{"id":558829,"date":"2026-03-23T10:13:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/558829\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T10:13:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:13:14","slug":"xavi-pascual-confirms-barcelona-will-not-sign-anyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/558829\/","title":{"rendered":"Xavi Pascual confirms Barcelona will not sign anyone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Xavi Pascual confirmed that Barcelona will not make any signings despite the loss to Real Madrid, stressing the team must focus on the current roster. He pointed to a poor second quarter and ongoing struggles in form, while shifting attention to the upcoming EuroLeague games.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/teams\/60-fc-barcelona.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FC Barcelona<\/a> head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/persons\/116-xavier-pascual.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Xavi Pascual<\/a> made one thing clear after the loss to <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/teams\/368-real-madrid.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Real Madrid<\/a>:\u00a0the roster is not changing.<\/p>\n<p>Following a 95-76 defeat at the Palau Blaugrana, Pascual addressed speculation around possible additions and shut it down completely.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There will be no signings, we will go with what we have,&#8221; he said per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/baloncesto\/acb\/20260322\/1004157804\/xavi-pascual-nuestro-juego-ataque-suficiente-competir-real-madrid.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mundo Deportivo<\/a>. &#8220;From today, I will not talk about this situation anymore. I will not comment on possible additions. Names keep coming up, but we have to focus on this season. Rumors are rumors. I will not evaluate them, only our present.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the heavy loss, the coach did not want to overreact to the result itself, calling it just another regular-season game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We should not focus too much on the scoreboard, it is a regular-season ACB loss,&#8221; Pascual said, shifting attention toward the upcoming EuroLeague double round.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-464074-any718x552.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Credit ZUMAPress.com\/Scanpix<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona actually opened the game with good flow, moving the ball well and controlling the tempo to take an 18-15 lead after the first quarter. But everything changed in the second period.<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid caught fire on offense, scoring 36 points in the quarter and punishing Barcelona in transition and half-court sets. The visitors took full control, building a 51-33 lead by halftime.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a game that was decided in the second quarter. In the other three, we competed. 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