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ME vs BAR Dream11: Barcelona hit the road for this week’s Liga ACB and travel to Madrid to take on Estudiantes in round-23 at WiZink Center on Sunday night. Barcelona are sitting at the top of the league table with 18-4 return on the season, but know they could be second by the time the game tips-off at WiZink Center as Real Madrid will be in action earlier on the same day. But Barcelona are favourite to win this game, and any other result other than a win for the Catalan giants will be catastrophic and perhaps the shock of the season in the current Liga ACB season. As far as the form is concerned, Barcelona are on a five-game winning run in all competitions, last beating Bayern Munich 83-80 in EuroLeague. With that win, Barca moved a step closer to the playoffs. Barca are also the offensive team in Liga ACB and are averaging around 90 points per game.
Estudiantes, meanwhile, have been rather disappointing this season. The season is almost gone for them, and they have nothing to play other than the pride. With just five wins all season from the first 22 rounds, they are second from the bottom going into this game with only a better point difference keeping them away from the foot of the table. On the offensive front, they are the worst team in the league. They lost the last three games, and have only one win in the last 8 Liga ACB matches.
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Match details:
Teams: Estudiantes and Barcelona
Venue: WiZink Center
Match Timing: March 08, @ 11:00 PM
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Estudiantes vs Barcelona team news:
Estudiantes: The club has made changes to their roster this week, bringing in two fresh faces to the team in a bid t freshen things up. Edwin Jackson has already made his debut for the team and looks a part of the team now, while, Byron Mullens signed only on Thursday but the club also reported that he will be available for selection against Barcelona.
Barcelona: The visitors have a couple of issues in this department. One of the usual suspects missing this game due to an injury is Kevin Pangos. He is recovering from a toe fracture and has missed a significant part of the season due to the same issue.
The second player on Barcelona’s injury list for this game is Thomas Heurtel, who is out due to a groin injury. Ante Tomic is fit and will be available for selection.
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Estudiantes vs Barcelona starting five:
Estudiantes: Edwin Jackson, Aleksa Avramovic, Phil Pressey, Victor Arteaga, Nemanja Dangubic
Barcelona: Nikola Mirotic, Alex Abrines, Adam Hanga, Cory Higgins, Brandon Davies
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Grand League tips:
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Likely squads:
Estudiantes: Philip Scrubb, Juan Palacios, Khadim Sow, Edgar Vicedo, Adams Sola, Ignacio Arroyo, Edwin Jackson, Byron Mullens, Aleksa Avramovic, Phil Pressey, Victor Arteaga, Nemanja Dangubic
Barcelona: Nikola Mirotic, Alex Abrines, Adam Hanga, Cory Higgins, Brandon Davies, Malcolm Delaney, Victor Claver, Alex Abrines, Brandon Davies, Pierre Oriola, Kyle Kuric, Pau Ribas, Artem Pustovyi, Thomas Heurtel, Roland Smits
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ME vs BAR Dream11 teams:
Team 1:
PG: P Pressey
SG: A Abrines, A Avramovic
SF: V Claver, N Dangubic
PF: N Mirotic (SP)
C: B Davies, K Sow
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Team 2:
PG: C Higgins
SG: E Jackson, K Kuric, A Avramovic (SP)
SF: N Dangubic
PF: N Mirotic
C: B Davies, K Sow