Penya-Barça arrives with one last score pending

The motivation goes by neighborhoods. If a month ago, at the end of the Super CupNico Laprovittola He had no problem confessing that he was especially motivated to beat the Barça In the final, now it is the Barça team that has a pending score.

He Barça visit the Olympic of Badalona today (7:00 p.m.) to take on the Asisa Joventutstung by that defeat, in the most outstanding league duel of matchday 4. Just like that time, a great entrance is expected at the Badalona coliseum and an atmosphere of maximum rivalry, with those of Sekulic more rolled and those of Miret trying to stay strong at home.

“It’s a game with a lot of atmosphere. We need it for the moment we’re in. Barça coming to the Olímpic always draws attention and we have to live up to it, be prepared to win,” he declared. Nico LaprovittolaMVP of the Super Cup and a real nightmare for Barça in that match. “We all need an atmosphere like the one we will have on Sunday. We need the Olímpic to be full, to be full of green and black people. We want to make people enjoy themselves and for the Olímpic to be a very difficult place for rivals,” added the point guard. Penya.

Both teams have had commitments this week, although in the case of Barça There were two and the last one, the one on Friday before Olympiacoswith extra time and especially demanding so fatigue can be a factor in this match. Sekulic’s team comes with the already known absence of Yoan Makoundou and Justin’s doubt Minayawho did not play on Friday.

The Asisa Joventut He also had a shoot this week with a hard-fought victory over MoraBanc Andorra on Wednesday that served to right the ship after a poor league start. Miret presents the usual losses of Ante Tomic and Yannick Kraag.

It is clear, then, that the Barça He arrives with more shooting than a month ago and a special motivation to pass the challenge this time against a rival who already knows better. The point guard Justin Robinsonprotagonist this week in the matches of Euroleague for his triples at the end of the match, he alluded to the defeat suffered against the same rival in the final of the Super Cupdescribing it as a “learning process.” He underlined his team’s aspiration to “recover” what was lost and demonstrate greater solidity on this occasion.

The player recognized Asisa’s quality Joventutreferring to them as a “very good team” and “very well trained.” Given this scenario, Robinson affirmed the need for his team to present its “A-level game” to compete effectively, despite the short preparation time between games.

“Definitely, once you lose, you always want to get it back,” he declared. Robinsonreiterating his team’s desire to overcome the challenge. The objective is clear: face the same “test” as in the preseason and overcome it successfully this time, seeking a victory on the road.