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Real Madrid reaches Euroleague final after thriller against arch-rival Barcelona
The most-crowned team in EuroLeague history and a would-be repeat champion will vie for the trophy on Saturday after the first El Clasico ever in Belgrade featured a monster comeback win. Real rallies to stop Barca, 83-86. Real Madrid rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit to outduel arch-rival FC Barcelona the rest of the way…
Read MoreTenerife wins FIBA Basketball Champions League
The thrilling 2021-22 Basketball Champions League season has culminated in Lenovo Tenerife winning the first Final between two teams from the same country over BAXI Manresa by 98-87. Turning point: There was no separation between the two teams after one quarter, with Tenerife leading 27-25, the most points in a single quarter in a BCL Final (52).…
Read MoreThere will be two Spanish teams in the FIBA Basketball Champions League Final
BAXI Manresa has advanced to the Basketball Champions League Final after getting by MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 63-55 in the second Semi-Final to set up a Spanish derby with Lenovo Tenerife. Manresa has now won all nine games in which they were leading at the end of the first 10 minutes in the BCL this season, while Ludwigsburg has…
Read MoreBarcelona beats Bayern and takes 2-1 lead in Euroleague quarterfinal series
FC Barcelona took a 2-1 series lead by downing FC Bayern Munich 66-75 with a dominant performance at Audi Dome on Wednesday. Barcelona surged to a 13-point lead in the first quarter, which grew as high as 19 points in the second. The visitors protected the double-digit advantage throughout the third quarter, and the red-hot…
Read MoreTwo big home wins for Spanish Euroleague teams
Two games to end Round 30 restored Barcelona to first place in the standings and gave another Spanish team, Baskonia, its third straight victory. Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 85-68 ALBA Berlin Baskonia continued its late-season surge by fending off ALBA 85-68 at home for its third straight victory. Baskonia started the fourth quarter with a 15-4…
Read MoreGran Canaria advances to Eurocup knock-out phase
Round 14 came to a close on Wednesday with five games, of which the hosts won four. Among them, Gran Canaria celebrated advancing to the knock-out stages. Group A Slask Wroclaw 77-68 Dolomiti Energia Trento Slask picked up a massive victory in its hopes of reaching the playoffs by knocking off Trento 77-68 at home…
Read MoreReal Madrid clings to Euroleague top spot after double overtime
The longest game of the season so far, with Real (17-3) outlasting Monaco in double-overtime, was long enough for the Spanish powerhouse to retain its top spot in the standings despite four of the next six teams coming into Round 23 also winning. Barcelona (17-5) and Milan (14-6) stay second and third after solid home…
Read MoreRoad wins propel Valencia and Gran Canaria to the top of Eurocup Group B
The second half of the 2021-22 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season began with Round 10. After Bourg was the lone road winner among four games on Tuesday evening, the script was flipped on Wednesday as Lokomotiv in Group A and Valencia, Ulm, and Gran Canaria in Group B all won away games. Ulm’s triumph in Podgorica…
Read MoreReal Madrid and Barcelona hold steady at the top of the Euroleague standings
Round 21 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was limited to four games as five others were postponed, but that did not lessen its impact, especially at the top of the standings. Barcelona (16-4) bounced back from two straight defeats to outlast, visiting Efes (9-10) at home and holding onto the highest victory total in the…
Read MoreBarcelona beats reigning Euroleague champion Anadolu Efes in a rematch from the 2021 final
Round 21 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague began with a pair of Thursday games that ended in 5-point results. First, AS Monaco outlasted FC Bayern Munich on the road, and then FC Barcelona bested reigning champion Anadolu Efes Istanbul in a rematch from the 2021 championship game. The two-round week continues Friday when CSKA Moscow…
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