BarcelonaAlmost a quarter of a century after eliminating Real Madrid in the semifinals of the League (1998), Baxi Manresa faces the white team again in a tie for the title. The Bages team is visiting the WiZink Center this Wednesday (9pm, #Vamos) with the aim of putting the difficult things in the Euroleague runner-up in the quarter-finals of the Endesa League.
The precedents invite optimism. This season the two teams have faced each other on two occasions. In the first, Real Madrid beat Nou Congost 87-92. In the second, Baxi Manresa took the victory at home by 75-86. Pedro Martínez will not be able to count on Dani García or Guillem Jou, who have suffered long-term injuries. “The stop has been long because we have been stopped without competing. I think we will do things well and see how far we can go. “, analyzes the coach.
“When we beat them, they were in the worst moment of the Laso era, but now they are in a different dynamic. We hope for the best Madrid possible. We have to bounce, run, have a good ball and defend the situations well. “We have to do a good job to play with determination against Tavares, which is very decisive,” said Martínez.
Hezonja, one step away from Madrid
Real Madrid has been negotiating the signing of Mario Hezonja for weeks. Seconds Relief, the white club has already closed its signing. Barça already received 400,000 euros for their rights when the player went to Unics Kazan and therefore would not receive anything for the operation.
