BAXI Manresa visits an in-form Valencia team eager to fight back
The "taronja", who tonight have a Euroleague match in Istanbul, will be the rival of a BAXI Manresa that has little to lose and wants to surprise the Mumbrú team. The only loss from the team is that of Guillem Jou.
BAXI Manresa travels to Valencia to play the sixth round of the Liga Endesa with the aim of continuing to extend the winning streak. The Catalans will seek their fourth consecutive victory of the season on the court of a team coached by Álex Mumbrú, which has a balance of 4 wins and 1 loss.
Manresa will visit La Fonteta with the already known loss of captain Guillem Jou, which will be the return of Pedro Martínez and Pierre Oriola to the city where they won the Liga Endesa in 2017. The last match between Manresa and Valencia ended with a local victory at the Nou Congost (87-82), but, on the other hand, the people from Manresa have not won in Valencia since November 2, 2008 (75-82). The Bages team has three consecutive victories in the ACB and will seek to add another to remain in the comfortable zone of the classification. The only player not available will be captain Guillem Jou.
The rival of the people from Manresa this Sunday will be Valencia Basket. The "taronja" have started the season in a very good way. A balance of 4-1 in the ACB and 3-0 in the Euroleague places the Valencians as one of the fittest teams in the country. The men led by Álex Mumbrú were defeated on the first day against Bàsquet Girona, but managed to convert the other four games against Tenerife, Unicaja, Obradoiro and Breogán into victories. Chris Jones (14p/13.8v) and newcomer Brandon Davies (13.4p/13.2v) are the players who are statistically leading the team.
Pedro Martínez said in the preview that «we play on the court of a very strong team, we have to do things well, be focused and play hard, they are very physical; They have a very long squad and they will have to discard, it is a team that has only lost one game this season, and it was on matchday 1...; "We coaches always think that we should be better, that we are behind, we look for perfection and we have a lot left, but I am happy with how we work, we have a group of very serious and professional people."