Barça relaxes in the match against Alba from Berlin

Yes, in professional sports, especially in the Euroleague, there are no easy games, but Barça’s victory over Alba Berlin was so comfortable that at times it seemed friendly. Little defensive tension, a lot of success and an offensive sense of superiority. from azulgranas. A comfortable match, an easy victory, in which the hypermotivated Oscar Da Silva stood out against his former team.

You can’t blame Barca for playing with some degree of defensive relaxation against one of the weakest opponents in the EuroLeague and with a schedule as tight as the Cup demands on the horizon. But above all You can’t blame the Blaugranas too much because they were a whirlwind in attack. 20 points in five minutes, 31 at the end of the first quarter

, with very high success rates. They needed to raise their defense by a point to distance themselves from Alba Berlin, since the Germans also had an excellent shooting start. They scored their first four threes with an inspired Schneider. Almost as much as Spagnolo, who left a couple of very striking technical actions.

The big question flying through Palau yesterday was to what extent Barca will have to increase their intensity to win the match.. Facing a visiting defense with too many problems to list, there was no need to struggle in the first quarter, but things weren’t so easy early in the second. A partial score of 0-8, which exhausted Grimau’s patience but reinvigorated the team. From then on, Barça played at will. 20-2 to 51-39 at halftime. Da Silva was a great Barça hero.

The Blaugranas gained momentum as the minutes passed and Alba de Berlin faded. This was, of course, not the most difficult and stubborn victory for the locals, but from the moment of the break there were no emotions at all. With a lead of over 25 points, the only unknown was how much Barca would ultimately win by. At the end of the third quarter the result was already scandalous (80-51).

The big difference allowed Grimau to give minutes to less simple players, as well as relax the more important ones. Something logical, since they weren’t going to put in extra effort. Da Silva played very well throughout the match, showing that he can be a significant player if the context is right.

. The final quarter, with virtually no breaks, ended the game without a story. The guests completed the result using threes.