Defeat with your head held high

The team falls with pride at the Palau Blaugrana against a very successful Barça

First Team | Sunday, 08 February 2026

The match started with an even playing field that did not translate into success, with Barça very inspired in the triple with a stellar Clyburn who scored 14 points and 4 triples in the first ten minutes. The effectiveness in the triple ended up being the key to the Barça victory against a combative Bàsquet Girona, especially in the second half. In the second period, the Girona team continued its good staging, which allowed it to approach 6 points (46-40) with Pep Busquets leading in energy and points. However, two triples on the edge of halftime put the disadvantage back into double digits.

At the break, Girona’s reaction began. First, from the defense, leaving the Blaugrana team with twenty points. And second, in attack, scoring 27 points against one of the best defenses in Europe with Geben who once again gave a captain’s performance with 10 points in the third quarter. With a five-point deficit at the start of the last period, a basket from the Lithuanian center left it at three points (72-69) but when the Girona team got closer on the scoreboard, Barça showed the capacity of its outside battery. Despite this, Bàsquet Girona completed a great concerted exhibition on one of the most demanding courts on the continent, with the great news of the return of Maxi Fjellerup (97-92).