Summit battle at Belgrade Arena

In case of a visit to Zalgirio Arena The opening day match against Kaunas was a high-level challenge, and this Friday we faced a formidable opponent. belgrade arena He deserves it no less. The Blaugrana are confident they can add to their first away win tonight (8pm) at the impressive Serbian Coliseum. red starthe fittest team in Europe at the moment.

In other words, it’s a duel at the top between the leaders, the only unbeaten team in the competition, and the Blaugrana, who have since faltered. Lithuaniathey won their next two home games – against dawn (88-73) and the opposite monaco (86-71) – To be in a forward position.

Serb trained by Greek Ioannis Sphairopoulos With the addition of seven first-class players this year, they are starting to show their potential without hesitation. This Tuesday they Fenerbahce of Jasikevicius (57-76) The defensive performance forced 18 turnovers and limited the Turkish team to 13 assists, 7 of 23 triples and 12 of 32 2-point shots.

red star They are the team that scores the fewest points in the competition (68.3 on average). This fact can be taken into account as it is also the game that gives the least rhythm to the game, but it is also true that the impact on defensive behavior is noticeable.

The showdown with Barça will have an even more emotional element for Nicolas KalinicHe left the Barça club this summer and returned to the red-white team. Kodi also arrived with us. miller mcintyre (8 points and 7.3 assists per game) and Isaiah canaan (12 and 1.3), two key additions on the perimeter that increase Nemanja’s potential. Nedovich (15.7 points, 58.8% triples) and center Joel boron boyhe signed a contract with 18 points and 11 rebounds in his last game.

“Aside from being the only undefeated team in this tournament, we have a difficult game ahead against an opponent who is playing great basketball.” ‘The Barça manager gave his approval. Joan Penaroya In his previous evaluation. “Belgrade is always a very hot court, but we will approach the game as we have in the past, knowing our opponent,” he added.

For the Balkan countries that cannot win, balsa This match will also help determine whether they can get off to a bright start since 2017.

Barça just achieved a solid win against AS, one of the final four candidates, on Wednesday. monaco by microphone james (86-71), with recent addition Kevin Panter (21 points) playing a leading role.

January VeselyThe victorious athlete said the following about this new challenge: We can’t lose focus because of the crowd, we have to focus on our game. ”

The Catalans will continue without being able to rely on forward Joel Vinewho is recovering from an ankle injury, but they brought back young guard Dame Searlewas discharged from the hospital and traveled with the rest of the expedition.