Two years in a row stumbling on the same stone. Barça lost on Monaco's court and will not play in the play-offs for the EuroLeague title (79-70). Europe expelled the Catalan team before the end of April. It will be the fourth time in history that the Catalan team is not among the eight best teams in the competition. Furthermore, it's three consecutive years without even smelling a final four.

First box or stripe overcome. Barça debuted the play-in with a good grade. The Catalan team eliminated Estrella Roja (80-72) and will play for a ticket in the fight for the title against Monaco, who lost to Panathinaikos (87-79). Despite an unexpected eclipse when they were winning by 22 points, the Barça team played with personality to secure the victory at the Palau Blaugrana.

Barça did the job and gave themselves a boost to extend the season in Europe. The Catalan team, who didn't want to depend on the Dubai result, effectively neutralized Bayern Munich (95-69) and will play the play-in to access the play-offs. Their first opponent will be Estrella Roja. If they overcome the challenge, they will still need to beat Panathinaikòs or Mónaco to enter the title race, where Olympiacos is already calmly waiting.

Xavi Pascual got the diagnosis right: Barça cannot go for Europe with half-measures. The Catalan team lost on AS Monaco's court (93-86). The Monegasque team, which only registered eight players, a very unusual fact in professional basketball, recovered a nine-point deficit against a very discouraged Barça rival. The home team played with more intensity and took advantage of a home refereeing to end up shooting 17 more free throws.

After suffering one of the most worrying defeats of the season, Xavi Pascual sounded all the alarms in a press conference. "I am the main person responsible for today's humiliation," said the coach. Barça even trailed by 32 points against Panathinaikos, at which point some Barça fans expressed their displeasure at the Palau Blaugrana. "When the season ends, it will be time to explain many things to you and for us to talk about everything. From now until the end, I will try to remain as calm as possible and for us all to be on the same page: players, directors, press, public... And then, when we finish, there will be time to evaluate, to talk, to think, to see where we are, to see where we will be, and to see if we will be there," he stated. His contract ends in the summer of 2028.

Barça lost on Zalgiris' court, a direct rival in the fight for the play-off positions in the Euroleague. The Lithuanian team's strategy prevailed over the Blaugrana squad for the second time this season (83-71). Moses Wright and Sylvain Francisco, two players that the Palau Blaugrana dreams of, completed a great performance. The center scored 18 points and 11 rebounds. The point guard contributed to the home team's victory with 14 points, all in the last period, and 8 assists.

The match that Barça is to play this Friday against Estrella Roja will start half an hour later than planned. The Euroleague has described the delay as a "logistical necessity". The real problem is that the laundry service has damaged the Estrella Roja kits, who played in Vitoria-Gasteiz against Kosner Baskonia on Wednesday.

Barça won in overtime against Estrella Roja in a game worthy of two aspirants to dispute the play-offs for the title (92-88). The Blaugrana team, which improved its performance in recent days, gritted its teeth to secure the third consecutive victory in the Euroleague. The Culé defense ended the options of a tough opponent to beat and reconnected the Catalan team with its fans.Estrella Roja opened the game with more energy and good decisions. The Serbian team set a very high bar of intensity against a Barça that needed time to reach the same competitive level (10-17). Rivero and Bolomboy accentuated the interior defensive shortcomings of the Culé team.

Two days after their resounding defeat in El Clásico, a struggling Barça found some breathing room against Anadolu Efes, an opponent with inconsistent morale. The Blaugrana, who turned the ball over too often, secured a victory through sheer grit rather than brilliance (78-71). Defense and rebounding were key for the Catalan side in a game played before a mere 4,861 spectators at the Palau Blaugrana.

Three days before the Clásico against Real Madrid, Barça secured a crucial victory on Valencia Basket's home court (62-66). Joel Parra delivered a decisive performance at the Roig Arena, where Xavi Pascual's tactics caused the home team to falter. The Catalan forward, who finished with 14 points and 9 rebounds, was responsible for a rebound and steal in the final seconds. "We've achieved an important victory. We made an extra effort to overcome the absences," he said. The Blaugrana ended a streak of four consecutive defeats. "We needed a win and we hope it will help us regain confidence. We managed to win the most unexpected game," analyzed Xavi Pascual, coach of a Barça team that was without Toko Shengelia. "They managed to impose their rhythm and we didn't control the rebounds well," acknowledged Pedro Martínez, coach of Valencia Basket.

A Barcelona side decimated by injuries lost to Hapoel Tel Aviv (75-80). The Blaugrana suffered their sixth defeat in the last seven EuroLeague games, their fourth consecutive loss. Lacking accuracy from beyond the arc and with far fewer assists than usual, the Catalan team was unable to compete against the Israeli opponent. "We're in a very difficult situation. Everything has turned upside down. Everything is going wrong, and we're anxious. Defeats hurt, and we've entered a complicated situation," acknowledged Xavi Pascual. Toko Shengelia was unable to play due to a soleus muscle injury in his right leg. His absence added to that of Nico Laprovittola, who a few days ago suffered a complete rupture of the adductor longus tendon in his right thigh and will be out for three months. Furthermore, Darío Brizuela played while clearly hampered by injury.

