Barça and Joventut faces are seen in the first game of the Endesa League playoff quarterfinals. In this Catalan derby the Blaugrana team starts as a clear favorite, although they have to digest the hard defeat in the Euroleague final before him Anadolu efes, by 81-86.
The blaugrana team wants to take the victory in the Palau Blaugrana to get off to a good start in the tie. The Barça finished the regular phase of the Endesa League in second position, with 32 games won by 4 lost, while the Joventut he concluded the regular phase as seventh classified with 20 games won by 16 defeats.
The team trained by Sarunas Jasikevicius arrives after participating in the Cologne Final Four, where it surpassed Armani Milan in the semifinals but could not with Anadolu efes in the end. The wear can weigh on the legs of the Barça team, which will surely dose some minutes in an extensive squad.
It will be necessary to see how is the ankle of Calathes, which in the final was very depleted and surely will not arrive in his best physical condition to this match, so Bolmaro and Westermann they can gain prominence.
The Joventut, meanwhile, won in four of the last six games of the regular phase of the Endesa League to obtain seventh place and define his duel against him Barça by Jasikevicius. The team of Badalona, trained by Carlos Duran, wants to surprise in the Palau Blaugrana taking advantage of the wear and tear and possible moral “downturn” that they may bring from the defeat in the Cologne Final Four.
In the regular phase, the Barça was clearly imposed on Badalona by 62-80, while in the Palau Blaugrana the Barça team also clearly won 88-74. If this difference is repeated, Barça would achieve a comfortable victory, but things change a lot in the playoff compared to the regular phase.
When is Barça – Joventut played?
The game is played today, Tuesday June 1, at 22.00 hours
Where to see Barça – Joventut?
The encounter can be seen by GO (8), platform dial Movistar Plus. You can follow all the information about the match live on the Mundo Deportivo website.