October begins with a Clásico in the Endesa League and will end, on the 26th, with another in the Euroleague. On the third day of the ACB, much earlier than usual, Barça arrives at the WiZink Center. It does so just two weeks after the semi-final of the Endesa Super Cup in which Real Madrid won with authority (80-90) at the pace set by Campazzo and Tavares. The second will be sick leave due to “a respiratory tract infection.” It is a relief for the Barça inside game. «We are very used to having him with us almost always, but it is about surviving without him too, about being able to do things well without him. We have enough players and of sufficient level to carry out the games. It’s about being able to have it in most games. When he’s not there we’ll have to make do. He is an essential player for us, part of the backbone of this team, but when he is not there the others will try to give even more so that it does not show. That’s a team and when ”daddy Edy” is not there, the rest of us are there. “We are going to try to supply him in the best possible way,” says Chus Mateo.
The non-presence of Tavares is a relief for Willy Hernangómez in what will be his first game in the capital with the Barça shirt. The block that the Cape Verdean suffered was one of the images of the last Super Cup. Barça lands after having almost suffered its first defeat of the season in Palencia. It was Laprovittola who was in charge of preventing the Castilians from causing the first big surprise of the course. He forced overtime and in overtime two of his free throws prevented the purple victory. He finished with 20 points and 7 assists. Already in the semifinal of the Super Cup he was the most reliable element in Grimau’s team with 27 points. Barça, unlike Madrid, continues to be a team under construction. The good image given in the victory on the first day against Joventut contrasts with that offered in the Super Cup and in Palencia.
Much of the focus will be on the Barça bench and how Grimau is able to assign roles against a rival who has more than surpassed him in that chapter. “Although we are talking about a very decisive name, Madrid has a long squad and other names with many capabilities,” says Grimau, hiding the relief caused by the loss of Tavares (18:30, #Vamos). For Barça, next week another test will be added to the Clásico test with the start of the Euroleague with Efes’ visit to the Palau.
2023-10-01 11:30:42
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