Bilbao Basket puts the group leader in play on Wednesday, in Miribilla, against Caledonia Gladiators

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He Surne Bilbao Basket puts into play this Wednesday, in Miribilla, against the Caledonia Gladiators Scottish, in the tthird day of the group stage of the FIBA ​​Europe Cup of the 2023-24 season, the leadership of group B of said competition. Both teams have won, so far, the two games they have played in the Europe Cup, against Anwil Wloclawek and Sibiu, and, in this way, the winner will be able to consolidate his first place. The match starts at 7:00 p.m. and will be broadcast live on EITB, through eitb.eus and on ETB4.

With the third day, the first round of the group stage ends. Only the champion of each of the ten groups of the competition is guaranteed a ticket to the round of 16phase in which they will also be the six best seconds. In this context, Jaume Ponsarnau’s team will try to make good on the good play it is showing at the start of the season; In the last match played, within the Endesa League, Bilbao Basket fell on Sunday against Lenovo Tenerife, 93-94, after an overtime and posting a notable performance, despite the defeat.

The technician has all your staff availableand he will not decide which discard he has to make until just before the match, although it is more than likely that he will continue to be an inside player, as in the first two days, in which the Greek Georgios Tsalmpouris and the Swede stayed in the stands. Denzel Andersson.

Thus, Ponsarnau, in the press conference prior to the clash, warned that the key to overcoming Caledonia Gladiators will be to “run with control, and be as dynamic as possible”, against a rival that is “very physical, who collapses, and which is very difficult to take advantage of.”

“It is a team with players who assume a lot of responsibility for execution. You have to run, but with control, because if the game is open, its players with the ability to inspire will find themselves very comfortable,” he stressed.

The match will be played this Wednesday, November 1, from 7:00 p.m., and will be broadcast live on eitb.eus and ETB4.