Liga Femenina Endesa Returns in Crucial Final Stretch with Everything to Play For

The Liga Femenina Endesa enters its decisive final phase with only four matchdays remaining in the regular season. Playoff spots are on the line and the top of the standings is tighter than ever, with every game potentially making the difference.

The Liga Femenina Endesa returns with the most exciting stretch of the season. Following the Copa de la Reina, four intense days in which Valencia Basket claimed the championship, the competition returns to action with everything still to decide. Only four matchdays remain until the end of the regular season, with playoff positions at stake and a very tight upper tier. The curtain will rise at the Olímpic with Club Joventut Badalona facing Perfumerías Avenida. Anna Montañana's team visits Badalona after their run through the Palau d'Esports de Tarragona, where they fell in the Copa semifinals, and will do so without Claudia Soriano, who suffered a fracture to the distal radius of her left arm. Meanwhile, Fabián Téllez's squad is seeking to escape the relegation zone with a much-needed victory.

Next, Durán Maquinaria Ensino and Innova-TSN Leganés will face off in one of the most evenly matched games of the matchday. Sixth against seventh, both teams arrive level on points with identical win-loss records, in a direct battle to secure their playoff position. After falling in the Copa de la Reina quarterfinals, both teams will look to bounce back with a victory that allows them to gain stability and take a firm step in the standings during this decisive stretch of the season. Meanwhile, Copa runner-up Hozono Global Jairis hosts a Cadí La Seu side desperate for wins if they want to avoid jeopardizing their Liga Femenina Endesa status.

Following their Copa setback, Spar Girona visits Baxi Ferrol with the objective of maintaining their position in the upper standings. Roberto Íñiguez's team does not want to fall away from the title race in this stretch of the season. For their part, the squad coached by Lino López, currently eighth, will look to establish themselves at home to consolidate their playoff position and continue strengthening their table standing. The league leaders, Casademont Zaragoza, visit Kutxabank Araski in a game where they cannot afford to slip up. Carlos Cantero's team has strung together six consecutive league victories and wants to maintain their position at the top of the standings. Facing them, Made Urieta's squad seeks to move away from the lower zone, in a situation where every point is vital.

At the same time (19:00h), Ing. Ambiental CAB Estepona hosts IDK Euskotren in Málaga. César Aneas's team returns to competition with the ambition of maintaining their positive streak from the last matchday with an unstoppable Sika Koné, who sealed a historic MVP award by reaching 52 rating points. Meanwhile, Lointek Gernika Bizkaia visits Magariños to face a surging Movistar Estudiantes side that has strung together seven consecutive league victories. And finally, Spar Gran Canaria will close out Saturday's unified matchday facing Copa de la Reina champions Valencia Basket. Rubén Burgos's team arrives at La Paterna after claiming glory with their triumph last weekend in Tarragona.

LF ENDESA - MATCHDAY 26:

Saturday, April 4:
- Club Joventut Badalona vs Perfumerías Avenida (16:30h) | Teledeporte
- Durán M. Ensino vs Innova-TSN Leganés (18:00h) | YouTube Baloncesto España with Atiga and Paula Palomares & Canal FEB
- Hozono Global Jairis vs Cadí La Seu (18:30) | YouTube Baloncesto España & Canal FEB & LaLiga+
- Baxi Ferrol vs Spar Girona (19:00h) | YouTube Baloncesto España & Canal FEB
- Kutxabank Araski vs Casademont Zaragoza (19:00h) | YouTube Baloncesto España & Canal FEB & LaLiga+
- Ing. Ambiental CAB Estepona vs IDK Euskotren (19:00h) | YouTube Baloncesto España & Canal FEB
- Movistar Estudiantes vs Lointek Gernika Bizkaia (19:30h) | AS TV
- SPAR Gran Canaria - Valencia Basket (20:00h* peninsular time) | YouTube Baloncesto España & Canal FEB