Alser BM Puerto Sagunto urgently seek points

 Alser BM Puerto Sagunto visit the Palau Olímpic de Granollers to face Fraikin BM Granollers this Wednesday 8 from 20:00. The match is part of the 17th league round and follows the home defeat against the Cuenca side. Meanwhile, the Granollers team come into the game after beating Anaitasuna (24-33) and moving into tenth place in the table.

  The team are preparing for their final training session before leaving for the Catalan city. The red-and-white side will travel on Wednesday morning, and the semi-professional status of some players means Nebot and Ruiz will have to leave by car later than the official party. In principle, Goran only has the expected absences of Muiña and Marko, with the rest of the players available for selection. For Dzokic's side, this is a difficult challenge, as they have so far been unable to earn points away from the Ovni. The red-and-whites have not forgotten how evenly balanced the first-leg match was, despite the result being 30-34.

 As for the Vallès side, they sit comfortably in tenth place, far from the battle for European qualification but also looking downwards without concern. This is Manuel Cadenas's second year as first-team coach, and it is proving very different from the previous one. So far, he has secured the first two points of the second half of the season, moving the team away from the relegation places.

 The statistics are not particularly favourable for Alser, as in the last matches before this fixture, Fraikin BM Granollers have won 6, drawn 1 and lost 9. Alser BM Puerto Sagunto have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 12. Once again, the aim is to earn points away from home, end that negative run and give the supporters some joy.

 This is a match for Alser that arrives with no time to lick the wounds caused by the defeat at the Ovni against Ciudad Encantada. It is one of the few matches in February where, in theory, they can pull off an upset: if the trip to Granollers is difficult, needless to say that Barcelona's visit to the Ovni the following Wednesday, or the trip to León in two weeks' time, will be even more complicated as they attempt to survive this veritable via crucis and remain among Spain's best for another year.

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