Barça has established itself as the best team of the regular season after concluding Matchday 28 of the First Division with eight points of advantage at the head of the classification. The culé victory on Tuesday against Ribera Navarra FStogether with the inability of Jimbee Cartagena to beat Jaén FS this Wednesday, have precipitated the new Barça success, pending rounding off in the Play Off that will put the finishing touch to the course.
Barça tied the mathematical leadership with two days of margin, a reward for the regularity of an overwhelming course also in the League. Jesus Velasco’s men who already have three trophies from this year in their coffers (Supercopa de España, Copa de España and UEFA Futsal Champions League), they have anticipated to consummate their first league objective, although not the last. The Catalans will face the Play Off for the title as Champions of the regular League and the biggest rivals to beat in a competition that, moreover, will surround them with all the advantages in their heats related to the ‘court factor’.
In the new competition system, the matches between the top eight finishers will be resolved in round-trip matches, with the decisive match always being played at the home of the best-positioned club at the end of the 30 league games. Therefore, Barça can celebrate that their path will be envied by all, also knowing that in the event of a tie on goals at the end of the two games they will play extra time at the Palau Blaugrana and, if the tie is maintained, they will pass automatically round for its best position in the table, as reported by the LNFS.
A different question, although also favorable to the Barcelona fans, it would be a hypothetical final of the 2022/2023 League, which would crown the winner to the best of three games, also with an assured outcome in Barcelona. Despite its multiple benefits, the azulgranas, who will defend the title this time, did not need the regular championship to win the trophy last year, although they have fond memories of their last time as protagonists of the regular season. In 2019, Barça won the regular League Champion for the last time, a year that culminated in the title via the Play Off.
The coronation of Barça as Regular League Champion has been precipitated by a round weekday. The Catalans did their homework on Tuesday, taking the three points from their visit to Tudela (2-8), so his glory was only pending from a stumble by Jimbee Cartagena receiving Jaén FS who also accompanied this Wednesday (2-2). These results have highlighted the Catalans in the lead with 62 points, while their closest pursuers are the meloneros themselves, an irreversible eight points away when there are only two games left to play.
