2024-01-03 23:49:11
He Barça and the Madrid They pushed each other, scratched each other, exchanged blows and played, in short, a true classic. It is worth highlighting because the party of the Euroleague in it Palau like tanks that were going to destroy some shanties. The change was not in Madrid, but in Barça, transformed into his degree of aggressiveness and mental firmness. For once the Barça team defended with their fangs out, honed in on the triple and found the Czech center again Jan Veselyauthor of 27 points against that brown beast that is Tavares. A much-needed victory that stops the bleeding in the project Roger Grimau (83-78).
An angry and loud Palau accompanied the players in their effort to face a Madrid with multiple resources. He had beaten the white team in the three games prior to Roger Grimau and it became a joint mission to emerge as the winner for once. Everyone felt that it was everyone’s responsibility to get out of the hole the team had gotten into, with seven defeats in the last 10 games. This Wednesday he finally took a breath.
Committed attitude
The strong statements of Juan Carlos Navarro supporting the coach and urging the players to get their act together ended up fueling the Blaugranas’ set-up, who played, of course, with a decisive and committed attitude, biting at all times, far from the laziness witnessed lately. .
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A stream of games await Barça in the coming days, but it was important to get out of the current quagmire. “We have seen one of those cool nights at the Palau. We have rediscovered our feelings. Very happy for everyone who is suffering these days,” Grimau said after the game, undoubtedly the most relieved by the team’s good response.
The Catalan coach modified the starting quintet and tightened the screws in the defense. It was not easy to stop a Madrid that found inspiration in the triple Musathen he seemed to take over the offensive Llull and in the last section, Hezonja. Barça resisted that innate strength of the whites, who had only lost a single match in the Euroleague so far.
Aside from the plethora veselywho played his best game as a Barça player, helped in attack Laprovittola, Kalinic y Parker, who provided an added aggressiveness. “It was very important to win. We have shown ourselves how we have to play,” said the Czech. Continuity is the immediate challenge and the match against Madrid, the mirror in which to find oneself.
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Barça (21+24+15+23): Satoransky (2), Kalinic (13), Parker (10), Da Silva (2), Vesely (27) -starting team-, Parra (2), Hernangómez (6), Laprovittola (14), Jokubaitis (4), Brizuela (3) and Paulí (-).
Real Madrid (25+22+15+16): Campazzo (6), Moses (19), Abalde (3), Ndiaye (4), Tavares (6), Llull (9), Causeur (2), Poirier (6), Hezonja (16) and Rodriguez (7).
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