It is not the first time that Spar Girona and Perfumerías Avenida have seen each other twice in the same month this season But yes with so little margin. The past month of decemberthere already was double date of one of the classics of women’s basketball – with 10 days in between – and as a result, Girona’s double win, both in the Women’s League (76-72) and in the Euroleague (74-48). The two, in addition, with Fontajau as a stage
Those of Bernat Canut have the first fire test against those of Salamanca before the decisive Euroleague duel on Wednesday (8.30pm). The two parties, this time, in Würzburg Pavilion and with a very different situation from last December.
After the soul blow of losing, narrowly, against Mersin (73-75) and of the injury ofIrati Etxarri that has affected the whole team, the Girona girls have no choice but to rebuild and try to become bigger against a rival who always represents a additional challenge, the Perfumerías Avenida. This time with more cash, Brittney Sykeswho in December still watched the games from the bench due to the mess with the transfer – but at the same time without Corneliuswho was still part of the Girona squad at the time.
“I see it possible to be one competitive team, but it is true that the circumstances are different. We have a team that drags tiredness and we have to get it back. It is clear that there are players who will have to participate more minutes, because otherwise we won’t get to Wednesday. But for now we’re thinking about the first, playing a good game, and we’ll see how we deal with the second,” explained Bernat Canut.
to the band of them get off d’Etxarri, who will be intervened next March 8, and Binta Drammeh, Spar Girona also drags effort and fatigue physical and morale of the last day. “It is possible that on Sunday we will be the 8 we already know, and that they will help us for the Euroleague game Berta Ribas and Iberian Seabase players”, added Canut.
“At the moment we’re thinking about the first game and we’ll see how we face the second”
Girona must win wednesday to get the ticket for the quarter-finals of the continental competition, but today what is at stake is the league.
After the victory today of the Valencia against Movistar Estudiantes (65-71), UniGirona must win today at Perfumerías Avenida if they want to keep the colideratge with the Valencian women, who won the last duel (77-62). Those from Salamanca, for their part, arrive third parties in the classification with one less victory than Girona, 17/5but with a boost of seven consecutive games winning.
Since the last visit in December, those in Salamanca have experienced many changes, among them, one relief on the benchwith the input of Pepe Vazquez occupying the role that until now had been occupied by Roberto Iñíguez. “Salamanca was fine, but they needed a change of heart and Pepe Vázquez gave them that. There are players, like Andrea Vilaró, Jovana Novic or Aleksa Gulbe, who before were not so protagonists and now, with Pepe, they have taken a step forward and are performing at a better level and more motivated than in December”, Canut opined.
And to these names mentioned by the coach of Alt Urgell, we must also add the old ones known to the Girona fans Michaela Onyenwere and Julia Reisingerová who, at the moment, has not managed to beat his old team and will look to do so in Wuerzburg, which tends to be a talisman for the locals. “Salamanca is a very good team and at home it will boil over and be one added difficulty. But these challenges tend to help us and make us enter the party plugged in”, he said, optimisticCanute.