Context
FC Barcelona, a giant of European basketball, is experiencing a particularly disappointing 2025-2026 season. Historically successful with multiple EuroLeague triumphs, the Catalan club finds itself once again absent from the playoffs, a rare and painful situation that highlights structural and sporting difficulties. This exclusion occurs for only the fourth time in the club's history, marking a troubled period at the Palau Blaugrana.
At the heart of this sporting crisis, coach Xavi Pascual, an emblematic figure in European basketball, faces a first in his career. Never before, neither during his first stint at Barça, nor at Panathinaikos, nor at Zenit, had he failed to qualify his team for the EuroLeague final phases. His return in November 2025, with the season already underway, was part of the club's desire to quickly regain a high competitive level.
However, Pascual inherited a team with deep-seated issues, with an already established structure and habits difficult to challenge. Upon his arrival, Barça occupied the ninth place in the standings, just outside the top eight European teams, and it is in this position that they finished the regular season, confirming their absence from the playoffs.
Key events
The EuroLeague season began on an already worrying note for FC Barcelona, who quickly lost touch with the leading teams. Despite a quality squad, the results did not follow, leaving the club outside the top eight spots required to access the playoffs. This situation led to the dismissal of the previous coach and the appointment of Xavi Pascual in November.
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