AS Monaco: return to Palau with defeat (67–77)
That did not happen. He Barça lost to him AS Monaco in the return of competition to the Palau Blaugrana in the Euroleague (67-77). The positive note of the match was the revenge Ricky Rubio with the culé team, returning home 13 years after saying goodbye. Roger Grimau’s team started the match well, but the guests came back and did not lose their advantage.
In the next match, also in Palau, the Blaugranas will host Casademon Zaragoza this Sunday in the new round of the Endesa League (18:30).
Good start, cook
Palau wanted basketball. The Barça fans cheered energetically from the start and Roger Grimau’s men responded well, with Monaco having no way of avoiding the culé attack. Nico Laprovittola He entered the court ready to once again repeat his usual repertoire, and two threes in a row from the Argentine put +8 on the scoreboard in favor of Barca (12-4, min. 4). In addition, good defense and lack of success from the visitors allowed them to maintain the difference throughout the first quarter. Thus, the Barcelona team was able to finish the first 10 minutes with a nine-point lead. (21-12).
Ricky Rubio returns to Palau Blaugrana
The Barça temple collapsed when, early in the second quarter, Ricky Rubio appeared. Point guard Masnow donned the culé shirt again 13 years after the breakup. However, Monaco took the opportunity to reduce the deficit with a score of 0-6 (21-18, min. 12). First two points 9 After their return, they did not prevent the Monegasque team from turning the score around.
From there, blows were exchanged between both teams over the course of several highly contentious minutes. Buddy Yan Vesely which made the insides of Palau Blaugrana tremble and three free kicks from Nico Laprovittola They sent Barça into the break with the advantage in the lights (35-33).
Monaco slips away on the scoreboard
The Czech center became stronger under the basket after the break and Barca’s first six points of the second half had an impact, although Monaco continued to improve, especially in attack, to take a big lead for the first time of the evening (48-56, min. 27) . Star 2+1 from Ricky Rubio Palau’s decibels rose but the visitors continued to find spots on defense and extended their lead to nine points late in the third period. (51-60).
In the last episode of the duel between the Catalans and Monegasques, the story continued according to the same scenario. Every Barça goal was matched by Monaco, which remained ahead on the scoreboard and had its maximum advantage five minutes before the end of the match (57-70, min. 35). The ring became smaller for Roger Grimau’s men and the visitors’ defensive intensity increased excessively, preventing any attempt at a Barça comeback. (67-77).
MATCH PROFILE
Barca, 67
FC Monaco, 77
Barça: Tomas Satoransky (8), Niko Laprovittola (13), Nikola Kalinic (2), Jabari Parker (7), Jan Vesely (19) – starting five – Rokas Jokubaitis (2), Willy Hernangomez (3), Alex Abrines (4) , Dario Brizuela (2), Oscar da Silva (2), Ricky Rubio (5), James Nnaji (-)
FC Monaco: Mike James (17), Matthew Strazel (13), John Brown (3), Jaron Blossomgame (10), Donatas Motiejunas (12) – starting five – Alpha Diallo (4), Elie Okobo (7), Mam Jaite (1) , Peter Korneli (0), Kemba Walker (0), Donta Hall (10), Terry Tarpey (-)
Particles: 21–12, 14–21 // 16–27, 16–17
JudgesStars: Sreten Radovic, Seffi Shemmesh, Saso Petek