Barça came within a hair's breadth of pulling off a feat at the Armani Arena in Milan (87-84). Xavi Pascual's team was down by 25 points at the end of the third quarter, but rallied, coming within a hair's breadth of turning the game around thanks to a final 33-8 run. When all seemed lost, two consecutive three-pointers from Satoranski brought the Blaugrana within just two points, but with less than three seconds to play. Barça's epic final quarter, however, did nothing to mask the embarrassment of the first three, when Pascual's team was completely outplayed by the Italians. The third consecutive defeat in Europe sets off alarm bells for a team with injuries that struggled to defend effectively for much of the game, even though Pascual tried to impose his will under the basket with tall players like Shengelia, who scored 15 points, Clyburn, and Willy Hernangómez. The first quarter was quite evenly matched from the start, especially thanks to Vesely's contribution, but in the second quarter the Italians broke the game open from beyond the arc. Kevin Punter also used his three-pointers to cut the deficit to five points (33-28), but on offense, the Blaugrana team began to turn the ball over, going into halftime down by 12 points.

David Jover and Marta Campderrós, two former sports reporters for the newspaper ARA, are among the ten Catalans working within Dubai Basketball's structure. The club, which began competing in the EuroLeague this season, is experiencing difficult times, as the city in the United Arab Emirates has been bombed and its airspace closed for days.

A Barcelona team lacking the resources to maintain consistency lost on the court of Virtus Bologna (85-80). Mistakes in the final 100 seconds prevented the Catalan side from securing the victory. The Blaugrana, who have been showing signs of extreme fatigue for weeks, have now suffered four defeats in their last five European games. Kevin Punter's 27 points weren't enough. Dusko Ivanovic was without Daniel Hackett and Alessandro Pajola at point guard, leaving Luca Vildoza as the only true playmaker. The coach, who effectively punished Barça's defensive switches, found tactical alternatives to bolster his team's chances. Carsen Edwards dominated Virtus Bologna's offense during a first quarter in which the Italian team struggled to limit the scoring of Kevin Punter and Toko Shengelia. Barça capitalized on their high shooting percentages to build a 10-point lead (18-28).

Without new signings, the season will feel endless for Barça. The Blaugrana team, which has more injuries than good news, ran out of steam against Paris Basketball, second to last in the EuroLeague standings. After a solid 12.5 minutes, the Catalan side collapsed (74-85). Their poor three-point shooting (5/32) proved a heavy burden for the home team. Xavi Pascual tried everything to mitigate the impact of the absences of Tomás Satoransky and Kevin Punter, two of the cornerstones of his competitive structure, but Will Clyburn's poor performance didn't help. Furthermore, Jan Vesely could only play 7 minutes and 19 seconds due to severe lower back pain. "It's a disaster. There's nothing we can do, we can't work or improve," said the coach.

A Barcelona team aware of the importance of the game overcame a 13-point deficit to defeat Baskonia and avoid a fifth consecutive loss (91-97). The Blaugrana improved as the game progressed, with Xavi Pascual managing to bring order to the team's collective play. Tomás Satoransky and Kevin Punter were injured and unable to finish the game.

A Barça side with more courage than legs came within a hair's breadth of an impossible comeback. The Blaugrana, who were not far from overcoming a 20-point deficit, lost to Fenerbahce (78-82) and have now suffered four consecutive defeats. The EuroLeague leader and reigning champion remained calm in a high-voltage final stretch in which Sarunas Jasikevicius stopped the game to file a protest. Jan Vesely was unable to celebrate his 400th EuroLeague game with a victory. Kevin Punter (24 points) was the best player for a Barça team hampered by a poor performance from Will Clyburn, who missed 11 of his 12 shots. Xavi Pascual, who included Darío Brizuela in his lineup, tried countless tactical solutions. "We reacted too late and only fought in the final stretch," lamented the coach.

An incomplete feat. A Barça side with more character than energy overcame a 17-point deficit, but couldn't secure the victory on the court of a far more resourceful Olympiacos team (87-75). Benefiting from very lenient officiating, the Greek team capitalized on an extraordinary level of defense that exhausted the Barça squad.

While awaiting Will Clyburn's return, a far-from-its-best Barça side dispatched Asvel Villeurbanne (91-98) without much flair. The EuroLeague's bottom-ranked team, who accurately exploited the Blaugrana's weaknesses, put up a fight for 35 minutes on an uncomfortable night for the Catalan side, who ultimately remained competitive without dazzling. Toko Shengelia (22 points, 6 fouls drawn, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists), Xavi Pascual's favorite warrior, and Kevin Punter (31 points, 4/6 from three-point range) were the standout players for a lackluster Barça side that struggled to find its rhythm, performing better than its league position suggests. Despite Nando de Colo's departure to Fenerbahce, the French team played its cards well, forcing 17 Barça turnovers.

A mentally exhausted Barça needed a basket from Darío Brizuela with 2.3 seconds remaining to win a game they were leading by 12 points with 10 minutes left. The Basque shooting guard, who scored 25 points, had a decisive performance in Barça's victory against Dubai Basketball (91-89). a rival against whom he had lost in the first roundAlexa Avramovic missed the three-pointer that would have turned the game around.