{"id":62424,"date":"2026-05-06T08:43:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basquetgirona.com\/noticia\/the-first-round-of-the-semifinals-is-decided-at-the-roig-arena\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T08:47:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:47:38","slug":"the-first-round-of-the-semifinals-is-decided-at-the-roig-arena","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/basquetgirona.com\/en\/noticia\/the-first-round-of-the-semifinals-is-decided-at-the-roig-arena\/","title":{"rendered":"The first round of the semifinals is decided at the Roig Arena"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Spar Girona plays the first leg of the LF Endesa semi-finals against Valencia Basket this Thursday. The first leg will take place this Thursday, May 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the Roig Arena, while the return leg will be played in Fontajau on Sunday, May 10, also at 7:00 p.m. Tickets for the decisive match in Girona are now available at <a href=\"https:\/\/basquetgirona.com\/en\/tickets\/\">https:\/\/basquetgirona.com\/entrades-general\/<\/a> .  <\/p>\n\n<p>The tie pits the second-placed team in the regular season (Spar Girona, 24-6) against the third-placed team (Valencia Basket, 21-9). The Girona team comes to the match <a href=\"https:\/\/basquetgirona.com\/en\/noticia\/spar-girona-seals-the-ticket-to-the-semifinals-with-a-solid-victory-in-fontajau\/\">after overcoming the quarter-finals against Legan\u00e9s<\/a> , while the orange team did the same against Dur\u00e1n Maquinaria Ensino. In the last match in the league, Spar Girona won at home by <a href=\"https:\/\/baloncestoenvivo.feb.es\/partido\/2479642\">71 to 74<\/a> .  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f #RDPPr\u00e8via | Roberto \u00cd\u00f1iguez | Semifinals Anada\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DZOM4F3lAUI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the opponent<\/h2>\n\n<p>Valencia Basket, led by Rub\u00e9n Burgos, has one of the most complete squads on the continent. The Valencian team reaches the semifinals after overcoming the second leg of the quarterfinals at the Roig Arena against Ensino Lugo by <a href=\"https:\/\/baloncestoenvivo.feb.es\/partido\/2512651\">73 to 70<\/a> . <\/p>\n\n<p>The orange team stands out for its core of national players with the interiors Awa Fam and Raquel Carrera, the former Girona player Mar\u00eda Ara\u00fajo, or the exteriors Leticia Romero, Buenavida and Queralt Casas. In the international section, they have players like Leo Fiebich (11.8 points and 44.2% in three-pointers) or the interior Hillsman (10 points, 5.9 rebounds and 13.5 rating per game). <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Spar Girona<\/h2>\n\n<p>Roberto \u00cd\u00f1iguez&#8217;s team faces this first assault of the semi-finals at home before deciding the tie on Sunday in Fontajau. Regarding tomorrow&#8217;s match, Klara Lundquist highlighted: &#8220;I think it will be a very tough semi-final. It is important for us to play well in the first match. We have to be concentrated, play a physical game and impose a good defense.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ca\" dir=\"ltr\">Girona, \u00e9s temps de Playoffs. \ud835\udc04\u0301\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc12\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc05\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc12!\ud83c\udf38\ud83d\ude4c<br><br>Aquest diumenge us necessitem a Fontajau!<br>\ud83c\udd9a Valencia Basket<br>\ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PlayoffsLFEndesa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PlayoffsLFEndesa<\/a> &#8211; Semifinals &#8211; Tornada<br>\ud83d\udcc6 10\/05 &#8211; 19:00h<br>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Entrades: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8gUFPxEZLS\">https:\/\/t.co\/8gUFPxEZLS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SZysxaHCId\">pic.twitter.com\/SZysxaHCId<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Spar Girona (@unigirona) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unigirona\/status\/2051356064906408208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spar Girona plays the first leg of the LF Endesa semi-finals against Valencia Basket this Thursday. 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