A 'Match of the 22nd Round' of high spheres for the return of the NEXUS ENERGY ASOBAL League

The wait is over. The NEXUS ENERGY ASOBAL League lifts the curtain again with the dispute tonight (20:30h) of the 'Matchday 22' between Bathco BM. Torrelavega and Fraikin BM. Granollers. Huge duel between third and fourth place, tied on points, with the same victory record in 2026 (5 in 6 matches) and with the precedent of the narrow victory of the blanc-i-blaus in the first round (32-31), with a goal from Adrià Figueras 9 seconds before the final whistle.

“The numbers define what the match is going to be. We face two teams that know each other, two great teams, and that is synonymous with spectacle and great play. They are a team that is very well worked and will make things very difficult for us. We play at home, in a great setting and with a lot of fans. That is a plus for us", explained Jacobo Cuétara at a press conference. Two coral approaches and with protagonists that are differential. Marcos Fis, second top scorer of the NEXUS ENERGY ASOBAL League, against Isidoro Martínez, top assistant, in the face-to-face of Nexus Energy MVPs this weekend to ensure the best handball.

"This will be the first of many key matches that we will have during this month. To try to finish second, to maintain the goal of the season. Going to Torrelavega is a very complicated trip, with a team that always gives us a lot of problems. Torrelavega is a direct rival. They have a very powerful defensive center, a great goal, they are very forceful, and in attack they are very decisive. We are also going to a court that presses a lot, but we are eager to take on the challenge, with the team in good shape", said Antonio Rama before traveling to the Vicente Trueba.

The great fight for the season's goals begins

The return of the competition and the 'Match of the Day' context, which can be followed by LALIGA+ and free-to-air on Teledeporte, set the competitive bar for the final stretch of the season. Each match has final hues and intertwines -more than ever- the search for the big end-of-course goals. This is the picture of the Bada Huesca-Cajasol Ángel Ximénez P. Genil of this matchday 22.

Separated by one point, occupying two of the last three positions in the general table, both teams are looking for two points this Sunday (19h) that can be a key turning point in their season. Nolasco's pupils want to sign their first victory at home in 2026 to move away from the most dangerous area of the competition. The Pontanos, for their part, travel to the Municipal Palace of Huesca with the aim of opening their victory record in this second round, translating their good competitive level into points (they have given up a match by one goal and have suffered two defeats by a difference of two goals).

The fight at the bottom of the standings is not just a matter of two. SANICENTRO BM. Guadalajara receives IRUDEK Bidasoa Irun this Sunday (17:30h) with the possibility of leaving the last place if they take the two points at stake. Contrast of dynamics but same obligation to win, to stay in the fight for the second position, in the case of the Bidasoans. Same scenario as in the Dicorpebal Logroño La Rioja-Frigoríficos del Morrazo this Saturday (20:30h). The Riojans do not want to relax and seek to maintain the second position. The team of Quique Dominguez, on the other hand, wants to continue growing and consolidate in the middle zone of the professional competition.

Tubos Aranda Villa de Aranda, also with 13 points, visits this Saturday (17h) the court of a HORNEO BM. Alicante that wants to return to the path of victory after losing by the minimum in the last matchday. The result does not tarnish their good moment and ensures a great match against those of Javier Márquez. Viveros Herol BM. Nava, located between the two teams in the standings, wants to shine this Sunday (12:30h) home court and fans against ABANCA Ademar León, sixth, two points behind IRUDEK Bidasoa Irun and with an upward momentum that makes him a solid candidate in the fight for the first positions. Recoletas At. Valladolid and REBI Handball Cuenca want this Saturday (16:30h) to join that boat, climbing positions and adding competitiveness. The Barça-BM. Caserío Ciudad Real closes the trio of matches of this J22 of NEXUS ENERGY ASOBAL League.