The continuation of the epic, to dream of a final. After the victory in the previous round against Limoges, the JDA Dijon basketball players face ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne on Wednesday June 1, 2022, outside on their Astroballe floor. This is the first game of the series in the semi-finals: the first to three wins will go to the final. And the word exploit would not be strong enough if Jeanne managed to bring down ASVELthe reigning double French champion, who has just finished at the top of the regular phase in Elite.
The program for the semi-final between JDA Dijon and ASVEL
- Match 1: Wednesday June 1 at 8 p.m. (away)
- Match 2: Friday June 3 at 8 p.m. (away)
- Match 3: Monday June 6 at 8:30 p.m. (at home at the Palais des sports in Dijon)
- Match 4 (if needed): Wednesday June 8 at 8:30 p.m. (at home at the Palais des sports in Dijon)
- Match 5 (if needed): Saturday June 11 at 8:30 p.m. (outside)
A final before the final?
The JDA Dijon against ASVEL, a poster that is found more and more often at the top of the poster French basketball. Championship final in 2021? Victory for ASVEL. Final of the Coupe de France 2021? Victory for ASVEL. Final of the Leaders Cup 2020? JDA victory. To the point of evoking a new “Classic” of French basketball, no offense to purists.
“It’s not a final, but a kind of rivalry that has started to gain momentum”tempers the strong winger of Jeanne, Abdoulaye Loum, present in Dijon since 2017. “Every game here is tense, it’s a big rivalry, but it’s also a little revenge because they beat us twice last year in the final”he smiles.
This season, equality during the regular phase. Jeanne had fallen heavily in the first leg at the Astroballe (73-49) but had won on the return to Dijon (82-75). “We’re going to go there with a knife between our teeth, it’s a big team but we’re not afraid of that”summarizes Abdoulaye Loum, over-motivated and convinced that Jeanne will win at least once in the first two matches on Lyon soil.