After the defeat by Zalgiris in the first matchday, Barcelona he had no room for new “gella”. Juan Peñaroja’s team appeared more serious against the (weak) Alba Berlin and defeated it 88-73 in “Palau Blaugrana”, making “chefte” in this year’s Euroleague.
The Catalans were far superior from the start and hardly lost the lead. The visitors fought in the first half and stayed relatively close (43-37), but gradually the difference began to rise for the “blaugrana”, who at the beginning of the fourth period reached up to +16 (71-55). From there, Alba tried but failed to react and suffered their second defeat in as many matches.
An unexpected protagonist for the winners was Dario Brithuelawho scored 14 points in the second half and finished with 18, being the main reason Barcelona ran away with the score. 14 points were scored by Kevin Panderwhile he had 10 Jan Vesely and from 9 o’clock Alex Abrines, Tsimezi Metou.
From Alba, he stood out with 13 points Martin Hermansonwhile he had 12 Will McDowell-White. Bad offensive night for the German team, with 3/18 three-pointers and 8/15 shots.
OR Barcelona in the next “double” week he will face the Monaco at home (16/10) and Red Star in Serbia (18/10). On the other hand, the Germans will look for their first victory at home with the Villerban (15/10) and again in Berlin with Fenerbahce (17/10).
Detailed match statistics here
The quarters: 19-16, 43-37, 63-54, 88-73
Source: Sport Fm
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