Hello, good afternoon and welcome to the Euroleague. Special match to close the fifteenth day of the Euroleague: Barcelona – Armani Milan or, what is the same, the first visit of Nikola Mirotic where he went home, Palauand before his former team, the Barça. Since his departure in 2023, Mirotic has never played against the Blaugrana or in Barcelona nor in Milanboth times due to injury. But today will be the day and it will be special.
The logical thing is that the Palau receive Mirotic with a standing ovation. He was his idol for many years and his departure was more of an economic necessity for the section than a desire of the player, who always prioritized staying in the club. He has also said that he has never closed the door to a possible return of the Barçaalthough the Blaugrana are still paying part of his salary.
Of course, once the game starts, there will be no friends. And even less so talented friends. Miroticdespite everything, remains one of the great stars of the Euroleague. He is the best in the competition in valuation (23.7), the second maximum annotator (18.7), third best rebounder (7.4) and fifth in triples noted (2,4). And his team comes like a shot. After a very bad start, 1-5, those of Messina they arrive at Palau chaining five consecutive victories and have gone from the last places in the classification to occupy Play-In positions. And everything, with Mirotic performing at a very high level.
“Personally it will be a special game and a special night. I return to a place that I consider my home for the first time after more than 500 days, so I anticipate many emotions,” said Niko, who then analyzed from a more sporting perspective: “We have an important game and we will try to win against an obviously great and very competitive team.
In front, an irregular Barcelona which is just below the Italians in the classification, with the same balance of course, and which has just won in Belgrade at Maccabito end a streak of four consecutive losses. For the match, they will play again Leandro Bolmarowho also returns to the Palau after training at Barça, and Stefano Tonut, although Josh Nebo will not play. The match starts at 20.30 and we tell you in Marca.com.
