Joventut Badalona – Cholet Basket Preview & Where to Watch as Ricky Rubio comes to the BCL

•    → Game to take place at the Palau Olímpic de Badalona, Badalona on Tuesday, 7 October 2025 at 20:30 Local Time (CEST) 
•    → Form check: Joventut opened the ACB with an 87–75 win at Covirán Granada; Cholet are 2–0 in Betclic Élite after beating SIG Strasbourg 92–74 and Boulazac 92–81. 
•    → Context: It’s a European return for La Penya — and the first BCL chapter of Ricky Rubio’s homecoming season.

Joventut Badalona - The Return of the Prodigal Son

This game is about a feeling as much as a tactic: the noise when Ricky Rubio takes the floor in green again, this time in the BCL. Expect managed minutes early in the season, but the impact is immediate - tempo, purpose, and calm late in the clock. Daniel Miret has said Rubio needs a few weeks to feel like himself, yet even at 80–90% he changes how Joventut plays. He seemed quite at ease at the weekend, when he dropped 18 points in 19 minutes during Badalona's trip to the south.

The spine around him is set. Ante Tomic is still a fulcrum on the block and at the elbows, Guillem Vives and newly arrived Ludde Håkanson give a stable guard rotation, and Adam Hanga brings veteran wing punch and defense. Young pieces like Yannick Kraag add legs and length. The ask tonight is simple: keep the ball moving, lean on the Palau energy, and let Rubio’s control make everyone’s job easier.

Cholet Basket - Form Team On The Road

Cholet arrive confident after a perfect league start and with a coach who’s kept their identity clear: pressure the ball, run when it’s there, and trust a deep rotation. They’ve mixed experienced guards with long, active bigs and are comfortable playing either fast or patient depending on the game. The challenge is handling the moment - first BCL night at the Palau in years, Rubio back, and a crowd that won’t let up.

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