of barcaranked third euroleague The (14-8) team one win away from the lead will face the second of three games this Thursday. Palau Blaugrana on a visit to Bayern Munich (8:30 pm.).

Both teams already know each other well, having already met face-to-face in last year’s qualifying series for access to the F.final to fourDespite dominating the regular season with Tekken, the Catalan team was unable to beat their veteran opponents and held on until their fifth and final game.

Things are different for Bayern this year.Group trained by Italians Andrea Trinchieriis in 14th place (9-13), but in 4 of its last 6 matches, Anadolu Efes (81-89) and basconia bucket (92-79).

But the German team took a step back Tuesday when they were defeated at the track. Valencia Basketball (It was an even confrontation until the final stretch of the third quarter when the “Taronja” team escaped with a 17-2 run.

“Our one-on-one defense was almost pornographic. I didn’t expect it,” he lamented. Trinceli After meeting. Perhaps this defeat will serve as a warning to the German team, characterized by its physicality, aggression and consistency.

Few players embody these virtues like power forwards Augustine Ruby He was named “MVP” for January, averaging 17.8 points and 21 rating credits.headquarters Cassius Winston (average 11.5 points), forward Vladimir Lutich and inside othello hunter (47.9% in the triple) is another mainstay of the tough Bayern side.

on his part he barca Back on the winning path on Tuesday euroleague in front of Maccabi Preitika Tel Aviv (83-78) In a game with many ups and downs, the Catalan team knew how to resist a visitors-inspired stretch to overcome a 10-point deficit at the start of the fourth quarter .

The depth of the bench, especially the outside rotation, was the decisive factor. Rocas Djokbaitis and Alex Abrynes provided the points and energy teams needed before heavyweights like Corey Higgins, Nicola Mirotic, Jan Vessery they will finish their work.

After the game, the coach sarnus jasikevicius He praised his players for their efforts to turn the match around, but insisted for another day that they need to stop “yielding” points to their rivals and be more consistent.

In addition to leveling the physical bar and impacting rebounding battles, overseas success barca An opponent who protects the area well. Without further ado, the first round victory (73-84) could not have been explained without a triple (13 of 26). Open and four others Nico Laprovitola.EFE