Games against the Löwen Braunschweig have not been a lucky star for Alba Berlin in the recent past. In the last season, both matches were canceled due to the corona pandemic and in the current season there have been two unsuccessful attempts.
In mid-October, the cup game had to be postponed due to several positive test results in the Berlin team, the rescheduling for New Year’s Eve failed due to corona cases among the Braunschweig people, who were already in Berlin when they were still ordered in quarantine.
This is now over and nothing should stand in the way of the first duel in almost two years – if you can say that in these uncertain times. On Sunday (8.30 p.m., live on Magentasport), Alba will be a guest in the Bundesliga in Braunschweig – and next Wednesday the next meeting will be on the program with the cup game in Berlin (7 p.m.). “This game is very special,” says Alba’s trainer Israel Gonzalez, who continues to represent Aito Garcia Reneses, who has Covid-19.
The Berliners are clearly favored in both games – and not just because they have more quality. After a 14-day quarantine, Braunschweig is far from being physically in top form. At Alba, on the other hand, the injury situation eased – Luke Sikma returned against Milan on Thursday. “Going straight back in without training is not that easy,” said Maodo Lo. This applies to Sikma as well as to the Braunschweiger.
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