The 'Great Derby' of the NEXUS ENERGÍA ASOBAL League returns to the Palau Blaugrana.

Barça-Fraikin BM. Granollers. The drums of the 'Great Derby' rumble at the start of matchday 20 of the NEXUS ENERGÍA ASOBAL League, counting down the hours for the dispute of one of the big matches on the official calendar. Blaugranes and blanc-i-blaus, within the framework of the 'Match of the Day' - live on LALIGA+ and open on Teledeporte - meet again at the Palau Blaugrana, with the high status of being the top two in the table and counting all their matches in this 2026 as victories. A duel of maximums, of D-day and H-hour, with the victory of Rama's pupils last season as the latest precedent.

Granollers will precisely seek to repeat its performance, trying to reedit that defensive reliability and accuracy in key moments that allowed it to add two points on the champion's court. The team of Carlos Ortega comes to the clash in an upward dynamic, in full swing in the NEXUS ENERGÍA ASOBAL League and having done their homework in Europe, showing a variety of resources. The challenge is to transfer that performance to the spectacular chaos of the 'Great Derbies', which do not understand pre-established schemes.

Game with prominence for Marcos Fis, top scorer of the Granollers team and third top scorer of the competition, who is shining on his own and will make his professional debut at the Palau Blaugrana. The Barça goal will be one of the great counterpoints to the lefty's flair, squeezing the moment of Viktor Hallgrimsson, the second goalkeeper with the most interventions in the circuit.

ASOBAL show continues

In a NEXUS ENERGÍA ASOBAL League that naturally embraces maximum equality, the derby will not be the only great match of the weekend. Starting with this Friday's matchday, first with a great HORNEO BM. Alicante-REBI Handball Cuenca, with the two teams separated by a victory and the common goal of moving away from the bottom of the table. Roi Sánchez's team have already achieved two victories in the last four games, the last one against Dicorpebal Logroño La Rioja, and continue to grow as the weeks advance.

Bada Huesca, also this afternoon, receives the visit of an IRUDEK Bidasoa Irun who wants to get back on the winning track after losing the two points at home last week. Same situation for Nolasco's pupils, who seek to break the streak of two consecutive defeats to continue consolidating in the calm area of the classification. Precisely Viveros Herol BM. Nava, who took the victory from Artaleku days ago, receives BM. Caserío Ciudad Real. The great moment of Navero, with Carlos Villagrán at the helm of the staff, against the reliability of the Manchegan squad, eighth in the table despite linking three matchdays without celebrating a victory. Maximum equality and spectacular match that will open the ASOBAL competition Saturday, also with the ABANCA Ademar León-Cajasol Ángel Ximénez P. Genil.

The pontanos seek the first victory of the new project of Toni Malla, in need of points to get out of the dangerous area of the classification. Ademar, for its part, arrives after the debut with victory in the Quijote Arena of the new staff led by Luis Puertas, with Gonzalo Pérez Arce carrying the sporting weight on the court. The right winger was part of the ideal 7 of the last matchday after scoring 11 goals from 11 shots, a fine radiography of his performance throughout the season.

The SANICENTRO BM. Guadalajara-Frigoríficos del Morrazo promises to be another ode to competitiveness and sporting tension. Direct duel at the bottom of the table, with the group of Juan Carlos Requena one point behind the Galicians and with the real possibility of leaving the hot spots. Same objective, same demand on the side of those from O Gatañal, who will seek to repeat the version and result of two matchdays ago, with the victory in Oscense lands. Matchday 20 will be completed by the Dicorpebal Logroño La Rijoa-Recoletas At. Valladolid and the Bathco BM. Torrelavega-Tubos Aranda Villa de Aranda, with the second place in the table at stake.

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