Impeccably, with 23 victories in as many games, and therefore, with seven in advance, Barça has extended its hegemony in the Asobal League with its 13th consecutive title, the 30th in its record (22 in Asobal format and 8 in Division of Honor). They did it mathematically last night with their victory against Atlético Valladolid at the Palau Blaugrana (32-24) and the combined defeat of Fraikin Granollers in Benidorm (38-33). This is the second League with Carlos Ortega on the blaugrana bench.
Thirteen consecutive leagues – all those played since the 2010-11 season – clearly speak of Barça's overwhelming dominance as well as the lack of a powerful opponent in a championship that has practically been a walk for the blaugrana since Ciudad Real ceased to exist (later Atlético de Madrid, disappeared in 2013).
Barça's 30th League has had a revival flavor. As in the previous season, the first with Ortega in charge, it was the most suffered League of the entire absolutist period (due to the 8 casualties and 5 signings that the team had, the new coach and new systems, the little preparation after the Games and a staff that is too short), in this 2023 Barça has passed like a plane over its rivals. as in the old days
Barça II of the Ortega era, reinforced with the goalkeeper Nielsen (to complete the best goal in Europe with Pérez de Vargas), in addition to Wanne, Carlsbogard and Pol Valera (since February), has raised the qualitative level, has had better rotations With more wardrobe despite the injuries, he has recovered his automatisms, has squeezed his speed better and has overwhelmed again.
The data is overwhelming: in addition to the full number of victories (23/23), Ortega's team has scored more than 40 goals in nine games (with a maximum of 46 against Puente Genil), has once again won more than enough, without the suffering last year, with a minimum advantage of 3 goals (against Huesca, the rival that resisted the most, 35-30 and 32-35) and a maximum of 24 (43-19 against Sinfin). The average advantage per game has been 12.3 goals... Impressive.
Now the challenge for the Blaugrana team is twofold: to win the Copa del Rey again (from May 5 to 7 in Santander) –it would be the 10th in a row– and to qualify for the final four in Cologne, beating the Danish GOG (11 and 17 May) to aspire to a third consecutive Champions League crown, the most difficult yet.
