Almost ten and a half years since Obradoiro’s first and only triumph at the Palau Blaugrana

Playing in the Palau Blaugrana is always an incentive for every basketball professional. Also an almost impossible mission. Surprising the Catalan team on their track is something that the privileged few have achieved. And when the opponent is one of the most modest, at least budget-wise, in the Endesa League, the goal becomes even more complicated.

History is like cotton. He never cheats. We look at the numbers like this, without analyzing them in depth, and imagine what can happen this Friday in Barcelona. anyway, Moncho Fernández repeats it a thousand times. Obradoiro is in the same competition as Barça and that is not a product of chance. It’s for something. Obra has to face big and small, and wins and losses have equal value before each other, although emotionally a victory against a powerful team like Barça or Real Madrid always weakens the mood considerably.

Surprising one of the giants is not easy. This happens rarely. It is a real miracle, although Obra will travel to Barcelona with the intention of ringing the bell, but with the task done, with stability in the pocket and with the satisfaction that they have ensured the participation of the other in one of the most important leagues. season. powerful.

If under normal circumstances a victory at the Palau Blaugrana is an extraordinary event, today the difficulties are multiplied. Barça comes from getting passes on the fast track to the final four of the highest European competition and defeat the last club Fuenlabrada with the lack of many starters, who took more than a hundred points in the light.

I’m thinking about the play off

In addition, Saras Jasikevicius’ players play a lot in the three remaining days until the end of the regular season. They are fighting to maintain first place and home field advantage in the playoffs for the title. The Blaugrana have five defeats in the domestic competition and are at the top of the table, with identical records as Baskonia, which is second, and with one victory more than Real Madrid, which occupies third place. The stakes are high and whoever clicks faces a harsh punishment. In the 33rd round, already next Sunday, the decisive match between Baskonia and Barcelona will be played.

One away win

With all this, to surprise Barcelona at the Palau seems an unfeasible, unachievable and unachievable feat at the moment. Namely, Obra and Barça in the highest category of Spanish basketball met a total of 26 times, with a convincing result in favor of the Catalans: 22 wins and only 4 losses.

The last satisfaction from Kompostela was this season, in the first round of the championship in Sar: 76-74. One of the five defeats of the Catalans this season was against Obradoiro.

If beating Barça in the Caldeira is an almost impossible mission, Surprising him in Palau already seems like a chimera, a dream or illusion that is the product of the most bradoiristic and optimistic imagination. Twelve times those from the capital of Galicia visited Barca’s temple, with an unquestionable record: 11 victories by the players of the Catalan team.

twelve shifts

In twelve shifts, only obradoirist triumph. It was almost ten and a half years ago, on December 19, 2012. Obra celebrated 54-62, with a perfect defense against the figures of Barcelona. Three stars shone that evening on Barca’s pitch: San Juan de Puerto Rican playmaker Andrés Rodríguez, Tunisian center Salah Mejri and the Czech forward Pavel Pumpla.

andres rodriguez he scored 8 points and registered 9 assists. He was the most valued in his team with 18 points, only behind the home team Ante Tomic (22 credits). Mejri recorded 11 points (5 points from 8 attempts), 8 rebounds and 17 PIRs. Pumprla had 10 points (5 of 7 doubles), 6 rebounds and 16 credits. In a game with almost no three-pointers (3 of 15 for Obra and 3 of 22 for Barça), Alberto Corbacho added 9 points (1 of 7 three-pointers). The other two were from Oriol Junyent (9 points) and Hummel (5 points). Levon Kendall (8), Ben Dewar (2), Rafa Luz (0) and Micky Stobart (0) also played in that historic match.