Fraikin BM. Granollers is the new leader of the NEXUS ENERGY ASOBAL League 2025/2026 after prevailing this week against Viveros Herol BM. Nava (37-33), chaining their third consecutive victory. Antonio Rama's team used their bench depth and ability to generate different game scenarios to secure the victory in the second half, with Marcos Fis and Pablo Urdangarín as the main protagonists (12 goals between the two). The blancs-i-blaus, thus, take the first position in the standings, taking advantage of the date change of the Tubos Aranda Villa de Aranda-Barça.
The dispute at the top of the competition intensifies with the good moment of Batcho BM. Torrelavega, also with a 3 out of 3 since handball ASOBAL has returned. Jacobo Cuétara's pupils did their homework on the Horneo Eón Alicante court (28-35), with up to 4 players contributing a minimum of 4 goals, distributing offensive responsibilities. The 10 goals from Aaron Gutierrez and the 6 goals from James Lewis Parker emerged as the most toned argument of the Alicante, who have already faced two of the top teams in the standings (Barça in the league debut).
IRUDEK Bidasoa Irun closes the week in third position after drawing with ABANCA Ademar León in a 'Match of the Day' (26-26) that lived up to the recent rivalry between the two teams. A spectacle that featured maximum equality, alternatives on both sides and individual performances such as those of Gonzalo Pérez Arce (7 goals) and Leo Maciel, with more than 50% effectiveness under sticks and author of a last intervention that definitively closed the result. Recoletas At. Valladolid closes the head of the NEXUS ENERGY ASOBAL League in fifth place with 4 points after decisively overcoming SANICENTRO BM. Guadalajara (32-22), with notable Tao Gey-Emparan (7 goals) and Juan Manuel Bar in goal (48%).
First victory of the season
The third matchday of the championship has witnessed firsthand the first victory of the season for REBI Handball Cuenca, Frigoríficos del Morrazo and Cajasol Ángel Ximénez P. Genil. The people from Cuenca opened their points box after winning by the minimum against BM. Logroño La Rioja (29-28), with the help of Santiago Barceló (6 goals) and Joao Perbelini (8 goals), one of the most toned gunslingers of this start of the course. Cangas, for its part, exploited the O Gatañala factor to overcome Bada Huesca (32-27), setting a high pace from the first action. The 6 goals from Arnau Fernández and Santi López's performance (7 goals) made the difference.
The first two points from Puente Genil came at home, assaulting the Quijote Arena (27-31) in another of the great matches of the day. The Pontanos managed to turn the scoreboard around after a great start from the locals, who drew a 5-1 in the early stages of the duel. The success at key moments and the 10 goals from Mario Dorado ended up deciding the match.