While one semifinal of the Endesa League ended on the fast track, with Real Madrid qualifying for the final on the fast track against an inferior Baskonia, the other is on its way to exhausting the calendar, with Barça and Joventut starring in a series of the most pretty.
The derby in the province of Barcelona is turning out to be intense and exciting, with constant changes of direction and very attractive basketball for fans who are not failing at either the Palau or the Olímpic.
Penya and Barça will live tonight in Badalona and starting at 9:00 p.m. the fourth game of their semifinal, with a 2-1 advantage for the Barça team. Joventut had managed to recover the home field advantage by winning the second duel at the Palau but Barça gave them back the coin in the third, already played in Badalona, and recovered the advantage they had gained by finishing first in the regular season.
This scenario allows Jasikevicius' team to have their first match point in this fourth matchup. If Barça repeats victory, they will access the final. On the other hand, Joventut only has to win and force the fifth and decisive duel, which will take place at the Palau Blaugrana next Sunday.
The third game, played on Wednesday, was surely the most intense and beautiful of the entire series. Barça dominated from the initial basket to the final honk but could never lead the scoreboard by more than ten points. La Penya always stayed in the match but curiously could not lower the barrier of three points behind and ended up giving up the victory after a high-flying night in Badalona.
Now it's time for the fourth game, the first of all that can already be decisive and that will be played this Friday, June 10, at the Palau Olímpic in Badalona starting at 9:00 p.m. This attractive match can be seen on television in
