Real Madrid and Valencia Basket star in the most outstanding match of the thirty-sixth day of the Endesa League, which faces the last dates and where the objectives of the clubs acquire prominence. The white team, which is intractable in the national championship, comes from suffering a severe disappointment in the Euroleague, where he fell in the fifth and final quarter-final match against the Anadolu efes (88-83).
The team of Pablo Laso fought to the end against one of the favorites of the Euroleague, how is he Anadolu Efes, that got to be in the series 2-0 up and with an advantage of 13 points in the last quarter of the third game to win. However, the fighting spirit of Real Madrid led him to overcome the third and repeat performance in the fourth game, so he took the series to the limit and finally won the Anadolu in the fifth game of the series, in a tight end.
Now, the meringues have to focus their focus on Endesa League, where he marches as a solo leader of the regular phase and with winning the “taronja” team in the Wizink Center it would secure the first place for the final playoff. The Real Madrid leads an almost immaculate march in the national championship, with a near perfect 32 matches won for only one lost, against him Barça in the first round. They are three games ahead of the Blaugrana, who have a record of 28 matches won for 4 lost.
The Valencia Basket, meanwhile, was close until the last day of entering the Euroleague top 8 and play these quarterfinals. THE Saint Petersburg Zenith entered his place and has been a rival of Barça, which he has taken to the limit of the series, with a 3-2 victory for the Catalans.
The team of Jaime Posarnau occupies the fifth place of the classification in the Endesa League with 22 wins and 11 losses. Although in the national championship he has shown an irregular face, in Euroleague has given his best version and precisely in the European competition he won his two regular phase duels at Real Madrid, so they will try to surprise at home.
In the first round, both teams saw each other in the stadium The Fonteta of Valencia, where he Real Madrid He was superior and won 78-86. The first quarter was key, where a historical partial of 6-28 made a difference that the Valencians could not recover. They also met in the quarterfinal of the Copa del Rey, which was once again white with its 85-74 victory.
When is Real Madrid – Valencia Basket played?
The game is played today, Sunday, May 9, at 6.30 p.m.
Where to see Real Madrid – Valencia Basket?
The encounter can be seen by Movistar Sports (53), platform dial Movistar Plus. You can follow all the information about the match by Mundo Deportivo website.