smile, the one that gave him the Barça victory. Both appeared in the most tense moments but Punter showed more hierarchy. Barça has a treasure.
Brizuela closed the night to make the final 90-83, which was the largest local difference all night. It was a very demanding match on a mental level since Asvel was ahead for many minutes, although it never exceeded the seven-point difference it reached right after the start of the match (2-9). The good judgment from the triple (13/27), the flashes of Vesely, always ready at the moment of greatest distress, and Punter kept Barça afloat and put an end to Villeurbanne’s resistance in a night of memories at the Palau.
Technical sheet
90 – Barça (17+26+26+21): Núñez (8), Punter (20), Anderson (0), Parker (12), Hernangómez (2) -starting team-, Satoransky (9), Vesely (15 ), Metu (6), Brizuela (5), Abrines (11) and Sarr (3).
83 – Asvel Villeurbanne (20+24+25+14): Maledon (21), Jackson (3), Schofield (6), Lighty (2), Sako (17) -starting team-, Ajinca (3), Harrison ( 3), De Colo (14), Paul (0) and Kahudi (14).
Referees: Carmelo Paternico (ITA), Jakub Zamojski (POL) and Marko Juras (SER). No eliminated. They called out an unsportsmanlike foul against the visitors Jackson (min.16) and Schofield (min.24), and the local Metu (min.33).
Incidents: match of the fifth day of the Euroleague played at the Palau Blaugrana in Barcelona before 5,542 spectators. The Barça players took to the court wearing a t-shirt in tribute to point guard Nico Laprovittola, who was injured for a long time, with the message ‘Dale Lapro’, which was also projected on the video scoreboard.
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