Live broadcast of Barça – Baskonia corresponding to matchday 17 of the Euroleague 2025-2026
After visiting Real Madrid a week ago, Baskonia does the same with Barcelona in another Spanish duel between two of the most in-form teams in the Euroleague. Barça has not lost since Xavi Pascual made his debut against Anadolu Efes, while Baskonia has just won six of the last ten games in this competition. The only problem for the Basques is that they have won all of them at the Buesa Arena and this match must be played at the Palau Blaugrana.
“It’s a very complicated game, I dare say that it is the most difficult since I have been here because of the situation, because of the games we have played and because of the injuries. The Palau must help us,” Xavi Pascual said in the preview about tonight’s opponent.
Barça already knows what it’s like to beat Baskonia, since this same match was played in the league championship just a month ago, but then Orellana sat on the bench before Pascual was introduced, something that would happen a day later. That match ended with a 91-83 score and a clear Barcelona superiority despite the short result.
Ups and downs in Barça and Baskonia
Now everything is very different for both of them. Barça has only conceded one match since then, but He has the absence of Shengelia, the doubt of Vesely and, if Laprovittola plays, he will have done so after many weeks without participating.
Baskonia, for its part, has recovered its two main casualties: Trent Forrest and Markus Howard. And, in the Euroleague, he can count on the four non-EU nationals that he currently has on the payroll, since there are no restrictions. This makes him a more dangerous enemy. Something that some of the competition’s stars have already been able to verify, such as AS Monaco itself this past Tuesday.
Galbiati knows that his team has a problem away from home, but he does not have the pressure to win, since the favorite is Barça. And that is something he can take advantage of, as he almost did against Real Madrid eight days ago.
