By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Valencia has ruled out Brancou Badio and Xabi Lopez-Arostegui for Round 27 of the 2025-26 EuroLeague Regular Season, specifically a meeting with Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv in Menora Mivtachim Arena on Thursday evening.
With Matt Costello (left knee soreness) already on the injury report, the updated list included 26-year-old Badio due to a shoulder contusion and 28-year-old Lopez-Arostegui due to back discomfort.
However, the remaining players are available for head coach Pedro Martinez.
🏥 Brancou y Xabi bajas para hoy
Ambos jugadores no estarán hoy disponibles para el partido. @brancoupapi99 debido a una contusión en el hombro y @Xabi6lopez por molestias en la espalda.
Se unen a la baja de @MattCostello10
🏆 J27 #EuroLeague
✈🆚 @HapoelTLVBC
📅 Jueves,… pic.twitter.com/HCKrXqUEAr— Valencia Basket Club (@valenciabasket) February 5, 2026
With 10.6 points per EuroLeague contest this season, Badio is among the leading scorers for the Taronges, trailing only Kameron Taylor and Jean Montero. Logging 23 appearances, including nine starts, the Senegalese guard added 1.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.5 steals, and 0.1 blocks per game. Meanwhile, Lopez-Arostegui tallied 1.5 points and 1.1 rebounds per contest over eight appearances off the bench.
The team coached by Dimitris Itoudis is set to continue the continental journey without Elijah Bryant (abdomen), Tyler Ennis (Achilles), and Tomer Ginat (knee). The rest of the players, including Vasilije Micic, who suffered a knee injury at the top of the double-game week against Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet in Belgrade Arena on Tuesday, are ready.
With Valencia at 16-10, tied with four other teams between fourth and eighth on the EuroLeague standings, the Tel Aviv outfit is tied for second with a 16-9 tally, two games shy of defending champion and leading Fenerbahce Beko. The top six teams on the final standings will clinch a berth in the Playoffs 2026, with the next four progressing to the Play-In Showdown.