Third home game in a week for the JDA Dijon basketball players. After Le Mans on Monday and Ludwigsburg on Wednesday in the Champions League, Jeanne receives ASVEL Saturday March 12, 2022, for the 22nd day of Elite. Kick off 8 p.m. A clash between Lyon-Villeurbanne, 2nd, and the JDA, 4th in the standings. In the first leg, Dijon lost heavily in the Rhône (73-49).
Can we speak of a new “classic” of French basketball?
For purists, the only, unique, irreplaceable “clasico” of French basketball is Pau – Limoges. Recently, some media were able to put the rivalry between ASVEL and Monaco in this box. But it must be admitted that recently, the JDA and ASVEL regularly find themselves at the top of the bill. The last final of the French championship? JDA-ASVEL. The last Coupe de France final? JDA-ASVEL. The last Leaders Cup final (in 2020)? You understood.
JDA coach Nenad Markovic, who also passed through Limoges as a player, remains mixed on this notion of “classic” : “It’s a derby between two cities that are close, but the budgets are very different. So can we call it a classico? Between Barça and Real Madrid, there are only a few million euros in difference. There is really a big gap between the two budgets. Those who want to call it a clasico can, but I just see another game against a big team, the third game in six days. no time to think about it (laughs)”.
For his part, the winger of Jeanne and former ASVEL, Charles Galliou, sketches a smile when asked the question: “There are subjects on which we cannot compare ourselves to ASVEL, but to be able to do it sportingly, to say to ourselves that we played eye to eye, is glorifying and a source of motivation”.
Whatever nickname you give it, this poster is of particular importance. The proof : the Sports Palace will be sold out this Saturday evening.