Real Madrid and Monaco in the Final Four

In the EuroLeague, where the biggest basketball clubs in Europe compete, Real Madrid and Monaco were the last two teams to reach the Final Four after Barcelona and Olympiakos.

The final four, organized by the Lithuanian city of Kaunas, will be played from May 19 to 21.

REAL MADRID IS BEHIND 16 NUMBERS

The Spanish representative Real Madrid, who played in the final last year, received the Serbian team Partizan, and the 5th game of the series was the scene of great controversy.

Real Madrid, who had lost 16 points (56-72) in the last 3.5 minutes of the third quarter, returned to the game thanks to Rodríguez and Llull. With the support of the audience, the Madrid team won the field 98-94. Despite losing the first 2 games played on the field, Real Madrid won the series and became one of the bottom 4 teams for the 30th time in the organization’s history.

At Real Madrid, Rodríguez had 19 points, 6 assists, Musa 20 points, 6 rebounds, and Tavares 12 points and 7 rebounds. The effort of Punter, who scored 28 points in Partizan, could not prevent defeat.

Real Madrid, the most successful team in the tournament’s history with 10 championships won, will face another Spanish team, Barcelona, ​​in the semifinals. Thus, the rivalry Real Madrid-Barcelona, ​​called El Clásico, will go to the semifinals of the Euroleague.

FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF MONACO

The Monaco team from France won the fifth game of the play-off series 97-86, where they hosted the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv. Loyd and James, who each scored 21 points, led Monaco to victory.

For the first time in their history, Monaco reached the EuroLeague quarterfinals and faced Olympiacos of Greece in the semifinals. (AA)