Joventut Badalona, the undefeated leader of Group K of the Champions League (BCL), faces a trap this Tuesday (19:00 CET) on the court of the last placed, German Würzburg, to get on the right track to advance to the quarter-finals.
The Catalans, who arrive immersed in a negative dynamic in the Endesa League and a very positive one in the Champions League, will seek to win their ninth consecutive game in the continental competition and maintain their unbeaten record.
Joventut, the only leader of Group K of the top sixteen with two wins in two games played, will face a Würzburg that is in last place with two defeats.
However, they are currently third in the German Bundesliga with an 11-7 record, so winning on their home court will not be an easy task for Penya.
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If they managed to win, Dani Miret’s team would continue as undefeated leaders and would have a virtual ticket to the quarter-finals. It could not be mathematical, at least, until next week with the visit to the French track of Elan Chalon.
For the duel on German soil, the Joventut coach’s only confirmed absence will be striker Miguel Allen, due to a sprained ankle, in addition to the doubt of striker Sam Dekker.
Despite not being injured, the American has not played for two games and finds himself in a “situation that must be resolved with the club”, as Miret himself explained after finishing the last Endesa League game at Surne Bilbao Basket (80-76).
Likewise, this Tuesday will be a special game for green and black point guard Cameron Hunt, who will return to what was his home in the 2019-20 season, his first experience in Europe, when Würzburg was still competing in the German second division. AND
