Students and Girona awaiting Marc Gasol's injury will fight for promotion to the Endesa League

BARCELONA, 18 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Movistar Estudiantes and Bàsquet Girona won the pass to the final of the 'Final Four' this Saturday in the fight for the last ticket that gives access to the Endesa League, a final that will be played this Sunday at 6:45 p.m. the Fontajau pavilion, the stronghold of the 'gironins' who will play as host and with the possible loss of Marc Gasol after injuring himself in the semifinal.

The Gasol middleweight, who left the NBA after 13 seasons to return as a player to the club he founded in 2014, and which he also presides over, limped towards the locker room accompanied by medical services when he hurt his left knee after a bad gesture. Minutes later he reappeared with the president of the FEB, Jorge Garbajosa, and was seen on the bench with ice packs.

In this way, the player could miss this Sunday's final against 'Estu', who left a minuscule Zunder Palencia (89-62) without options in their tie, who lost by 34 points. A blow of authority by beating the castellanoleenses for the first time this season, after losing both matches of the course.

Students took the lead and were not weighed down by the label of favorite in this 'Playoff'. In fact, from the first quarter they imposed their superiority and collapsed a Palencia overwhelmed by a suffocating defense. The protagonist of the match was Javier Beiran, who dominated the court beyond his numbers (10 goals, with a 5/5 shooting of two, seven rebounds and a PIR of 18).

At half-time they left with a large 9-25 lead and in the third quarter, Estudiantes gave the definitive arreón, which left the last period for the reserves. In this way, Zunder Palencia ended an outstanding season in a painful way.

In the other tie, the Catalan derby opted from the first minutes for a grown Bàsquet Girona in front of its fans. Lleida did not have the opportunity to dream of the final of the 'Final Four' and ended the first quarter knocked out, 15 points below the scoreboard (11-26).

Girona followed suit in the second set and two triples by Marc Gasol, the great argument of the Catalans in their resurrection, and Vecvagars catapulted the hosts to get a maximum of 22 points (28-50).

Jordi Sargatal's team lowered the steamroller in the second half, with 8 points in the third quarter, and Lleida took advantage of the occasion to reduce the gap to 13 points. A score that left them with options in the last set, although it was not enough to beat Girona (68-77), who will fight for promotion against Movistar Estudiantes.