Another blow to Barça: the Super Cup is under threat

Two in one for UCAM Murcia. The university team reached the Endesa League final for the first time in its history. after defeating Unicaja in the fifth and final game of the semi-finals at the Martin Carpena (Malaga). A pass that also entitles you to the next Endesa Super Cup..

The four participants in the tournament, according to the criteria established by the ACB, are the champion of the Endesa League, the champion of the Copa del Rey, the champion of the last edition of the Super Cup and the host. If there are vacancies, they will be distributed in the following order: ACB Second Place, Third Place and Fourth Place. This first title of next season will be played in the third week of September at a venue yet to be determined.

Here, The Murcians have the opportunity to finish the season as either ACB champions or runners-up.. Madrid and Unicaja are the other two with a ticket.. The Whites will arrive, no matter what happens in the final against Murcia, as champions of the Copa del Rey. Since Real Madrid also won the last Super Cup, the composers have the right to finish the regular stage first.

This leaves Barcelona out of contention for their first title next season… if the Blaugranas don’t become the hosts (something that seems unlikely) or that one of the other three clubs will receive this honor.

The Catalans will miss the Super Cup for the third time. since it was restored in 2004. The first was in 2005 in Granada, and the second and last seven years ago, in 2017, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. In the first four editions, from 1984 to 1987, they were present in only one, the last one, when they beat Joventut. During these four years, only two teams met each other.

Barça is second in the historical rankings with six titles, four less than Madrid, which has 10 titles.the last six in a row: They’ve won every Super Bowl since 2018.

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