The Madrid team was unable to defend the title in the prestigious tournament, losing to the Greek team.
Real Madrid failed to defend its Euroleague basketball championship. The Madrid team, which confidently went through all the stages of the tournament and won both the group round and without losing a single match on the way to the final of the competition, unexpectedly lost the main match.
The defeat of the favorite makes the match even more emotional. In the final, the “royal club” faced Panathinaikos. The Spaniards started the match with confidence, easily winning the first quarter 36:25, but later the basketball players from Athens dominated the court.
The players of the Greek team won the remaining matches with a total score of 70:44, thus leaving the opponent with no chance to win. 95:80 – in favor of Pao, who won the Euroleague for the seventh time.
Euroleague. The final. 26th of May
true – Panathinaikos – 80:95 (36:25, 18:24, 7:15, 19:31)
Real Madrid: Musa (15), Campazzo (12), Hezonja (8+8 rebounds), Ndiaye (8), Tavares (4) – start; Rodriguez (11), Poirier (8), Sergio Yul (6), Yabusele (6), Koziur (2), Rudy Fernandez (0).
Panathinaikos: Nunn (21), Lessor (17), Grant (11), Mitoglou (8), Papapetrou (4) – start; Sloukas (24), Hernangomez (5), Wildosa (3), P. Kalaitsakis (2), Grigonis (0), K. Antetokounmpo (0).
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Source: korrespondent
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