La Fonteta, an extra factor for a very tough semifinals game 1 vs. Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv

Valencia Basket men's team faces the first chapter of their tenth semifinal in the BKT EuroCup against Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv (Tuesday 25, 20:30h, Fonteta, #Vamos), with the support of the Familia Taronja they earned throughout the group stage.

Pedro Martínez's men will need the atmosphere of a big European night in La Fonteta to try to secure the first point of the series against a team with an excellent roster, coached since November by top-level coach Dimitris Itoudis, and considered from the start of the competition alongside our team as one of the top favorites to lift the title.

This will be the first time these two teams meet, making the red team our 108th opponent in continental competitions and the fifth Israeli team to visit La Fonteta for an official match. Teams from this country have been dangerous opponents in the past, having won five of their fourteen previous visits.

Although there are no previous records against this rival, Valencia Basket has had good results in the past in the semifinals with this format.

The Taronja team will be without long-term injured players Ethan Happ and Sergio De Larrea for this game.

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REFEREES: DAMIR JAVOR - LUKA KARDUM - HUGUES THEPENIER